Well i am happy to use it as i use to wade a lot and i got closer to the edges and drop off's and so forth . mind you i did go high spot's and see where the most fish swam and hunted where i could get to good spot's. 

Its been a while since I looked at this thread.    Actually i got sick of all the bull sheit.    I personally have not seen the videos with  negative comments but can confidently tell you that the only people who diss this cast are the ones who cant do it.    There are also some who think they know all about it but then give themselves away by not even understanding some fundamental elements of Spey casting.    

The TRC will handle leader lenghts and weight much better than the overhead cast.   As a general rule a 1.5x rod lenght is sufficient for the deepest pools in the Tonga.   I would rather go up in weight than go longer in the leader.   However, I now have a different leader system that allows me to shift my indicator about 1.5m up or down.    I can quickly adjust for different depths as I a fish through a pool.    Shorter at the tail and longer near the head.   

I have meant to post this for quite a while but always got distracted by something else.    This is an important addition to the TRC.    It is all about how to handle a tail wind blowing over your casting shoulder.

For upstream nymping the TRC lays out the line in line with the target from the outset.   To get the line up with the PP most people use a snap T or a single spey lift.  This does not line up the anchor like the TRC does.    With the PP once the line is up then all of it gets dumped in front of the caster.    Then follows the normal delivery cast.     The PP is best suited as a down and across cast and so are most other Spey casts.   This is the traditonal way salmon and steelhead are fished for.    Nymphing for for these is relatively new and and not considered good sport in many quarters.   However allthese casts can be used for upstream nymphing as long as you can get the line up from the dangle with the minimum of fuss and do the delivery without too many white mice (or rats) frothing up the water.    If done right the TRC is incredibly smooth and does not desturb the water as some people have claimed.    It is best done with a single handed rod.     I dont know how the PP would handle heavy bombs after all the line is dumped in a big heap.    I my experience if there is the slightest bit of slack in the TRC setup the delivery cast fails.    Everything has to be tight.

Here are links to some clips we shot on the Tongariro last week

One of the problems of videoing fly casting is to find a background and light angle that contrasts sufficiently to show the moving line.    This contrast can be further enhanced with a brightly coloured line.    For the above casting footage I used a 8'6 #6weight rod.    Initially I used a #7 Airflo Ego 2 line but found that its 56' belly just did not have enough mass to cast the indicator and the 1.5 gram bomb at maximum distance to demonstrate the potential of this cast.     The only other bright line I brought along on this trip was the same Ego 2 but in #9 weight.    I was a bit doubtful that the little rod could handle this disparity of line Vs rod rating but after the first trial cast I was surprised how well this combination performed as you can see in the footage.    Some casts at the Dutchess Pool were close to 80', a distance even very good  overhead weight casters would be quite happy with. 

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Thanks Slab for putting that on.     One thing needs pointing out though.    You will notice that I am casting from the bank when normally I would wade even in very shallow water.   The difference is that when wading I fold the line in the water somewhat behind me and to my right side.    This prevents a lot of line splash as the spare line lifts from the water.    When casting from dry land  the line slip has to layed out more forward and out and consequently splashes as it lifts.    The yellow line is the RIO Steelhead/Salmon line with a 64' head and the rod is the CD ICT #7. 

If you carefully watched a good overhead caster on the Tongariro casting weighted flies a long distance you will find that on the back cast the line tavels low and the bomb usually passes below the rod tip while on the delivery cast it goes over the tip; best if on a somewhat tilted plane.     This is in essence a sort of Belgian cast thanks to gravity.     With the Belgian the eliptical line flow is purposely produced by stroking the rod accordingly.    The line flows like that even with a weightless dry on the tippet.    It is a good fishing cast that keeps both line tracks seperated from oneanother.     For weighted flies it is a safer option for casters who can not produce high line speed.     Concidentally I have written an article on casting weighted flies, which will be  in next month's issue of the NZ Fishing News.    Will send it to you as a PM and would be interested in you comments