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bald_seagull

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line matching
« on: February 22, 2015, 07:25:55 PM »
has anyone outthere owned a loop green 8124-4 before i just picked one up last weekend and once my new reel comes in the mail ill be in the market for a skagit line setup

if anyone has cast one or owned one before any input would be nice.

the loop line chart shows from 550-625
im hoping to narrow it down a bit as these lines are quite pricey
right now im leaning towards 550-560g depending on the brand

ill be throwing mostly 3-4" intruder patterns and some smaller GPs and woolly buggars
for now

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Every Day

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Re: line matching
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2015, 09:45:06 PM »
If I were you, I'd post this on speypages. They were a great help when I needed to match up a line for my new spey rod. Great group of guys willing to help there.
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bald_seagull

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Re: line matching
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2015, 05:58:19 AM »
thanks
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Hasport

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Re: line matching
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2015, 07:20:18 AM »
I like this stick with a 600gr Skagit compact and a 550gr iFlight. 13' chunk of T11, turns over dead chickens.
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RalphH

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Re: line matching
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2015, 07:53:07 AM »
Specific line recommendations by Simon Gawesworth are here: http://www.rioproducts.com/skin/summit/pdf/old-spey-line-recommendations.pdf

Lower end of the range usually applies to Scandi lines and overhead. Higher ratings apply to Skagits.
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Re: line matching
« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2015, 02:21:04 PM »
Quote from: Every Day on February 22, 2015, 09:45:06 PM
If I were you, I'd post this on speypages. They were a great help when I needed to match up a line for my new spey rod. Great group of guys willing to help there.

x2... Speypages is an incredible resource and this is a perfect questions for the board
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