fishguy
02-06-2004, 01:34 PM
Has any one out there used a spey rod for dead drifting for steelhead? Just curios because I hat taking 2 rods with me if I want to swing and dead drift. Thanks for any input.
Fishguy
KillerDave
02-06-2004, 02:20 PM
Sure. Lot's of fly anglers do this with good success.
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SSPey
02-07-2004, 10:53 AM
one of my favorite techniques for summer fish is to use a heavy hooked wet fly, cast a bit upstream and across, let is sink/drift through a lot, and swing it around back to the surface. I usually feel the weight of fish right as the drift turns into the swing, though they might have taken the fly when it was dead drifting. I don't prefer to fish this way with a spey because its harder to manage line (strip and feed) as teh fly drifts past, but its a great way to take fish.