The allocation of a whole subsection of this Spey casting/salmon fishing forum to the double haul surprises me. I am intrigued by its inclusion and would be grateful if one of the more expert casters among us could enlighten me on the place of the double haul in salmon fishing. As I understand it, a double haul (i.e. inceasing line speed by pulling on the line with the non casting hand in both the back and forward cast) is applicable only to the use of a single handed rod and is often associated with the lengthening of line by false casting when seeking to achieve distance. While I habitually apply a haul on both the back and forward cast of all casts when fishing a single hander, be it for trout, sea trout or salmon, I very rarely employ a false cast while river fishing. I would be most interested in learning how I might make use of the double haul in my salmon fishing, particularly in my rather limited Spey casting repertoire.