Walter & Group....
From Jason Borger:-
Gordy--Just returned from the Montana (FCI clinic) and got the e-
mails on dumps, snaps, etc.). Thought that I would at least add a few
things to the mix, just for interest's sake....
I first learned the Snap Cast (or Dump Cast, if you prefer), while
watching some tournament guys messing around on a pool a number of
years ago (would have been 1992, maybe?). Loved the thing at first
sight, and use it all the time in my own fishing/teaching. I have
known it as the "Snap Cast" for years, so that's why it appears that
way in the book (no offense intended to others who employed the cast
earlier and used a different term, as well).
There are a pile of iterations of the whole "Snap thing," as has been
pointed out. A guy named Christian Billard introduced me to the Snap
Curves in 1995 (in Provence, France, which is a great place to be
introduced to a lot things, including morel cream sauce, but that's
another story). What he did sounds like what you saw with Floyd Dean.
On a related note, Paul Arden (who is a Snapping fiend) does some
more subdued Snap Curves that are fishing friendly (I still prefer
other curve techniques, but a well-done Snap Curve is pretty slick).
Gunter Feuerstein also discusses aspects of Snap technique/history as
he has seen it on his Web site (http://www.g-feuerstein.com/
Flycasting/flycastingpage.htm). The Snap-T history may bring up some
contention on this side of the pond, but I learned the cast myself
from reading one of Dec's articles, so the background of the "T" may
be multi-dimensional (like much in fly casting). In any case, it is a
"cool" technique, indeed.
And on that note, I should mention that while I do indeed like the
Snap-T, I find myself using the Snap-C variation more (a/k/a/ C-Spey,
C-Cast, etc.). I also like a "Snap-A" variation (single-handed) that
is more like a Snap combined with a Single Spey. Lots of cool stuff
out there if one plays around or just digs deep enough....
Anyway, for what it's worth, some more mental meanderings for the group.
Jason
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Jason....
That's some fascinating history ! Someday I'll ask you to show me the SHAP CURVE. That is one I don't know.
Gordy
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