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Well I'll be in England for a couple of weeks starting early April. Maybe the reels will be available for me to see at that time. At the end of April I might be going to the Island and so could swing by your shop.

OK: looks like I am in for two reels .

Islandguy says:In an earlier post I mentioned that Snowbee has in 2008 brought out a cassett reel that is the big brother to the award winning XSD780 cassett reel system. This reel has been long awaited for from the Spey World in that it not only has a great drag system,salt water friendly but has 4 extra spools and more if you need them...and retails for less that $200...and more importantly,has plenty of capacity for any line you wish to use. Do you have a link to this reel. I went to the Snowbee site and could not find it. Is there a particular spey rod weight that this reel can be matched.

Ok let me ask you what types of spey lines can you put on it? I am getting confused because let's say I have a 7wt spey rod. Would I use this reel? In addition, am I to understand that for an eight weight single hand rod being used for bulls and pike I need a different reel? Do many different weight spey rods potentially use the same large arbor reels but just have different amounts of backing? Or am I to conclude that I must only use a reel specialized for spey rods with no ability to cross over to the single hand? Please look at my original post and tell me is there a reel that can be used for the two applications I have mentioned. Thank you.

Is it the model 2090 you have for your Spey rod? What type of Spey lines are you able to put on it?

Yes, headscan I get your point. Quite a variation. Hopefully somebody has some knowledge of this reel.

Please refer to specs on bottom of ross link

This may be one of the reasons Spey rods are becoming more popular.

I am taking the Loop Spey Clinic with Brian in May and as of yet do not own a Spey Rod. I thought I would try some of Brian's set-ups before deciding (even though he did recommend to me for my fishing purpose to consider a Loop Multi 7120). I am currently in need of an 8 weight single hand rod for pike fishing in lakes and rivers and so thought about getting a reel that could be used for both the spey rod and the single hand 8 weight. I am considering the Ross CLA 4 http://www.rossreels.com/products/cla/cla.cfm to use for both applications. What do you think of this choice and are there any other comparable reels that I should maybe consider. Note: the Ross reel retails for $230.00 and spare spools for $120.00. Thank you. Tim

I have the Confluence model. It doesn't have enough room for a rain jacket, water, food, etc. I ended up switching to a fly fishing lanyard and a knapsack. Maybe the Escape model would have worked better for me.

Reel Doctor 8822 51 Ave Phone: (780) 4310146 Fax: 4330889 This place is great. They do work on reels sent from all over the world.

For a long time I considered the kayak option but was concerned about the awkwardness of getting in all the gear and having it readily accessible. In addition, the pricing for having a kayak that is specially outfitted for fishing led me to look for other alternatives. In the end I went with a Frog Boat and am very pleased with it. Without pontoons it weighs only 50 pounds and so is easy to load on the car and yet it can carry 500 pounds and have a 5hp motor on it (I use an electric). This boat with its 4 pontoons is very stable for standing in and is easily modified to have swivel seats, anchor locks etc.

Discount would be nice for those of us that drive three hours each way to and from the show and often also stay overnight in Calgary accommodation. I thought this show was for Western Canada not specifically Calgary! Woop-Dee-Woo Some Calgary folk have to spend a little time in traffic. Sorry about the reaction-I better increase my Meds . The new Digs sound good. Well done Chris.

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