hayze07 Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 I just bought a pieroway 510 spey rod and was looking at the loop classic reel but was wondering which size would balance well for it? Any other suggestions for reels to balance this rod out. Thank you Quote
SilverDoctor Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 I just bought a pieroway 510 spey rod and was looking at the loop classic reel but was wondering which size would balance well for it? Any other suggestions for reels to balance this rod out. Thank you For the 510 Butter Stick I would go with a Loop Classic 5/8 or even a 7/9 depends what line combo you need to put on it. It throws a 400 gr so i would lean toward the 7/9. I would take the stick down to a shop and check out the balance with the reel first. That rod from what I remember is fairly light and you don't want too heavy a reel. Great reels the classics I have a couple that i love. Quote
Guest JBear Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 The 510, throws around a 500, just to clarify. 400 would throw the 400 better at least according to the website and myself demo-ing it, i would also lean towards the 7/9, bigger is usually better for reels when it comes to spey. Quote
126barnes Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 those classics weight a ton, with a rod so short i would think you will have balance issues. Quote
SilverDoctor Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 those classics weight a ton, with a rod so short i would think you will have balance issues. exactly Quote
Mikey Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 I use the 5/8 classic on my opti 11'6 7wt and yellow line 12'4 8wt. Its a perfect balance and I love the clicker. Quote
maxwell Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 i think the 7/9 will be fine for the MD 510 ive bin using a 8/11 classic lately on the 510 MD use to use my runner but have bin balancing my rods headier on the bottom to feel more balanced when forming the d loop... rather than the traditional way... im not afan of super heavy on the bottom but getting more that way.. i find it helps me work less with similar effort! Quote
SilverDoctor Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 i think the 7/9 will be fine for the MD 510 ive bin using a 8/11 classic lately on the 510 MD use to use my runner but have bin balancing my rods headier on the bottom to feel more balanced when forming the d loop... rather than the traditional way... im not afan of super heavy on the bottom but getting more that way.. i find it helps me work less with similar effort! That's what I found, I love the way the runner picks up line fast but wish is was a bit heavier. Nice thing about the Classic. Quote
agbff Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 I went from a Loop CLW to an Evotec and weight difference proved to be very beneficial to my casting. The heavier reel provides almost a pivot point on the foward stroke... Like most things fly fishing though, it's all personal preference. Quote
SilverDoctor Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 That's what I like about my old Hardy reels, just heavy enough. Quote
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