Spey Casting With Jon | Don't be Afraid of the Snake Roll

Jon Hazlett at the Ashland Fly Shop demonstrates how to properly execute the Snake Roll Spey Cast.

[@dfsdfjoidfnni1175]

Rod/reel combo with fishing kit as an emergency setup kzbin.infoUgkxntWMOZsO1Zfv-pdn_XuffEtNkTYAYu4Z recommend but started to use this every day. The rod is thick and seems durable. I keep it neatly tucked into a regular backpack all the time with my fishing gear, and can grab it anytime, put it on my back and go anywhere. I just read in another review that the rod length below the reel is adjustable as well, so I will try that too for even more portability. Probably the best setup I've ever owned. I lost the cap for the eyelets, but no big deal since I still have the black cloth sheath that came for the pole and I use that. Very portable and high quality.

[@binhmaithanh1555]

*I already own the Battle II combo **enjoyable.fishing** recommend and decided to try a Fierce II combo to carry out to the pier. Works great and for the money they are hard to beat.*

[@albialek8480]

Hot dogs in the sky are best served on a snake roll. Great tips on how to make this cast. Really makes it look easy! Thanks!

[@TommysLesPaul]

This was a great video. I love the simple teaching method taking time on each part of the cast. Bravo

[@ashlandflyshop770]

Thanks!

[@StevenBakerDive]

Thanks Jon! I learned that cast from your last video on the snake roll...it came quick and easy with your explanation of it! (The hot dog in the sky...lol) It's my go to cast fishing river right. I'm currently working on a cack handed version for fishing river left with a down stream wind...I share all of your casting videos with my friends who are just now getting into two handed rods... Thanks again and keep on with your great instructional work...

[@TheoriginalPbSlinger]

Still about a month away from buying my first Spey outfit. Already watching your vids. Thanks!!!!! Keep them coming!

[@ashlandflyshop770]

Thank you! We also put a lot of casting tips on our Facebook and Instagram pages so please consider following us there. Hope we can help with your first outfit! We have a lot of great choices and will make sure it's matched and lined appropriately. Thanks!

[@awaken77]

That's the best snake roll explanation. I like that hotdog in the air :_-0

[@mikesullivan6738]

Another Awesome Instructional Video! Thanks John, I really enjoy learning from your videos

[@alexandremorin11]

You really are a great teacher! Thanks and greetings from Quebec!

[@salmonninja7223]

Great stuff. I love the snake roll. It's such a good looking cast.

[@lonewizzard8456]

My version is more like a jelly roll, lol but Im getting better thanks to this amazing instruction.

[@ashlandflyshop770]

Thank you !!

[@CooperLandingFishingGuide]

One of my favorite casts!

[@charlieneilson1239]

Superb tutorial. Thanks 👍🏻🔆

[@patshozo9158]

Very nice presentation of the snake roll - liked the graphics overlay that showed the rod and line movement in slo-mo! The Hot Dog in the Sky visualization helps a lot!

[@ashlandflyshop770]

Thank you!! Classic Jon Hazlett there!

[@peterwilliams9348]

Even better than the last hot dog you served up! Many thanks again. Pete Williams

[@angussoutter7824]

Nicely shows and making it simple to follow 😊👍🏼

[@melvinrabbers3848]

good explanation! the best

[@danbrown7857]

Excellent!👍🏼👏🏼

[@martinelosegui1134]

simplemente exelente mil gracias

[@richarde1355]

Great video!! Nicely done! Super pacing and delivery. A couple of small items; perhaps share the ‘why’ and purpose of the tension and D loop. I suspect it will be an ‘aha’ moment for folks. Thanks for sharing!

[@trym27]

I couldnt get it easier. Wonderful job!

[@ashlandflyshop770]

Thanks for watching!

[@Josephcpratt]

It seems that one key element worth emphasizing is to draw the D loop on the third stroke. Note how the rod tip moves from low to high to create the D loop and to get the rod into the firing position.

[@seanquigley3624]

Excellent explanation of a snake roll

[@ashlandflyshop770]

The best..

[@daltoonfly9436]

Sou iniciante no fly. Muito útil os seus vídeos!

