Spey casting

Question 1

What is the 180 Degree Principal of Anchor Casts?

Answer 1

The Delivery Cast, D Loop and the Anchor are closely aligned laterally with the target.

Question 2

What is Point P?

Answer 2

The point whete the fly line suspended from the rod tip first touches water, same as (Anchor Point in Roll Cast).

Question 3

Anchored Cast?

Answer 3

A cast whose back cast Loop passes underneath the rod tip and forms an Anchor and a D Loop.

Question 4

Anchor Position?

Answer 4

The location and layout of the Anchor relative to the caster.

Question 5

Skipped Anchor?

Answer 5

A fault where an Anchor briefly forms and then prematurely leaves the water while moving away from the target before the Delivery Cast.

Question 6

Blown Anchor?

Answer 6

A fault where an Anchor prematurely releases from the water during the delivery cast.

Question 7

Piled Crushed Anchor?

Answer 7

A fault where an Anchor lands on the water creating slack in the fly line/leader.

Question 8

Bloody L Anchor?

Answer 8

A fault where an Anchor has some of the fly line/leader positioned at approximately a right angle to the remaining Anchor.

Question 9

What is a Level Line Drop?

Answer 9

A fault in the D Loop Sweep which causes the fly line/leader to land flat on the water.

Question 10

What is Trunking?

Answer 10

A fault where downward rod tip movement at the end of a D Loop Sweepresults in an Anchor which is too long, with Point P (anchor point) behind the caster.

Question 11

What is Hooking?

Answer 11

A fault wherethe D Loop swings around and behind the caster.

Question 12

How many Spey casting Faults are there?

Answer 12

7

Hint - BBHLPST

Question 13

What are the Spey casting Faults faults..

Answer 13

1. Blown Anchor
2. Bloody L Anchor
3. Hooked Anchor
4. Level Line Anchor
5. Piled/Crashed Anchor
6. Skipped Anchor Trunking
7. Trunking Hooking

Hint - BBHLPST

Question 14

What is the V Loop?

Answer 14

A pointed back cast Loop between the rod tip and the Anchor Cast.

Question 15

What is a D Loop sweep?

Answer 15

A casting stroke, which initiates the formation of the back cast loop of an anchor cast.

Question 16

What is a line placement move?

Answer 16

A movement of the rod immediately after the lift which results in the fly line being positioned appropriately on the water for the subsequent D Loop sweep

Question 17

What is a TOUCH & GO anchor cast?

Answer 17

An anchor cast in which the Fly line/leader first re-contacts the water after the lift and D Loop sweep

Question 18

What is a sustained anchor cast?

Answer 18

An anchor cast with a line placement move before it’s D Loop sweep.

Question 19

What is a downstream anchor cast?

Answer 19

An anchor cast which in:

Moving water - places the anchor and D Loop downstream of the caster, or;

Stillwater - leaves the anchor and D-Loop on the same side of the caster as the fly line before the lift.

Question 20

What is an upstream anchor cast?

Answer 20

An anchor cast, which in:

Moving water - places the anchor and D Loop upstream of the caster, or;

Stillwater - places the anchor and D-Loop on the opposite side of the caster from the fly line before the lift

Question 21

What is a Circle Up?

Answer 21

A circle and upward movement connecting the D Loop sweep and the delivery cast with which the caster moves into the key position

Question 22

What is the Key Position?

Answer 22

The hand and arm positions from which the caster begins the delivery cast.

Question 23

What is River Left/Left Bank.

Answer 23

The left bank of the river when facing down downstream

Question 24

What is River Right/Right Bank?

Answer 24

The right bank of the river when facing downstream.

Question 25

What is a switch cast?

Answer 25

A Touch and Go Anchor Cast without a substantial change of direction consisting of a Lift, D Loop sweep, Circle Up and Delivery Cast.

Question 26

What is a Spey cast?

Answer 26

An anchor cast with a change of direction.

Question 27

What is a Single Spey Cast?

Answer 27

An upstream touch and go anchor cast with a change of direction, consisting of a lift, a fly line repositioning movement, then a D Loop sweep, circle up, and delivery cast.

Question 28

What is what is a double spey cast?

Answer 28

A Downstream Sustained Anchor Cast with a change of direction, consisting of a Lift and a Upstream Line Placement Move, followed by a downstream rod movement transitioning into a D Loop Sweep, Circle Up, and Delivery Cast.

Question 29

What is a Snap Cast?

Answer 29

One an upstream sustained anchor cast with a change of direction, consisting of a lift, align placement move in which the rod moves upstream and reverses direction downstream, followed by an upstream rod movement transitioning into a D Loop sweep, circle up, and delivery cast. **Snap C/Circle C/Circle Spey** A Snap Cast whete the Line Placement Move consists of the rod moving upstream and reversing direction downstream in a rounded path. ** Snap T** A Snap Cast where Line Placement Move consists of the rod moving upstream and reversing direction downstream in a relatively straight path.

Question 30

What is Snake Roll?

Answer 30

A downstream Touch and Go Anchor Cast with a change of direction, consisting of a: * Lift with a circular movement towards the target, then; * transitioning into a D Loop sweep, * circle up, and then; * delivery cast

Question 31

What is a Perry Poke?

Answer 31

A rod movement which directs slack Fly line on the water in front of the caster approximately in line with the target direction, and is then followed by a; * Deep Loop Sweep; * circle up and; * Delivery Cast