You can target the unthinkable.
Footage of a Strike on a Rise 80 Meters Downstream — Ultra Long-Distance Drift in Action
Being able to drift the fly quickly and freely along your desired lane gives you a major advantage in encountering fish. Let’s take the example of river fishing:
Increased Effective Drift Distance with Ultra Long-Distance Drift
Because line retrieval takes about half the time (in reality, closer to one-third), you can drift more frequently.
Even with a conservative estimate, this results in a 1.5× increase in effective drift distance.
If you previously achieved 4km of effective drift in a day, that becomes 6km — a 2km gain.
Even with stricter assumptions, the chance of encountering fish increases significantly.
In fact, many anglers are likely achieving even longer effective drift distances than that.
Especially when swinging wet flies in wide main currents, this system allows for overwhelmingly efficient re-casting and repositioning.
Since this is a completely new system, it may be hard to visualize — but many anglers are stunned by its versatility when they try it in the field.
Text and videos often fail to convey the full feeling of rod and reel operation.
That’s why this explanation may seem overly passionate — but it’s all in the effort to convey what can’t be shown.
Ultra-long drifts, total freedom in line control, and lightning-fast re-casting — the entire experience is unlike anything before.
Of course, this system can evolve and enhance traditional techniques —
but what follows is a completely new and freestyle use of the Jet Stream system.
Assisting Natural Drift Where It’s Usually Impossible — With Reel Control
In standard fly fishing, complicated flows that create drag are handled with rod mending.
In Spiral Mode, however, the reel does the job.
Once the fly is placed in your desired lane, simply turn the reel ON to free the line.
This eliminates the tension that would normally pull the fly toward you, making natural drift effortless.
When you’re ready to set the hook, turn the reel OFF and strike with the rod.
When hooking a fish, stop the reverse rotation of the spool (do not engage the drag) by palming or pinching the spool, and use the rod to set the hook.
Ultra Long-Distance Drift — Beyond the Long Drift
A truly freestyle way to fish.
No line management required.
And rapid retrieval means you can drift again — immediately.