Just finished a guided trip in Colorado, and the guide was blown away how efficient and effective my micro skagit and 3wt switch rod was. Micro skagit is to me a swiss army knife of rods
Skagithead+sinkTIP ... then you 3-5 feet of straight 10- 12 pound test for a streamer,swung fly rig,, ,, if your using a floating tip to fish floating bugs then you could use a short tapered leader but 5 feet of straight stiff (8-12 pounds) mono be fine ...... In general skagit heads aren't like scandi heads or traditional lines where need tapered leaders...... the lines have lots of mass and sustained achor casts draw out maximum power. the leader having taper doesn't help unless your using non skagit casts
Hi. The function of the snap is to position the fly close to me faster and without disturbing the water in front of me. I am anchoring my fly from where I can choose a new casting direction if needed or just cast into the same direction as before.
HI. Yes, this is a waterborne anchor cast. These casts are used mainly for swinging wet flies or streamers. However, if you have an unsinkable foam fly, it works. :-)
Hi Rick. It all depends on the water and the fishing pressure. I have great success using the Opst Commando in this stream and others. But I must say the streams I fish have a low fishing impact.
Thanks for that wonderful lesson and very pleasurable video to watch. On you rod, I think that particular Echo is no longer made and they have moved onto the so called river glass series with a 4wt in 7’6”. Do you have any opinion on how that new rod compares to the one in your video for this same kind of small water setup with commando configuration?....thanks, David
In questo caso(fiume piccolo)questa tecnica e' inutile....ma tu sei carina e brava:):):).Puoi ottenere lo stesso effetto con coda normale no micro skagit
@@balticflyfisher6188 I just got my opst head. And. I think it's fun. But. I think it can scare fish away with all the splashing around, if you know what I men. I think the reason that we wear waders is not just to keep dry and warm but to get into position to present the fly. And that means stealth. If you see my point.
@@davidmusselwhite547 certainly in low water conditions, under those conditions if you put a floating tip up front, reduce the power and stop high you can actually cast with an absolute minimum of disturbance...
The ankering in the water is a problem tho with this kind of casting, that line trashing through the surface will easily scare a lot of fish in low water conditions
BalticFlyFisher ok.. im from malaysia.. hard to see someone used skagit here.. even fly is hard to see.. even nearest fly shop from my town is about 300km.. thank you very much.. if my fly rod is weight5 9ft can you suggest shooting line weight and length??
was chopping double taper heads down for the shooting heads and using amnesia for the shooting line years ago on the reservoirs nothing new and the old way is far cheaper
Hi Robert. I am living in Denmark and have been fishing with homemade shootingheads and mono ever since I started fishing for seatrout at the coast. Who said it is new? the approach is new....using 4m shootingheads in little streams. I think it is a good peace of tackle for those fishermen and women who don't like cutting up their lines and for those who don't have time for it. Tight lines Silja
Hi Mark. The head should be outside your rod tip. It is always easier if the weight of a line is outside the rod tip. Depending how experienced you are fishing with shootingheads, you can have a little "overhang" i.e. let a little of your shootingline (here it is mono/ OPST Lazar) hang out of your rod tip too. This will shoot even more aggressive. ;-) have fun
Lovely video, you really need to drop the tip at the end of the C though. People watching this will copy you and get their fly caught in the end of the rod a lot.
Hello Fishingguide. Thanks for your comment. Please have in mind the MicroSkagit head is just about 4m long. By the time I have ended my C the head has passed the rodtip. I do agree though that it is important to lower the rodtip after when casting longer lines.
Wonderful video you have inspired me to purchase the exact same setup that you are using. Many of the streams in Northern New Mexico in the US (near Taos & Santa Fe)....are somewhat similar to the stream that you are fishing in Germany. Your casting is as beautiful as the environment in which you are fishing which is magnificent!
Spooky trout in small rivers will love all that disturbance made on the water. I am sorry but that is a lot of nonsense. Use a small rod and cast short distances.
Hi Scott. This clip has been filmed on our club water south of Hamburg-Germany. The stream/river populates wild brown trout only and the river is clearly not over fished. I have been fishing Micro Skagit all last season. It is a perfect technique for little overgrown streams where casting is difficult. Perfect for wetfly and streamer fishing and ....dryfly with foam flies. So far no problem in spooking the fish. Regarding tackle... I actually mention at the end of the film that I am using a 7'4#4 ECHO Glass rod. Sure I can go even down to a #3 but a #4 is appropriate. Tight lines
What a great instructional video! Nicely filmed, focused, wonderful instruction, super casting. One point I think is important that she didn't mention, and it appears to be an important point when reviewingthis video, is that when the C cast is started (to anchor the line), start the tip movement to the shoulder over which you intend to cast. For example, when she cast off her left shoulder, the tip and the C was formed starting to her left, and the reverse when casting over her right shoulder.
Hello Richard. Glad you like it:-D Please keep in mind that this is just a short 3 minute instructional clip/teaser and not all aspects of the cast can be highlighted. However, if more time was given it would surely be mentioned:-) Tight lines
hey Silja ! wir hatten uns auf der ewf diese wochenende getroffen und ich schaue mal vorbei. Sehr gutes Video und da macht der kurze Kopf wirklich sinn. Wenn du Lust hast, schau doch auch bei mir vorbei. Alles gute weiterhin Jasper ru-vid.com/show-UCcuyCVv1uh9Ux437bvzJejQ
