Fly Lines For Switch Rods

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Fly lines for switch rods.

In fact on some switch rods it is my primary spey swung fly choice. Free shipping on many items. The particular fly line you have on your switch rod or trout spey rod will impact its abilities a great deal. Barrio switch fly lines.

Douglas dxf 51064 10 6 5 wt 290gr 2 handed spey switch fly rod free 87 line. Here s an article that talks a little bit more about that setup. I know a lot of guys come to the switch rod from a single hand casting background. How your rod will fish starts with the line you choose and it all adds up to make selecting a line for your switch rod the most confusing choice in fly fishing.

Some lines are great for shooting sink tips and streamers while other lines are best for indicator fishing or even dry fly fishing. Another reason is that if you are using skagit heads and spey lines they are thicker than standard fly line so a larger capacity reel will be required. Many switch lines on the market are sold as lines for both one and two handed casting thus being a little light for two handed use and too heavy on a long rod to be comfortably managed single handed. Switch rod and spey rod weights are rated on the aftta standard and single hand rods and lines are rated on the aftma standard.

Switch rods are larger than a single hand fly rod of the same weight so to balance the rod you will need a reel that is about two sizes larger than what a single rod calls for. The added length of the switch rod makes it a line control machine perfect for long drag free drifts and easy casts. It plays such to perfection. The barrio switch floating fly line is a full floating line designed for two handed spey and overhead use on switch rods.

This means that a 5 weight switch rod for example takes a much higher grain weight line than a 5 weight single hander in order to get the proper load. They range from nymphing for trout to swinging for steelhead and even casting in the surf for stripers. It s like comparing celsius to fahrenheit or meters to feet. Skagit single handed line that i ve cast was a cut back version used for fishing small side channels with an 11 5 weight switch rod.

Gorge fly shop inc 3200 lower mill dr hood river or 97031 us. This is the sleeper line on any given switch rod in that if one is gonna play the indicator game this is undoubtedly the right line. I believe it was a 400 grain line cut back to 16 feet with the cutting done off the front end of the line. Most anglers that fish switch rods as single handers will overline the rod by a line weight or two i e 8wt line on a 7wt switch rod allowing the rod to load more deeply and increase the ease of casting.