Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => Fly Fishing Cafe => Topic started by: square tail on September 26, 2008, 12:12:53 PM
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just courious what your favourite spey rod length and weights are? this would be interesting I think
have four cnd black spey 5/6/7/ 12ft 6
cnd solstice 7/8/9 14ft 3
g loomis dredger 7/8 13ft 4
sage old brownie 9140 9 wt 14 ft
reels have 2 bauers loop classic and islander
old hardy marquis
the rod I use the most is the loomis with m5 and skagit line with tips cheers
thanks to all that reply
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Is this about your favorite rod? Or look at how many rods I own?........
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My fav is my
Sage 9140-4
But i caught my first steelhead on a Echo 9140-4, so that holds a special place in my collection
Just built a Amundson 6120-4, but havent fished it yet.
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Meiser highlander 16ft 6/7/8, fun with any type of line ;D
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I currently have 5 2-handers in the arsenal. From 5/6 wt to 10 wt, and from 10'-6" switchers to a 15' long liner. Since I don't wade deep in big rivers much anymore I'm probably move the big rod and make the upper end 13'-14'. Scandi style shooting heads for the light wt flies, and skagit style for when I need to throw flies the size of half a chicken. Current favorite rod is a TFO 11' 9 wt switch rod. It throws everything that I need for the small to mid sized rivers that I prefer to fish.
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I have a Custom Beulah 7/8 with a Beulah Exlir line that I'm in love with.Perfect for the winter Bull trout on the Squamish/Cheakamus.
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The Beulah Elixir line is is great on my 5/6 Beulah. I bought the rod as a trout spey but its a bit heavy for most trout (at least where I fish). I use the rod a lot for fishing sea run cutts and silvers from the beach. From the beach I normally use a SA streamer express in a 7 wt and overhead cast it rather than spey cast. Rio has just came out with Outbound Short lines. They have a 30 ft head instead of 37-1/2 ft. When overhead casting the shorter head will keep my back cast from catching on every rock and bush behind me. From a boat the long head rocks.
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My favorite for the Bulkley is my Scott LS2 7130-4
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I own one spey rod and dont think i will replace it, its an Echo 9410-4 which im running a 10/11wt Airflo off of and a Bauer JM5 reel ;D I had a Loop Blue 9140 before this and hated it, just hated it. Got this setup and have fallen in love with the two hander....Finally!!
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My one and only is an 18 ft greenhart passed on from Brigadier General Nole Money's business and fishing partner.
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I have heard of greenhart rod but where do you fish with a 18 foot rod if you use it at all cheers hope to here from you
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I've never owned a spey rod till this past summer...heres a link to what I've managed to do so far...
http://gallery.flybc.ca/Amundson-Wind-Warrior
mojo short one winding check to complete the rod..it should be here this week..;)
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Loop Yellow 9132-4 all the way.. Love it!
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I have heard of greenhart rod but where do you fish with a 18 foot rod if you use it at all cheers hope to here from you
It was a gift from an old fellow (now passed on) who enjoyed my weekly sport fishing column in the Mission City Record. I have used it a few times, works well in big water like the Tom and Fraser. That being said I am not a fan. I still prefer to use a single hander, to stock my fish for up close and sight fishing.
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Loop Yellow 9132-4 all the way.. Love it!
I do like that rod, I got it's smaller brother the 8124 yellow, and it's cousin the 9140 green...even the little 382 yellow I have does a mean snakeroll.
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My is a custom Meiser MKS 7/8 13'6" w/ Hardy Bougle 4" and load w/550 grain Skagit line
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Loop Yellow 9132-4 all the way.. Love it!
Dereke, glad you like the loop.
Still my favorite, Sage 9140-4, aka the old blownie. c/w Airflo long Delta 7/8
Ted