Favorite Spey Rod

[alexp]

just curious to see what those who spey cast have to say on the issue, mine is my 12'6" 6 wt scott t2h. the rod can be cast beautifully, and i am not the person doing that, but i love the feel and recovery of the rod.

[fishtech]

Favorite Spey Rod: Depends on what river your fishing & time of year.

I fish the Salmon River exclusively. This is only my 6th year in the "spey game" but I'm already up to 4 rods. ;D

I'd really only need 2 rods (one for summer/low water and one for fall/winter spring) but I learned the hard way thats is always good to have a backup rod in the car incase something breaks. Also you can keep fishing after sending the broken rod back for the lifetime guarantee replacement.

So here they are:
Summer- Echo Dec Hogan 12'2" 5wt.
TFO Deer Creek 12' 6" 4/5wt.

Fall/winter/spring- Echo Dec Hogan 13' 7wt.
TFO Deer Creek 13' 7/8wt.

[randyflyfisher]

For me it is my Loop Yellow Line 13'2",4pc. 9wt. Spey Rod.Reel is the MegaLoop lined with the Opti Adapted Scandi 9/10 bellies and fronts.
This is the first outfit in a very very long time that for me had that wow factor that happens occasionally when you find a rod,reel and line combo that feels like they were just made for each other.Only fish landed so far was an 18" ot of season smallie that was released vey quickly.Hva e had 2 steelhead but both ended up being long distance releases.As most know I have been primarily a skagit guy so my Scandi casting needs work and practice but each time out it improves and the loops get a little tighter.
It has become my real go to outfit.Hope to eventually get it's little brother the 12'3" 8wt.If you ever look to find me on the river just keep an eye peeled for the guy swinging the big yellow rod.It is pretty hard to miss.

Cheers,Randy
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[JoeSperanza]

Currently for my summer rod it is my T&T DH 1006, a 10 ft 6wt with an Airflo scandi short. This is the double handed rod and not the switch version. It is my #1 favorite rod right now.

My current fall/winter rod is a Burkie 14'1" 8wt with a scandi.

I have a T&T 1409 with a Delta 9/10 that I love to just cast but it is a little too heavy for around here.

I just started dabbling in the rod wrapping world and just made a Rainshadow 12'6' 7 wt (have not had the chance to cast it yet), I'll be adding a bunch of rods. I currently have 5 double handers and have a 5/6 blank on the way, oh boy I have a feeling this rod wrapping is going to be like fly tying for me, I may never fish again

[Nick Pionessa]

after long debate i'm going to have to say it's my T&T 11' 7 wt. it's a toss up between the three 1107, 1208 and 1307 but i find i'm using the 1107 the most. the fact that coupled with a bauer rogue #4 the damn thing weighs about nothing and has plenty of power even for spring on the res, my right shoulder loves it too! now with the shorter lines that match them up so well the smaller rods are really effective. the airflo compact scandi in particular on that 1107. right around 30' @ 420 grains and that steep triangle taper make it a breeze to cast even with a bunch of weight. the new tactical line is also a nice match for heavier stuff. with the floating tip removed the 7 wt is 480 grains and 30' with a heavier tip so it works better with big tips.

all in all i would take any of them just about any day but the 1107 is getting the most regular work.

[rvsteelhead]

when buying a new spey rod ,one should cast a demo rod on the water be four you buy.it will cut down on the number of rods you will owne.

[davedobrzynski]

But what fun would that be??

[MartyRomeo]

If I had to choose between the two two-handers I currently own (TFO 12'6" Deer Creek 5/6 and TFO 11' Deer Creek 6wt switcher), I'd have to go with the 6wt switch rod. It casts both compact Scandi and Skagit heads without complaint. In fact I can huck an 8" whitefish string leech on 8' of T-14 with a 420 grain skagit compact just as far as I need to, or cast 80' on the SR with the scandi head. There is such an incredible variety of DAMN GOOD compact speys out there...it's absurd of me to think the TFO 6wt switch is the best, but it's my go-to rod for medium to larger water. It's been out west on the Deschutes and can handle just about any situation on a river that size. It's actually a pretty nice rod for smallies, too.

[Frank Swarner]

I only have one spey rod and it is a Fly Logic Dec Hogan 13ft 8wt and I love it!! Wish I could get another one!!

[Chris C Crane]

There is no way for me to pick one...

My current top three:

Winter Rod- T&T 1309 matched with a Nautilus 12 - split time between mid delta spey and compact skagit.

Spring - Loop Yellow 124 8wt matched with J. Ryall 12 reel - Airflo Compact Skagit heads

Trout - ACR 124 4wt matched with Hardy Uniqua - Airflo compact scandi