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I'm curious to see how somone is going to try and market this, when it has already failed in others hands.... Good luck to them! Regards Dean

Good to meet everyone, looking forward to the next one! Regards Dean

What grain compact skagits are guys using with the 4? How about the 5? Regards Dean

Same, I ordered direct Regards Dean

Conor, What species will you target? Dean

Truly amazing! Great work. Dean

Yes, the spool "floats". This relates fully to the spring loaded retaining clip on the face of the spool. Just typical wear and tear. I think the 12T is the ccf brake design, which uses a different design for spool to reel attachment. Do/have you put a 100+ days a year on all of these? Regards Dean

I am personally stuck on Loops/Danielsons at the moment. Major problem with most reels used over time is "play" between the spool & housing. I have seen this on all reels including Nautilus Fw's, Lamsons, Tiogas.... Never on the Loops because if thier flanged design for connecting the spool to housing. Drag wise, they are all sufficient for what we use them for in Alberta. Dean

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Very cool, must have an arsenal of rods to use this kit! Dean

I have SharkSkin in a 5wt, do not like it. It is "ok", however for my applications I've found a GPX to be more suited. Gpx will turn over a nymph rig easier than SS because of the shorter heavier front taper. This is my primary usuage of my 5wt. SS is a touch better for laying down dries. Two additional points, the noise is "neat" for the first week & any new line "floats high"...my 2 cents... Regards Dean

Will they be building any for the 4/5 switch? Regards Dean

When are the Beulah Tonic lines coming out? Is Cortland still making these for Beulah? (I believe they made the Elixirs)

Anyone tried a Rio AFS Outbound yet? Or AFS shooting head? Looks the same type of taper as the Elixers and Airflo 40+'s. Regards Dean

Truly impressive Clive!

Neato!!

I have a Beulah 4/5 switch lined with an airflo 40+ 7wt (cut back). Works pretty good. Courtney, how are things? My brother and I will be back for pinks and chinooks this September!! Dean

I use the Beulah switch rods (4/5 & 5/6), no wax or tape for me. Dean

Just curious, how much are these racks? Dean

I may be in if it's in the south. Copperfield has a pretty good rink..... Dean

Oh my! Whats next Sharkskin waders?? Seriously though, I wonder what has been done different to the core? Stiffness? As well as running line diameter? SA is pretty secretive on these details, RIO however..... Great marketing on SA's part. Dean

Don't forget stripping line in close, to your feet close. You must then pay out line to prepare for the next cast. For me, the follow is one of my favorite parts of spring fishing for pike. Where I do like them, is for shore fishing for pike with an area of vegetation in front of you. You now have the ability to fish that zone past the weed bed and into the deep.

I would like to represent both sides here (double hand & single handers). I love spey and find something totally accelerating of the casting & simplicity. I use this style in all applications, in fact I do more snake rolls & single speys with my single hander than I do overhead casting. But, (always a but) there are things that the longer rods(magic sticks) hinder IMO. They can dampen the fight of the fish, because of the length, lines are quite heavy for any given "rod weight" & the complete rig is heavy to just carry around (I'm a 3-5 weight single hand kinda guy). +75' foot casts with ease, sure, it is totally effortless but you're throwing 450+ grains. What is that, 11 weight class? These aren't "magic" rods, pure physics. I think on a forum both "pros" and "cons" need to be identified, especially for the newbies. See you on the river!

Is the 7136 a traditional rod? Or z-axis? Very different!

If I am understanding this correctly, you should be using the single spey(which you already are). There are a few techniques to try, my favorite is to start a gradual lift over your right shoulder, this helps clear the line from the water, then continue on as you normally would single speying. Your biggest problem you are probably having right now, is not clearing the line from the water and the anchor ends up landing very close to your upstream side. If it is cleared properly, you can place it where ever you'd like. Dean