[@wozonfly]

Great vid

[@counterpoint6718]

Hot Dog! Success now that I transitioned from a circular shaped cast to the hot dog. Currently my best and favorite cast, left hand up, river left. I am right handed and somewhat puzzled as to why it works so well with the opposite hand. Anyway, I love the snake roll because of its aerial flow. Too cool. Great tip. Thanks, Jon, for this and the many other videos you've produced. Between you and Line Speed Jedi, I'll get this stuff together.

[@bobdog9568]

First-rate tutorial - I've learned a lot. May I ask why you choose a 460 grain line (8wt) for a 7wt rod?

[@idontsmokeidiot]

Been watching this on .5x speed to watch the line, and I have to say Jon sounds pretty funny at half. Some questions about this cast if you guys can help a dummy like me. I’m a decent spey caster, started with trout spey (skagit and scandi) and just picked up a 32’ 390 grain Rio scandi head for my 11’ 6w switch rod. The thing just did not want to move like this for me. It felt like if I was trying to cast with too much overhang. Maybe a lot of line for the length of my rod, or maybe for my casting style. I’m used to keeping my hands real close to my body with shorter stuff (OPST Commandos are my usual skagit rig). Should I move my hands out of the “box” close to my body? Is a scandi line just not gonna cast well with a super fast sinking airflo polyleader on it? Does most of the line movement come from the “pulling” of the rod after the target stroke, almost like a sideways snap c? Thanks for any help, might help a few other casters out there too!

[@monroyflyenautica5190]

Fantastic

[@henrikaggergaard]

What line do you recommend for the One 8136? Great video by the way 👍

[@jonhazlett667]

henrikaggergaard Thanks for watching bud! The RIO Skagit Max 575 is money on it. Haven't tried a Scandi but I'll bet the 520 would be about right.

[@gregkosinski2303]

Would would you recommend as a companion cast for when the wind is blowing into you?

[@surfallday6583]

I think I'm going to get a hotdog after this lesson.

[@TheALBIECHASER]

NICE, but you just made me hungry, lol

[@shredhead159]

What about up stream snake rolls? Same concept?

[@Talos353]

Good video! Thanks. I may be nitpicking, but why call it "splash"-and-go when the leader and small portion of the head should gently touch the water. The cast is very quiet and stealthy when done correctly and any splashing is unnecessary :) Fishing as gently as possible is key when targeting Atlantic Salmon at least, but i think is overlooked when steelhead fishing with skagit techniques as well.

[@fayethompson9497]

Hey, what fly line and running line are you using here

[@ashlandflyshop770]

That's the RIO Scandi 460 grain: www.ashlandflyshop.com/products/rio-scandi-short-fly-line?_pos=3&_sid=81e3507bc&_ss=r&variant=12682667229270

[@michaelrebholz9843]

When do u get the Bspey going?

[@johnoneill580]

Will it be the same movement with a sinking line

[@ashlandflyshop770]

Yes, though it's not generally a suggested cast when using a sink tip you can pull it off.

[@Flyrodder68]

what line are you using ..mid belly or scandi here?

[@ashlandflyshop770]

That's the RIO Scandi 460 grains at 37 feet in length

[@jonzotee2744]

What head are you throwing?

[@jonzotee2744]

Thanks Jon. Looking forward to swinging by the shop sometime.

[@kkwee3678]

what line are you useing :) ?

[@ashlandflyshop770]

Rio Scandi 460 grain, the orginial 37 footer on the 7140X

[@ashlandflyshop770]

One of the all time great scandi lines for a lot of our favorite 7wt Spey Rods!

[@kkwee3678]

thank you, what line in grains do you recommend for a rod 14-9/10 :)

[@kkwee3678]

also, what running line do you use :) for your 7wt sprey. and what for a 9/10 sprey rod

[@ashlandflyshop770]

That's a big rod. Depends a bit on the rod itself but it'll likely take up 675 or 700 Grains

[@fishduckdog]

Hot dog in the sky!

[@ashlandflyshop770]

Yes!!

[@fishduckdog]

@@ashlandflyshop770 thank for the great instructions/information!

[@gregrogers2611]

Great job, but now I will have that 1969 song "Spirit in the Sky" in my head all day, but "Hotdog in the Sky" instead!

[@steinetakorgroovy]

I never use this cast because its usually to little space on my right side. (Norwegian rivers). I always change to left hand - and single Spey so i dont need to bother about space.

[@pikemaster1972]

As clear as mud 😂