Keith,
Your 8 weight single hander is a good rod to start with. It is perfect for indicator nymphing and you will also be able to swing flies if you want to.
A Spey rod is perfect for swinging flies, especially when it's windy or limited space behind you. With some practice, you will be easily throwing 79-80 foot casts all day and be much less tired in the evening.
An 11 foot switch rod will do both well, but is harder to learn to spey cast with but will mend line better than a 9 foot single hander when nymphing.
I either carry a spey rod if I'm just swinging on a larger river or a switch rod on a smaller river with two spools if I may do both swinging and nymphing. The two spools are a skagit head and a double taper (or weight forward) two sizes heavier than the switch rod weight. For example, I have a 6wt switch and I use a 390 grain skagit or an 8wt double taper.
Ken ...
All,--I am ready to head north in October for some steelhead action. Been poking around, and trying to figure out if my 8wt is going to work out or should I make a move to a spey rig?Also, does anyone know of a spey casting/instruction event in the near future? I think I would like to try before I make the investment.Thank you,Keith Wrightson
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