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Post by templedog on Mar 11, 2007 18:53:02 GMT
New to this forum, I would be most grateful for some fly line advice please. I have just bought this rod 11'3" #7-9, I am new to spey casting. I have tried casting with an old Lee Wulff TT 7/8F line, however this line doesn't seem to load the rod properly. It could be my poor casting technique! Could anyone who has as used this rod please advise on a good weight/make floating line for spey/roll casting.
Many thank's.
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Post by speycaster on Mar 11, 2007 19:16:01 GMT
hi mate what rating is your rod please  |
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Post by Sloggi on Mar 11, 2007 19:19:35 GMT
I have this rod and I use a Rio Windcutter 7/8/9 line on it. Seems to be fine with this rod. Also have a Hardy Mach 1 intermediate line rated 9 which is ok but probably a size too big.
Good rod - easily handles sea-trout and grilse. Let me know if you find a line which works really well with the rod.
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Post by ibm59 on Mar 14, 2007 20:41:28 GMT
New to this forum, I would be most grateful for some fly line advice please. I have just bought this rod 11'3" #7-9, I am new to spey casting. I have tried casting with an old Lee Wulff TT 7/8F line, however this line doesn't seem to load the rod properly. It could be my poor casting technique! Could anyone who has as used this rod please advise on a good weight/make floating line for spey/roll casting. Many thank's. I currently use a Lee Wullf tt # 8 on a G.Loomis 10ft #7 and it loads it perfectly. However , I also purchased a LW 9/10 a few years ago to use with a 15ft 9/10 rod and to say it was light for it's line rating is a severe understatement. It wouldnt cast at all on the rod it was purchased for but was great on a 12ft #7/8. Incidently , it wouldn't turn over anything but the very lightest of tips on either rod. Cutting about 6ft off the taper made a huge difference in turnover but do you really want to have to do that with a line of that price. Lovely lines to use but they definitely seem very light for their advertised weight. Get yourself a nice double taper 8 or nine floater and that should do the trick. At least if you can find one in this day and age of wf's and spey profile lines!!! |
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Post by templedog on Mar 15, 2007 19:33:33 GMT
Many thanks for the replies, I am going to try a size 8 line, the rod is rated 7-9. I still haven't decided on the profile WF, DT or Spey! The river I fish is only 10-12m wide.
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Post by ibm59 on Mar 16, 2007 12:19:41 GMT
Many thanks for the replies, I am going to try a size 8 line, the rod is rated 7-9. I still haven't decided on the profile WF, DT or Spey! The river I fish is only 10-12m wide. Forget the WF if you intend roll or spey casting. In general the heads are too short. A good quality DT with some home made tips is my choice for smallish rivers. B. |
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Post by speycaster on Mar 16, 2007 13:49:31 GMT
if your river isnt very wide a weight forward line will be fine
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Post by ibm59 on Mar 16, 2007 14:31:04 GMT
if your river isnt very wide a weight forward line will be fine Not much use for mending though , if the running line is outside the tip ring. Have always found mending very important on the smaller waters. Perhaps even more so than on larger rivers. |
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Post by chasb on Mar 16, 2007 21:03:17 GMT
Does any one have any more details on this rod? I'm looking for a rod to repalce a 11 foot 7/8 Hardy Favourite and thought of the B&W, a Guideline LPXE or a Sage Z axis.
I've tried the B&W website but it doesnt seem to work - is the rod 3 or 4 piece, how long is the handle etc.
I'm happy to pay a good price for the right rod, any advice would be most welcome.
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Post by Sloggi on Mar 16, 2007 22:19:54 GMT
Does any one have any more details on this rod? I'm looking for a rod to repalce a 11 foot 7/8 Hardy Favourite and thought of the B&W, a Guideline LPXE or a Sage Z axis. I've tried the B&W website but it doesnt seem to work - is the rod 3 or 4 piece, how long is the handle etc. I'm happy to pay a good price for the right rod, any advice would be most welcome. Hi Chasb, The 3-piece B&W Salmo/Sewin is on a dark matt blank (no glare). Has snake rings other than the first two which are Fuji. Handle is 23 1/2" long. Stephen J Fawcett always have these rods on sale and having just looked, the price is £300 from £377. Rated for #7-9 lines. Excellent with a floater with tips and an intermediate. Never had full sinker on it. Casts Falkus' sunk-lure with ease. I prefer to spey cast with it, but it overheads ok too. I'd recommend one |
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