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Thank you Marcus ! You mentioned showing rigging the hook at the end of the vid; that would be helpful. I'll look at your other vids. I always tie a loop in the mono and thread the hook on, then wrap the mono around the hook shank once for rigidity, but the little junction tube things look faster and easier if I'm understanding them right
Theres so much rubbish said about Rio lines.. ive been fly fishing for over 50 years and used many lines out there, and i have to say the best lines are all gone, what we have now is this modern rubbish and all the hype that goes with it.. Rio is the worst one for this, they spend millions on ads and paying guys like this to spill out this blurb.. the world is full of con artists that will say anything to get you to hand over your money ! Gods truth.. I was persuaded to buy the Rio Gold line, i was given all the usual how brilliant it is ect.. ect.. It was the WORST line i have ever used in my life, people DONT waste your money.. I contacted Rio and put them to a challenge, I told them i will put my old rod & line against ANY of there casters using any line and rod they liked, casting for distance, NOWONE CAME FORWARD !! Rio if your reading this the challenge still stands, you can TALK a good line, but you cant cast one !!
@@ashlandflyshop770 Sorry for the epic rant, but it really gets my back up when I’m spending hundreds of pounds/dollars on new so called great lines just to end up with crap! Years ago lines were made differently, they were far better than today’s rubbish, and they lasted a lot longer too. Now one of my biggest hates with all these lines is the bloody color’s .. who the hell started that stupid idea needs his ass kicking.. Why ?? PLEASE.. PLEASE.. give us a line with ONE color like they used to be !! Have you ever heard that saying, If it ain’t broke don’t fix it ! I think the guy that started making lines red, white and blue was on drugs Or belonged to a circus ? I fish large reservoir’s in the UK, mainly from the bank, so distance casting is important, I don’t wade ever.. so you see how serious I am regarding a GOOD floating distance line.. I beg you show me one ? Seriously show me one preferably with one color ? I have a bench full of new floating lines, I’ve spent hundreds of pounds on lines, not one of them matches up to the one I’m using, the problem is it’s discontinued and I’m searching for a replacement that I find impossible ? I put it against ANY Rio line, any rod they choose but they didn’t comment.. Put up.. or shut up that’s what I say ! Out of all the lines I’ve used in my life there’s only 2 that stand out, this one I’m using now that’s worn out, and the Hardy Jet that is also discontinued.. When I was in my 20s I could cast the Hardy jet out of the rod tip along with 20ft of backing ? Now I’m an old man of 76 with an old rod and knackered line that Rio won’t challenge ! I leave you with a good tip, difficult these days but, if you can get a bright orange line so when you’re casting you can see everything it’s doing, so mending your mistakes as you go along..look out the corner of your eye at the line as it unrolls behind you..
Even though the sonic is a mid-price rod, the price on far banks products are totally wild here in Norway. Checked on a currency calculator, the 9,6 7wt sonic retails for (equivalent to) 1143 usd....
Hmmm . Not sure how long Marcus cast. Let's say more than far enough! That rod pairs beautifully with either the Rio Scandi body head or the SA spey lite Scandi . Those are the 2 lines that will allow you to reach the easiest distance. I would say 70-80' if you are a seasoned caster would be pretty comfortable if you had everything lined up well.
@@ashlandflyshop770 I owned the spey lite scandi 180gr, after saw your videos. 3wt 80' for me just a good didtance, they will be a pretty match,thank u.
@@ashlandflyshop770I 've got a 4wt and a scandi body,do you have some recommendation about the scandi tip? After rigging up a scandi tip,should I tie a taper leader ,maybe 10-12ft,or just a 5ft tippet on it?
For a young guy, you have a lot of knowledge and great explanation and instructions given in your video! Great job! Keep up the great work! I just bought a Scandi Line for my 12'6" #8. With the low water, I needed another arrow in the quiver.
I guess wire or shorter length of braid would keep the hook more in line with the body of the fly? Sounds like an excellent producer but that naked hook in the video looks off to my non fish brain.
