Bruce,
I have been using the two-handed retrieve more and more. I used to use it
only for fast retrieves. What happened was the number of follows and/or
strikes I would get when I reeled in my fly (which is a steady pull) in
order to move spots. I can vary the speed of my two-handed retrieve, from
extremely slow to very fast. But the key is a steady, constant wake (at
whatever speed you wish) through the water. The fish seem to key on it
better than the herky-jerky one-handed pull. I can also accentuate a pull
every so often if I want to give the popper a little extra pop. All-in-all,
the two-handed retrieve works better for me because I find I can do
everything I did one-handed as well as the things you can only do
two-handed.
Hope this helps,
Leland.
>Have been fishing the Whidbey herring hatch each evening for
>silvers using the traditional 'six or so pulls and
>a pause' retrieve. Mixed results. Is the
>two-handed retrieve a better approach? How fast of a
>retrieve?
>
>Bruce
>Whidbey Island
