Video - Single Spey Tips with Simon Gawesworth

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Single Spey Tip 1, Point First from RIO Products on Vimeo.

This first tip of RIO Fly Fishing Tips is the first in a series of three tips on making a Single Spey cast. This tip shows the importance of pointing the rod across the river prior to starting the cast.

Single Spey Tip 2, Aussie Style from RIO Products on Vimeo.

This tip shows the importance of avoiding what is called "Aussie Style" when making the D-loop stroke.

Single Spey Tip 3, Collision Loop from RIO Products on Vimeo.

Single Spey Tip three RIO Fly Fishing Tip is the last in this series of three on making a Single Spey cast. This tip shows how to avoid the "Collision Loop".

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Video - How to Fly Fish for Bonefish

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S4 E4 How To Fly Fish for Bonefish from RIO Products on Vimeo.

In this video Simon Gawesworth covers many key points needed to have a successful bonefish trip.

One key take away point in this video is having a good fly line and making sure to be in a ready position. The RIO DirectCore Bonefish is specifically engineered with the quality and features to make this possible. Key color changes help identify how much line is outside the rod tip coupled with an easy loading taper which enables you to get into your cast quickly.

No matter if this is your first time bonefish trip or just need a refresher course for your next trip Simon's instructions will set you on a successful path.

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RIO's How To; How to tie a Dropper

Simon Gawesworth demonstrates four different methods to tie a dropper rig. These methods include a surgeon knot, tippet ring, "New Zealand" dropper and swiveling dropper. In addition to these methods Simon identifies some key points that will increase the effectiveness of your dropper rig.

A convenient way to tie a dropper rig is to employ a RIO Tippet Ring. Tie one of these small rings to the end of your leader and tie your point fly and dropper fly leads from the tippet ring. A great feature of the tippet ring it can increase the life of your main leader. Tippet rings come in small trout sizes as well as large steelhead sizes.

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RIO's How To Series: How to drift a soft hackle

It's hard to find a more versatile and effective fly for a trout stream than a soft hackle. I usually tight line swing soft hackle flies but in this video Simon reminds us that they can be drifted as well.

The rigging is quite easy. Simon is fishing a Sage MOD fly rod with a RIO InTouch Single Handed Spey line, a line that overheads and roll cast exceptional well. He's using RIO Suppleflex leaders and Suppleflex tippet connected with tippet rings. The sighter is made with RIO's Two Tone Indicator Tippet and the only part that takes a little "homework" to put together. I included the demonstration video of how to make your own sighters.

RIO's Two Tone Indicator Tippet - plus how to make the "Slinky" Indicator from RIO Products on Vimeo.

Just add our Trout Spey Soft Hackle Madness Fly Kit and you've got an effective method to catch trout from east to west and north to south.

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RIO - Behind the Brand with Simon Gawesworth

RIO - Behind The Brand - Simon Gawesworth

"Casting, That's my real drug! Everything to me is about the cast. The cast is the one skill you can control." Simon Gawesworth

I get a lot of inspiration from Simon Gawesworth in this RIO video.
On one hand lakes are something I tend to ignore for trout fishing. Why? I don't know but I want to change that and set aside some time to take advantage of this type of trout fishing.

The next inspiring scene is Simon talking about the cast. "The cast is the one skill you can control." I find the better I understand casting the more I want to know. It's a constant strive to master casting and with that comes a never ending desire to continue to learn and improve. I never want to be able to say "I know all I need to know about fly casting." To me that would be the end of my passion.

The biggest inspiration for me comes in watching Simon cast. Great filming of single hand spey cast. Seeing these single hand cast really inspires me to continue learning the art of total line control with a single hand fly rod. The freedom one can achieve with a simple emerger rig, no indicator, tight line and learning how to manipulate flies for aggressive strikes is above and beyond controlled standards found in much of today's fly fishing.

I've been working with a single hand Sage X 597-4 fly rod with a RIO Single Handed Spey 3D F/H/I Fly line equipped with a 9ft leader and pair of soft hackle flies. The combination has helped me find incredible freedom in a simplistic way of fly fishing. Skilled while uncomplicated!

Greg

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RIO's How To, S2 E5: How To Make A Single Handed Spey Cast

Simon really hits the nail on the head in this short video. If you think "Spey" is not for you...Think Again! Spey tactics is about casting and making cast that traditional overhead tactics cannot effectively achieve.

This video fits so perfect with my recent article Single Handed Skagit - How to get started.
While I focus on single hand skagit all the same principles apply.

The line Simon uses is RIO'S InTouch Single Hand Spey. The taper of this line allows for effective rod loading in order to make spey cast. It also is very good overhead casting line. What makes this line different then a skagit system is the Single Hand Spey is designed to use with standard trout leaders and not intended to be used with sink tips like a skagit system is.

I really like how Simon breaks the spey cast down to a roll cast. His explanation of, in order to change direction of a roll cast you must move the train tracks. When setting up a spey cast my first thought is on how to "set up" in order to cast in the intended direction. The cast itself is basically a roll cast. I find the more one become comfortable making roll casts the easier spey casting will come to them. Think about this the next time you are trying to learn to spey cast: How good is my roll cast? If it's not good neither will your spey cast be good.

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