04-27-2011, 10:22 PM
[quote Weekend_Warrior]I dont have a dog in this fight as I dont own this style of rod. But who fishes "tiny mayfly emergers" "80 Feet" away?? That just seems ridiculous to me. There is no way you could even see the take in a "river eddy" 80 feet away.[/quote]
What difference does it make? They're saying it can be done. That's just the point of the switch rod. Lighter rods that can be used two handed or conventional overhand casting. You're able to get the line out there farther than a single handed rod.
You don't have to have a "spey" line to load it up and fish with it. Steelheaders fiashing with switch rods have been using SA's Mastery Steelhead lines for quite a few years.
For overhead casting I've been told to go one line up in a regular fly line, and as much as 3 line weights up for two handed style casting.
And a 5/6w switch rod ain't quite the same as a conventional 5 or 6w fly rod.
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What difference does it make? They're saying it can be done. That's just the point of the switch rod. Lighter rods that can be used two handed or conventional overhand casting. You're able to get the line out there farther than a single handed rod.
You don't have to have a "spey" line to load it up and fish with it. Steelheaders fiashing with switch rods have been using SA's Mastery Steelhead lines for quite a few years.
For overhead casting I've been told to go one line up in a regular fly line, and as much as 3 line weights up for two handed style casting.
And a 5/6w switch rod ain't quite the same as a conventional 5 or 6w fly rod.
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