Midwesterntexan
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Hello. I recently bought a single hand skagit setup for my 9' 5wt Fenwick Aetos. This system seemed to be a good solution for throwing some bigger streamers farther distances, which would be great for where I fish. I've been using fly gear for a long time, but I'm brand new to spey.
Right now, I have the OPST commando 200gr head, a 10 ft light rio MOW floating tip, mono running line (30Lb Berkley Big Game) and about 5ft of leader for streamers.
I've spent hours upon hours trying to get my spey casts to actually go somewhere but I cannot seem to throw even a smaller fly a distance beyond the length of my shooting head and tip (30 feet or so).
Is my line setup to blame or is this more likely an issue with my casting technique? I didn't expect to be a pro spey caster my first time, but with the trial and error I've put in, I would expect to at least shoot SOME running line. Is there something special about single hand spey setups (besides the obvious number of hands in use) that makes casting different that two handed techniques?
And no, my head and tip are not on backwards.
Right now, I have the OPST commando 200gr head, a 10 ft light rio MOW floating tip, mono running line (30Lb Berkley Big Game) and about 5ft of leader for streamers.
I've spent hours upon hours trying to get my spey casts to actually go somewhere but I cannot seem to throw even a smaller fly a distance beyond the length of my shooting head and tip (30 feet or so).
Is my line setup to blame or is this more likely an issue with my casting technique? I didn't expect to be a pro spey caster my first time, but with the trial and error I've put in, I would expect to at least shoot SOME running line. Is there something special about single hand spey setups (besides the obvious number of hands in use) that makes casting different that two handed techniques?
And no, my head and tip are not on backwards.