Bridge Fly Fishing Spey Casting Tutorial - The Lift

In this video Bridge Fly Fishing Products Tim Arsenault discusses the most important and also the most overlooked part of any Spey Cast : The Initial Lift
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[@MrPachellid]

Tim rocks and is an expert Spey caster! Excellent instruction and tips on all the videos on his channel. Watching Tim's videos sets the mood for me and inspires me to work on my touch and go casts. Much appreciated and keep them coming. If you have a question on a rod/line pairing, Tim will quickly respond to you through his website contact portal.

[@ShinobuInoue]

This is a very nice video! A straight line! And a slow and smooth lift! All of that is very important! Cheers to my friend Tim

[@rickboswell9648]

Great Video Tim. Excellent instruction...your points are easy to follow and the filming lets us see the movements required to set up the cast. The music and scenery are bonuses.

[@MatthewSTEELHEADERBC]

Such great insight. So many teaching videos skip past this vital part of the cast, the setup is everything. Awesome vid Tim (and awesome lines!) More please!!!!

[@Jesse-cy7ws]

Hi Tim. Struggled with my Mainstem on my 6 wt 12’6 and 13’ 8 wt. Finally realized the rods are simply too short, trying to set the anchor with these short rods sent my upper hand out on safari. Duh. Can’t afford new sticks. Picked up a Tributary 6/7. Fished it the first time yesterday. 8 hrs non stop on a river not producing fish. Can not convey in words what a joy and absolute pleasure it is to single Spey this Tributary. And my upper hand stays where it’s supposed to. No fish - not a grab, but I couldn’t tear myself off the river - the casting is so pleasurable. My heartfelt thanks for your efforts and product. Standing in line at my local fly shop for the Scandi/Skagit hybrid!

[@bridgeflyfishingproducts6170]

Hello! Yes the longer lines can be really tough on those shorter rods! The Tributary is the answer for many of these shorter sticks and I find them to be the perfect length for rods in the 12 to 14 foot class. So glad you enjoyed the Tributary line and thank you so much for your continued support!

[@LineSpeedJediTimRawlins]

Awesome! Great instruction and camera, editing work!!!

[@evgenykniga]

Awesome video! 👍 Thanks! 🎣

[@speydan7119]

Love your Mainstem line - glad I can now buy them in the States - and appreciate the video. Please keep them coming. Looking forward to one on the snake roll!

[@bridgeflyfishingproducts6170]

Thanks so much for your support Dan !

[@tabsqc]

Uncomplicated simple and good advice.

[@jbflyfishingjbflyfishing4068]

Great video thanks for sharing

[@scottnorris6529]

Yes sir! Great video!

[@lesterismyname]

Excellent! Looking forward to more guys.

[@TheTor_Detours]

Sub #1000! Great instructional videos!! Thanks! 🎣

[@bridgeflyfishingproducts6170]

Thank you!!!

[@LORDLOBO]

As always thanks for the tips. Keep rocking!

[@BClark-rt8lm]

Great video! Keep 'em coming.

[@Mr777manbearpig]

Legendary beard for a legendary man

[@cdavidal]

Excellent explanation.!. Thanks !

[@skylazart]

Great tips thank you

[@Piledguy]

So good! Well done boys!

[@lukaskoltusky423]

Awesome video! Keep em coming!

[@flyfishingwithhari]

Thank you for the video! 👍👍

[@jockmonteith]

Sounds familiar.... Great tutorial well done

[@hectorluisagrest3570]

Hi Tim Great video buddy !!

[@bridgeflyfishingproducts6170]

Thanks Luis!

[@mikeylikesit18]

Amazing vid! Great info!

[@davidlenhart2321]

Thanks appreciate it.

[@Tullinos]

Very nice topic 🙂

[@reely01]

Well done. Agree about the importance of this move and how often it is forgotten.

[@natewhitemanrunshim8295]

Dig'n it!

[@Talos353]

Great video! I have a question: Do you point the rod straight down the line at the beginning of the lift? Or do you have an angle between your rod and your line (by keeping your rod slightly outward towards the river, if that makes sense)? Thanks, and looking forward to more videos coming.

[@bridgeflyfishingproducts6170]

Thanks! I often lift with the rod tip pointed out over the river towards the target which is a specific style of lift. On this video we wanted to focus on fundamentals of the lift regardless of the type of lift used. Will have a video on lift types coming!

[@Talos353]

@@bridgeflyfishingproducts6170 Thank you for the reply! Looking forward to the next videos. I have been told to use an angle in the lift but I don't really understand what it really does. Thanks alot.

[@shriiimpin]

Hey there guy, I'm new to all this. Will this lifting technique work for centerpins and baitcasters as well? Great video and thanks!

[@LORDLOBO]

Get a spey rod.

[@speydan7119]

Hey Tim... Which line/lines are you chucking in this video, please?

[@bridgeflyfishingproducts6170]

Hey Dan! All rods and lines are listed at the end of the video.

[@speydan7119]

@@bridgeflyfishingproducts6170 There's the takeaway... always stay tuned for the credits. : ). TY!

[@bridgeflyfishingproducts6170]

😆 no worries Dan!

[@speydan7119]

@@bridgeflyfishingproducts6170 Man... Just watched this thing again. (Headed out to the OP for Sunday evening and Monday.) You and Aaron did an amazing job; instructive and beautifully presented. No easy task. Well done!

[@bridgeflyfishingproducts6170]

Thanks again Dan, glad you got something from it !