From Skagit & Sink Tips to Floating Scandi Lines

A few tips for Spey fishermen who are transitioning from winter steelhead and trout fishing in colder water temperatures that require casting heavy Skagit lines, heavy sink tips, and weighted flies to spey casting for summer steelhead and, or trout in warmer water temperatures with smaller flies.
Scandi lines are very light, rear weighted, and therefore very easy to cast. A floating scandi line is no longer in length than a standard Skagit head looped to a sink tip. Care must be taken to not overpower the sweep and blow the anchor.
This video includes multiple tips about how to use your favorite Skagit casts for casting floating Scandinavian or Scandi lines without blowing anchors or hitting yourself with your D loop of Fly for a successful transition into spey casting floating scandi lines whether you are using a two-handed spey rod or a single hand fly rod.

[@HuckinGrains]

Thanks man! This was a really great breakdown!!

[@LineSpeedJediTimRawlins]

thanks for the support

[@krispaulson9283]

fixed my garbage casting when i put the floating tips on, thanks !

[@LineSpeedJediTimRawlins]

cool man! love the floaters!

[@SurfSkagit]

Good to see you with the short conversion rod, is doing fantastic. It's true about anchor placement must be off to the side to avoid the chances on the hook to poke you in the neck. I have a 9' conversion to switch fly rod, and I would say the wind at is also a concern, specially at tour back, and the best way that works for me on short set up, is to control and place the anchor in front and to the casting side about rod tip plus 3' on rods under 10'. I like your bottom hand work here Tim, I need to control and correct myself on that. One more thing, line speed is helping more than not, what I think is bad is the application of force or power on the loop formation in beginners like myself, that 1001-02 really helps. Tell us more about mastering the anchor placement please, I think is key for a good grasp on the proces to make the entire system work correctly. Thank you for another great clip!! Best mag

[@LineSpeedJediTimRawlins]

Thanks Mag, I appreciate the support. On shorter line systems anchor placement is very forgiving.. The secret is consistency and a light anchor, not too much stick, and hitting the sweet spot on the forward cast. That and the old time tested truth: Perfect practice makes perfect. Lots of it. Thank sor your comments!

[@watersprite7983]

Oh boy, am I an offender when it comes to firing off the sweep too soon. I never let it soak, preferring to immediately go into the sweep - good possibility why my casting has not improved. When you add the failure to soak, on top of the crappy anchor set, and the overly powerful forward cast, gee it looks like I muff every stage of the casts. I certainly need to reinvent my whole approach to casting. For me it is more than just one fault. Thanks for bringing this matter up!

[@LineSpeedJediTimRawlins]

One word for you my friend. SMOOTH. Remember, slow is smooth, smooth is fast. You have decent mechanics. Slow, smooth, and fluidity will help a bunch! Thanks bro!

[@stephencifka4629]

Great tips as always. does this apply to touch and go casts with actual scandi heads like a scandi short?

[@LineSpeedJediTimRawlins]

absolutely. !!! Thanks Steven!