Fly Lines For Switch Rods

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Fly lines for switch rods.

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. Switch rod and spey rod weights are rated on the aftta standard and single hand rods and lines are rated on the aftma standard. 2 new refurbished from 489 00. Barrio switch fly lines.

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. It s like comparing celsius to fahrenheit or meters to feet. Some lines are great for shooting sink tips and streamers while other lines are best for indicator fishing or even dry fly fishing. The added length of the switch rod makes it a line control machine perfect for long drag free drifts and easy casts.

They range from nymphing for trout to swinging for steelhead and even casting in the surf for stripers. Some lines are good for all around utility work. I know a lot of guys come to the switch rod from a single hand casting background. The particular fly line you have on your switch rod or trout spey rod will impact its abilities a great deal.

Free shipping on many items. Here s an article that talks a little bit more about that setup. I believe it was a 400 grain line cut back to 16 feet with the cutting done off the front end of the line. Red truck diesel fly rod 11 7 weight 4 piece switch.

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. 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. 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.

In fact on some switch rods it is my primary spey swung fly choice. 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. 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. Douglas dxf 51064 10 6 5 wt 290gr 2 handed spey switch fly rod free 87 line.