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Post by casey beattie on Jun 2, 2012 19:04:03 GMT -5
ssssoooooo I'm thinking about a new rod not sure why i guess I'm addicted haha i have a 13 foot 6 tfo 8/9 (great rod!) but i just wanna try something different. and I'm open to suggestions so what would you guys recommend? Thanks fellas
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Post by alexcontino on Jun 2, 2012 21:51:45 GMT -5
I'd recommend trying something a little smaller. Maybe an 11' switch... or like a 12'. I'm not sure where you fish and what you prefer, but it sounds like you have the "big guns" covered. The Beulah Classic switch rods have a surprisingly SPEYish feel for a short 10' 6" Switch rod. The Echo switch rods are also awesome casting rods. Switch rods are becoming the clear answer to my lake run fish needs. I haven't had the opportunity to use too many rods, but I like when I can feel the rod load into the cork a bit when I cast... no matter the length of the rod. While two handed rods are not necessarily always practical, they are always fun... even for trout.
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Post by fishtech on Jun 3, 2012 8:05:48 GMT -5
If you like the TFO brand and want another rod in that family I would recommend the TFO Deer creek 12'6" 4/5 wt. I use it as one of my summer rods on the Salmon River and is well matched to the smallmouth bass and large fallfish I usually catch.
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Post by casey beattie on Jun 3, 2012 8:48:03 GMT -5
i already have a st croix switch and its one of my go to fishing tools, but i was thinking about the 4/5 tfo, what line works well with that light of a spey?
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Post by fishtech on Jun 4, 2012 8:55:12 GMT -5
Right now I'm using the Airflo Rage Compact 360 grain.
I tryed a Scandi Compact but the Rage Compact performs better for me for surface or near surface work.
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Post by B.Ingersoll on Jun 4, 2012 9:18:39 GMT -5
i already have a st croix switch and its one of my go to fishing tools, but i was thinking about the 4/5 tfo, what line works well with that light of a spey? If your seeking a 4wt Trout/Inland Smallie, value switch rod, personally I would rec. the Echo SR 4wt. I do more than most, light,short two handed rod, spey casting,swung fly for inland Trout & Smallies. The 4wt Echo SR is very nice. As to another two hander of greater length the 12'-13' 6wt's and 7wt's are very nice all around for regional lake run Steelhead +++ in particular winter and spring higher flows and/or bigger water. They are also much lighter in hand ,easier on the shoulder, for all day fishing than 13'+ 8/9 wts........though your 13 1/2' 8/9 would make a dandy winter freeze combo with a short belly spey line such as a Delta multi tip = less stripping,less ice in the guides = more fly swim time. best of luck.....
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Post by alexcontino on Jun 4, 2012 9:52:59 GMT -5
I have the Echo SR 10' 6" 4wt, and it is awesome. Very light in hand and good fun with medium to large trout. I had a few 10" browns put a nice bend in that rod. It's certainly not the most practical rod for our local trout, but the fun you can have spey casting to trout is worth it. I line it with a 275gr (7wt) Royal Wulff Ambush line (cross between skagit and scandi, but a full line). That set up can chuck some sizable sculpins and weighted buggers on a sinking poly leader, while still maintaining a light in hand trout rod feeling. I haven't used it too much for nymphing, but I hear it's awesome for that too.
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Post by Brent Elliott on Jun 4, 2012 10:32:30 GMT -5
I really like the R.B. Meiser 11'7" 5/6/7 Highlander Classic. Nick doesn't have this rod so that is potentially a big negative. Also, it's not particularly cheap. It's a lot of fun, though. It will cast 450gn intermediates, 6 or 7 wt Scandi, 5-7wt Skagit, I even hear it casts a 6/7 delta! If you want to use an indicator it's not too heavy for that but a bit much to single hand for a long time unless you're a gorilla. This is the rod I use 90% of the time for smaller river steelhead (ie, not the Niagara). I have a 10'6" 3/4wt Meiser similar to Alexcontino's Echo, above, and love it, too! Ambush or Airflo 40plus lines absolutely sing on that rod and you can get them in full sink versions with different rates which are amazing as you don't have to deal with tips.
good luck! lots of options out there. You're best bet is to get into a shop and ask some questions there.
Brent
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Post by Nick Pionessa on Jun 4, 2012 14:39:04 GMT -5
nothing wrong with the Meiser's except that they are expensive for Korean blanks. big price difference compared to Echo or TFO. the Meiser's are wrapped here which somehow gives them the right to say they are US rods. Echo and TFO are wrapped overseas.
Scott makes a 11'6" 7 and 8 wt in the L2H series as well and at $475 they are made here (both blanks and wrapping).
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Post by Brent Elliott on Jun 6, 2012 12:48:08 GMT -5
nothing wrong with the Meiser's except that they are expensive for Korean blanks. big price difference compared to Echo or TFO. the Meiser's are wrapped here which somehow gives them the right to say they are US rods. Echo and TFO are wrapped overseas. Scott makes a 11'6" 7 and 8 wt in the L2H series as well and at $475 they are made here (both blanks and wrapping). It's too bad he uses Korean blanks. Apparently some of them are from New Zealand, though I'm not sure how many or which ones. He's pretty easy to deal with, regardless of blank source! T and T is US made too, no?
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