A.P.G.A.I. – IRELAND
TEST SYLLABUS - DOUBLE HANDED ROD
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KNOTS:
The candidate should be able to tie the following knots and explain their uses:
Blood, Half Blood, Tucked Half Blood, Single Grinner, Double Grinner, Perfection Loop, Surgeons Loop, Surgeons Knot,
Turle Knot, Double Turle Knot, Nail Knot, Needle Knot, Riffling Hitch, Trilene Knot, & Bowline.

THEORETICAL:
The candidate will be examined on the following subjects: 
                    Casting.
                    Fishing.
                    Equipment.
                    Etiquette (incl. Dress) & Fishing Laws.
                    Fault Diagnosis and Correction.
                    Teaching Methods. 
                    Water Safety (Bank, Boat, wading etc) and recognition of common angling dangers including Weil ’s Disease and Tetanus.

INFORMATION: 
Each cast may be attempted four times of which two attempts must be satisfactory. 
Tight Loops are considered to be 3ft. approximately. 
Candidate should bring chest waders, foul weather clothing etc. to the examination.

LIST OF STUDY MATERIALS:
The following list of books, video’s etc. - which may assist the candidate in preparation - is merely suggested.
 

BOOKS

VIDEOs
Title Author Title By

Two Handed fly Casting 

Al Buhr

Speycasting with Michael Evans

 Michael Evans
Speycasting Simon Gawsworth Spey Masterclass Derrick Brown
New Angles on Salmon Casting Philip Green Basic Spey and Two Handed Fly Rod Casting Jim Vincent
Tying and Fishing the Riffling Hitch Art. Lee The Essence of Speycasting Mel Kreiger
Fly Fishing for Salmon & Sea Trout Arthur Oglesby International Spey Casting RIO Products
Fly Fishing in Ireland Peter O’Reilly
DVD's
Salmon Fishing Hugh Falkus Speycasting with Michael Evans Michael Evans
Spey Casting a New Technique Hugh Falkus

The Art of Speycasting 

Sage
The Cast  Ed. Jaworowski Spey Casting Made Easy Alastair Gowans
Troubleshooting the Cast Ed. Jaworowski Spey to Z 3M Scientific Anglers


The above is just a short list of suggested books and video’s available.  There are also many excellent articles in various angling magazines and on many websites. 
You should study as many sources as possible to widen your knowledge, and practice to hone your casting skills.