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German Spey - Snap T
German Spey - Underhand
Whats he saying while casting ? More german casting stuff on this web site. Based on some of the comments on the site looks like they consider us Yanks behind them fly casting ?
BG
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that 180 deg. is freaking crazy.
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Well I don't know if he invented the Snap-T, maybe he did. It doesn't matter to me. I think half the guys that ever fly fished for stream trout worldwide most likely had a cast something like the T or C casts.
It is an interesting site. Thanks for posting it.
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that stuff is whack
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Black_Ghost said:
Based on some of the comments on the site looks like they consider us Yanks behind them fly casting ?
BG
Do they not know that Speycasting was invented in America..................Doh probably thought Scotland
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Na, Willie, you're right and you're wrong. Scotland for sure but it was a couple of CANADIAN guys fooling around on the river.
And, welcome back to our side of the pond!! Not a 'star shell' or 'incoming round' to be seen around here. Since the start of this section of Steelheader.net started only one threads caused a Mod's 'heads up,' and one was moved to the joke section (mine I might add). (For the rest of you reading this ... you have to belong/post to a certain UK board to have a context.)
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Yeah, we donot "slag" each other here like some other sites right Mr. Evans ?
Willie your welcome here anytime the other place gets to be too much "slagging".
And I for one know where Spey Casting was invented after all I have The Book - Spey Casting - Simon Gawesworth the first sentence of the Introduction states:
"Spey casting is a fly casting technique that developed in Scotland in the mid-1800s, probably on the river Spey--one of Scotland's premier salmon rivers."
You know what though that word "probably" connotes a gray area perhaps it was another scottish river it was developed on ?
The Yanks and Canucks have just adopted the art form and adapted it further maybe in some good and bad ways though so I won't go further.
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:>)
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always felt spey casting was a misnomer, IMHO it should be called two handed casting.
to me spey means 3 things , a river in scotland, an area in scotland that produces nectar of the gods, or a small knife used to nueter animals.
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Stu, two out of three. The other is spelled: spay.
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Re the first two .. only in North America (tmk) are they called spey rods.
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fred my brother of the long rod the blade i am referring to is called spey, see my copy/paste from a goole. read last description.
Function
KnifeIn general, knives are either working knives (everyday-use blades), or fighting knives. Some knives, such as the Scottish dirk and Japanese Tanto function in both roles. Many knives are specific to a particular activity or occupation:
A bread knife is a special knife with a longer, serrated blade especially designed for easily cutting all types of bread. The blade is straight with a blunt end. The serrations (teeth) allow it to cut bread using less vertical force, so keeping the bread from being compressed. They also leave fewer crumbs than most other knives.
A hunting knife is normally used to dress large game. It is often a normal, mild curve or a curved and clipped blade.
A scalpel is a medical knife, used to perform surgery. It is one of the sharpest knives available.
A stockman's knife is a very versatile folding knife with three blades: a clip, a spey and a normal. It is one of the most popular folding knives ever made.
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I'll be darned. All news to me. Maybe this is why I still carry an old Boy Scout pocket knife. Had that little bugger for the better part of 50+ years. Still some of the best 'steel' I've ever used. Bone handle and all.
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Yeah, Fred - at least that blade was always referred to as a "spey blade" for as long as I remember! Even as a kid!
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