Comments on: If you don’t Spey, don’t start.

By: Kirk Werner

Kirk Werner — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:30:12 +0000

Ed, I would agree with your observations and offer my condolences at the same time. I’m sorry you didn’t find this entry in time to benefit from the discouraging words. Spey casting is fun. I have to imagine that being good at it brings even more enjoyment, but I wouldn’t know anything about that. Herons…shhhh. There are people watching.

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:58:16 +0000

Kirk,
Unfortunately, I was not familiar with the UA in 2009 and didn’t see this post until today. I have to admit that MY spey rod and reel showed up at the doorstep just 2 weeks ago….along with 3 others for the ‘steelhead crew,’ as we call ourselves.

Here are a couple of my observations.
1. Spey casting looks much easier when someone else is doing the casting
2. Lawn casting isn’t the same as casting on the water (which I still am waiting to do). This observation is motivated mostly because my lawn casting experience was pretty miserable, and I’m blaming it on the lack of water to help load the rod.

In your post you didn’t make a single mention of Spey Flies — If we spend all of this money on spey rods, spey lines and reels, why cast an ‘ordinary’ fly? I have found the tying of spey flies to be as much fun as spey casting looks to be.

You wouldn’t happen to have any heron feathers lying around do you?

By: Kirk Werner

Kirk Werner — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 01:23:17 +0000

Fred, clearly it’s too late for the likes of you, and me, and others who’ve fallen prey to the evil Temptress of Spey, but we can help save others who’ve yet to go to the dark side. Pass the word. Save the masses. You are our Poster Child.

By: Fred Telleen

Fred Telleen — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:59:51 +0000

A year ago today I owned not one. My melted plastic has since turned to dust and sifted away as I have darkened the corks of three long rods. For years I avoided the abyss I knew awaited me and my quiver of single hand rods. Alas, I have succumed to the sickness (sniff) to the point of torturing small trout and even walleye just to get a tug far far away. I know your pain and plan to be burried beside my coffen full of spey rods.

By: Kirk Werner

Kirk Werner — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:50:53 +0000

Well, Rebecca, admitting you’re weak is the first step. Finding a support group is up next. Don’t try to go this alone- you’ll suffer monumental frustration. There are people who can help.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:53:53 +0000

Damn….I even knew better back in November. Evidently I have a short memory.
At this point in time, I can’t pretend Spey doesn’t exist anymore.
In other words, I ignored the sticker, your words, my own words and buckled under after only one Spey Clave.
I am of weak fishing character…

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By: admin

admin — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:51:33 +0000

Thanks for the comments, Andrew. Obviously I couldn’t agree more. It’s a good thing casting a two-hander for the sake of casting is so enjoyable ’cause around these parts there’s a lot more casting than catching…for me anyway!

By: Andrew Bennett

Andrew Bennett — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:14:40 +0000

Man, you hit the nail on the head. What a great read. I often tell people who don’t yet have the two-handed sickness that “no seriously – that actual casting is fun – no really, if there were no fish in the river it would still be fun to actually make good casts and just fish the water”. How ridiculous is that?