04-27-2011, 05:41 PM
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[left]I've been fishing with a 13'6 Spey for the past few years. I started out with a Skagit line. Their great for short tight casts in close quarters, pulling big flys out of deep holes. I found I really didn't need this type of line for fishing Steelhead on the Salmon. I switched to Windcutter II Spey. It turned out to be a easier cast for me and worked better for the conditions I fished. I little shorter head length, I can cast without stripping the entire length back in. Never fished with the shorter Switch Rods, but I agree with Everet you need to match your Switch Rod up with Switch Line or it will feel very underload and won't preform as well. I do like the abillity to switch out tips with the Windcutter and Skagit lines.
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[left]One thing to remember most times on the Salmon you Will not need a 100' cast to get into the slot. Even on the Clearwater the tug will be at the end of your swing on a shorter slot.
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[center]SWITCH RODS
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[left]In the past couple of years Switch rods have become very popular. Switch rods are short two handed rods/long single handed rods. The idea is that you can fish them either single handedly or two handedly, and switch between overhead and spey casts as conditions dictate. The majority of Switch rods are between 10.5 ft and 11.5 ft in length and between #5 and #8 in size.
[left]The majority of Switch rods cast better with the Spey line AFTTA standard, rather than the single handed AFTMA line standard. A #5 Switch rod will feel very underloaded with a regular WF5F trout line. Instead, look to something in the #5 spey lines to match.
Line companies offer all manner of lines for Switch rods these days; from Skagit, to spey, to Scandinavian, to overhead style, and anglers should choose the line style that suits their particular requirements.
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[left]I've been fishing with a 13'6 Spey for the past few years. I started out with a Skagit line. Their great for short tight casts in close quarters, pulling big flys out of deep holes. I found I really didn't need this type of line for fishing Steelhead on the Salmon. I switched to Windcutter II Spey. It turned out to be a easier cast for me and worked better for the conditions I fished. I little shorter head length, I can cast without stripping the entire length back in. Never fished with the shorter Switch Rods, but I agree with Everet you need to match your Switch Rod up with Switch Line or it will feel very underload and won't preform as well. I do like the abillity to switch out tips with the Windcutter and Skagit lines.
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[left]One thing to remember most times on the Salmon you Will not need a 100' cast to get into the slot. Even on the Clearwater the tug will be at the end of your swing on a shorter slot.
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[center]SWITCH RODS
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[left]In the past couple of years Switch rods have become very popular. Switch rods are short two handed rods/long single handed rods. The idea is that you can fish them either single handedly or two handedly, and switch between overhead and spey casts as conditions dictate. The majority of Switch rods are between 10.5 ft and 11.5 ft in length and between #5 and #8 in size.
[left]The majority of Switch rods cast better with the Spey line AFTTA standard, rather than the single handed AFTMA line standard. A #5 Switch rod will feel very underloaded with a regular WF5F trout line. Instead, look to something in the #5 spey lines to match.
Line companies offer all manner of lines for Switch rods these days; from Skagit, to spey, to Scandinavian, to overhead style, and anglers should choose the line style that suits their particular requirements.
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