This short film breaks down the Spey line categories and guidelines and then offers a detailed explanation of the benefits and assets of each Spey line/head.
Excellent presentation!! I appreciate it. While this may not display the most current lines available, it certainly demonstrates what type of line you need for each application. Rio’s line selector app can shed some light on those lines available for your particular purpose with your specific rod.
Started fishing with switch rods and skagit heads and i love them! and this video was helping me to begin my Spey "career" immensly. so thanks! good video.
I have a 13.5, 7-8wt. Spey rod. Behemoth reel, 7-8wt. Scandi shooting head. What running line should I use? After the shooting head what should I use? Thanks. Love the educational videos. Keep them coming.
www.rioproducts.com/learn/choosing-a-spey-line This page will have all the info on the tips and shooting lines you need! Good luck! Your local shop should also be able to help!
Do people fish Spey and Switch Rods for dry flies as well as streamers (large flies)? And, how does that effect the lines one chooses to use? Thanks in advance.
Im starting to get into the salmon fly fishing and ive read and asked about what is the best line to use and i all got back a floating line with a sinking tip. I have been watching and reading lots about them but still cant get my head around it. the river i fish is a wide one but in places it can be short and also has many obstructions in places. i am goin to be using a 14ft maver distinction rod 9/11 weight. If you have any tips it would be great thanks!
I have a 14" vision 3zone weight 9-10. Im going to make a setup for spey on it, but i have no clue on what to get. Ive fishing fly for many years but only single handed rods and back cast, so im kind of new to this. I hope you can help me?
So you would recommend a skagit head for a newcomer? On a 12,6 #8 rod. I've fished many years with single hand and wf taper, first ever two handed salmon trip this year.
If casting big flies and sink tips, yes, a Skagit head would certainly be the best option. If you are going to fish floating line and smaller flies, a Scandi style shooting head will probably be better.
Hey Matt, it is a very unique box that I bought at a fly shop in upstate NY called "Malindas". I think they get it specially made for them for intruders. It rocks. Cheers, Simon. BTW, you are most observant - it has a bungee and that small eye you reference...
You can use floating or sinking tips, but pretty well all Skagit heads do need some kind of tip on the front end. Thanks for watching and your question.
They are lines that are one piece - ie with the running line and the head all being part of the same component. Non integrated means the they are two separate items; a shooting head and a shooting/running line. Hope that makes sense?
