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zap brannigan

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Re: Spey Wading Question
« Reply #15 on: February 07, 2015, 11:14:46 AM »
I wade out to my nipples then cast to shore behind me, best way to fish the skinny water.
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Re: Spey Wading Question
« Reply #16 on: February 07, 2015, 02:18:45 PM »
Quote from: zap brannigan on February 07, 2015, 11:14:46 AM
I wade out to my nipples then cast to shore behind me, best way to fish the skinny water.

 ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Spey Wading Question
« Reply #17 on: February 07, 2015, 03:24:10 PM »
Quote from: zap brannigan on February 07, 2015, 11:14:46 AM
I wade out to my nipples then cast to shore behind me, best way to fish the skinny water.


Best post all week.
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Re: Spey Wading Question
« Reply #18 on: February 07, 2015, 07:14:27 PM »
Quote from: Flytech on February 07, 2015, 03:24:10 PM

Best post all week.

X2............still chuckling
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Re: Spey Wading Question
« Reply #19 on: February 08, 2015, 08:16:15 AM »
Quote from: zap brannigan on February 07, 2015, 11:14:46 AM
I wade out to my nipples then cast to shore behind me, best way to fish the skinny water.
With your Sage one and Nautilus NV?And your 200$ hip pack?Holding a beer in your mouth the rod in your right and a moldy coho on your left?
I think i saw you at Tamihi the other day? ;D
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Re: Spey Wading Question
« Reply #20 on: February 08, 2015, 02:50:24 PM »
was still good for the smoker.
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Re: Spey Wading Question
« Reply #21 on: February 09, 2015, 08:27:59 PM »
I dont gear fish any more and believe me when I did I seen spey fishermen wading waist deep and was like WTF  but now I get it now seeing as I only spey fish. Truth be told some dont know any better but the further you stand out the more you can slow your fly speed down. I like my fly moving most of the time so ankle to knee deep but the odd time you just have to get out there to your nipples  :o :o
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Re: Spey Wading Question
« Reply #22 on: February 10, 2015, 08:42:05 AM »
FWIW.......Zap has merit to his post about wading up to his nipples and casting back and fishing the skinny water.I watched a video with Dec Hogan doing the same thing.He was wading the middle of a river and casting to both sides of the skinny water,Hmmmmm, new strategy noted ;D ;D
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Re: Spey Wading Question
« Reply #23 on: February 11, 2015, 01:45:33 AM »
Quote from: ByteMe on February 10, 2015, 08:42:05 AM
FWIW.......Zap has merit to his post about wading up to his nipples and casting back and fishing the skinny water.I watched a video with Dec Hogan doing the same thing.He was wading the middle of a river and casting to both sides of the skinny water,Hmmmmm, new strategy noted ;D ;D

It does work.  I was streamer fishing an interesting set of water on the stave, were I was able to cast out to the current seam and have my fly swing into a "rip".  I had several hits, but they eventually stopped.  I then casted towards shore, swinging in the opposite direction and was into fish again.  Just changing the fly orientation made a big difference.
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