Snap-T Spey Cast

The Snap-T spey cast is a staple in the spey casting arsenal to quickly reposition the line into your anchor box to change the direction of your cast and start your D Loop—minimizing casting efforts and maximizing your fish time & coverage.

Snap T and Circle C

The Snap T and Circle C spey cast are typically used in river left situations—but can also be done cack handed on river right.

These two variations are very similar, with the Circle C being a slower more open looped cast, while the Snap T is much faster with tight loop. They are both very useful and have different applications.

Understanding these distinctions allows you to use the most suitable cast for the situation and maximize their effectiveness on the water.

The Snap T Cast “How-To”

To setup the Snap T cast, your rod tip and line are low and downstream on the hang down. Start by lifting the rod tip to load the rod and quickly sweep or snap the rod tip back downstream in a reverse “C” motion so that the rod tip path will move under the line and fly. A loop will form and reposition the anchor point to continue the cast into your “D” loop.

Your lift trajectory and height, sweep path, snap velocity, line and fly size will all impact your upstream landing point. Wind and river speed can also play a role in how and where you will want to position the line for anchoring into your “D” loop. We are able to explore these variables in our individual spey casting sessions.

The initial motion—from hang down to anchor box—of the snap-T is a great starting point for anyone looking to get a better feel for how a rod loads energy and how to activate that energy through the motion of the rod.