So concerned about the casting action, every review I’ve seen in the igniter is tested by casting over grass, How does it do when playing a fish with light tippet?
A good question! My choice for playing large trout on smaller tippets/flies would be a Trout LL or something with a little more give in the tip. The lighter line igniters would probably fit best as a lake line / streamer / or indicator type rod. Some just prefer a faster action
I found some suggestion for single hand Commando head,said don't stop at all when starting a sweep,and make the forward stroke.Is that the "continuous" cast? Lower the rod tip to compress the D loop,avoid to blow the ancbor ,but I don't understand the continuous stroke.
I have floating line #8 and I want to use the sinking leader to fish from a beach, I think to use 3 ips. My question is : should I use also any regular leader or tying fly to the sinking leader?🤔
Good explanatory piece but acknowledging that we really don't know what the fish do ! I'm just coming down from catching my earliest ever Atlantic springer (29 April)-and on one of my awful home-tied horrors. Keep it up.
Hello, I have a 9.6" one handed rod for 7# line. They recommended me a 250g opst comando head. Could it flip and throw really heavy baits? Like lead streamers, silicone crabs, UV resin shrimp, etc. I would use it in river mouths and beaches. Thanks.
interesting application! The commando head will certainly throw those flies, not sure it's the best "fishing" line for that application but it will certainly get them out there!
Quale versileader galleggiante posso utilizzare con una Rio Scandi Short Shooting Head 180 Grains Galleggiante per pescare trote con mosche secche molto leggere ( vorrei una posa molto delicata). Il Rio trout Verso leader 7ft galleggiante è la migliore scelta?
I’ve been Spey casting for 50 years. Young people are making casting to complicated and getting too caught up in gear .. we fished with 16’ rods, home built lines and mend the line to reach the fish.
Ive got a Loop 4wt switch 11’. What head system would you reccomend for salmonfly season on the Lower D with wet flies? Im thinking Scandi might be in order
Great rod for that fishing! I would look at a compact scandi like Rio's Scandi Body or SA's Scandi Lite for this rod & fishing. These shorter heads/lines are very agreeable on on the shorter switch/trout spey rods of today. Use a 10' floating polyleader and it will send those big bugs out there!
When it came to the casting demonstration do you think the leader length and diameter had more to do with not being able to deliver that big fly than the fact that the line was a scandi taper? What if you just put 4 or 5ft of 0x or 12lb tippet at the end of the scandi head and tried to cast that large fly like that. Similar results or is it doable?
Great question! You are correct in that in many cases if you shorten your leader and use larger diameter leader/tippet you are going to be able to get a larger fly moving. What you lose there in the scandi system is a lot of the area you need to properly create your anchor. With skagit your anchor is determined by the "weight" of the tip as much as the length, in scandi it is more about the total "area" of the anchor. You can push the limits of a scandi with various sinking leaders & larger flies but eventually it's clear that the skagit is the better choice for these larger flies. Hope that helps!
Few days ago I was crazy about skagit lines and spent hundreds dollars,because it is "easy to cast",but it needs a tip and a heavy fly. If you don't get the proper tip weight and fly weight,it dosn't work.And I don't need a heavy fly ,finally I found that compact scandi head is what I really need, scandi is much easier to cast than a skagit head for me, a straight anchor,and a D loop ,cast easily,just take a little time to master how to build a bigger D loop and a shorter anchor.
It's all very situational and about delivering the fly (large or small) to the desired depth. Having Skagit and Scandi heads we are able to move easily between these options with a single rod. Super versatile! Glad you found something that works well for you!
I have a sage one 3 wt 11 ft and i love a scout and mowtip and imow in the light series ..good video ..looks like your missing a retaining screw on your reel !! I have the same reel and i broke 2 screws ..my tought on that is left hand retreave on perfect are bad ...if you switch for rhr the problem will not happen ..the drum of the reel gets tighter when your palming it ...i fish for big atlantic salmon with that reel ..my tought on that !
You know you're looking at the wonders of a great teacher when you see one demonstrating the techniques with such finesse!!! Kudos to Simon and Ashland Flyshop!!!
