Spey Rod

[jksnijders]

Here's a good place to start:

http://www.rioproducts.com/photos/file/Und...ines%202008.pdf

 

Good info. Thanks for the heads up..

[maxwell]

spey lines are bascially broken down into 2 sections but 4 parts.. too me i see it as

 

traditional:

long lines- they are just that long lines with long heads usually a 120 foot line with a 60-80 foot head

midbellies- these are "shorter long lines" or mid lengthed lines. usually 45-55 feet

u can shoot the ehads on long or mid belly lines too u must get the longer head out first and dont expect too be shooting much if any line( im not a huge fan or the traditional stuff, too much work)

 

new school:

scandinavian shooting heads(scandi lines/weight forward heads)- these are shooting heads... usually 36-45 feet.

skagit lines- these are much shorter lines usually 30-36feet, they are thicker and have no taper or very little compared too a scandi lines

 

i would do a bunch of reading before i would by anything. i went and casted a dozen or more rods and halfdozen lines including all 4 types of lines before i went and bought most stuff(except a huge yellow stick i have on teh shelf for 4 ish years and another salmon stick at a great deal cuz i dotn think.. i will use em someday)

 

if anyone wants too toss some scandi or skagit lines i do have a 14ft 9wt 12 foot 6 8wt 12foot 6wt and a switch rod.... fishtales also demo's stuff... they should have soem lines(probably one or two of each style) and some spey rods too.....

 

 

[maxwell]

as for reels i would say big and cheap... u dont halfto spend much.. pfleuger, reddington, tioga, dan bailey, scierra, loop and a whole bunch of otehr makers have 10+wt reels for a decent price in and around that 100 doller range... u can fish a smaller reel but the only issue is backing.. if your trout or pike fishing u wont see much backing so u wont need more than 50 yards.. hell 25 yards.. but if u dont want too get spooled (very unlikely but ive had it happen and teh fishgods like too mess with ya once and a while)its best too get a larger reel so u can put 100-300 yards of backing.. if your fishing salmon n steelhead i would say get a reel with 200 yards of backing easy jsut too be super safe....

[toolman]

Lots of good info. Max, thanks for posting... With the mid bellys and some of the longer belly lines, I have found that it is possible to easily shoot two or three rod lengths of running line if the rod and line are dialed in properly...

EDIT:(This does not apply to any of Speyghillies experimental long lines...The +100'ers he plays with on his 11150 Bruce & Walker Norway... I'm lucky if I can shoot the head out of the tip with those long lines...lol...crazy Highlanders...)