Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Potential spey outfit - comments?

Skagit heads are generally more suited for throwing heavier sink tips.  If you were fishing the Potomac around fletchers that is the way I would go.  For smallmouth further up I would go with the scandi. 

That said, are you interested in it just because you want to do it, or because it is the best tool for the job?  I honestly wouldn't use a spey rod for smallmouth and definitely not a 13 foot 7 weight.  If they was my focus and I REALLY wanted to catch them "spey fishing" I would get something like an 11' 6 weight switch rod. 

I'm not sure why you would need a second reel.  Just buy two different lines and switch them out depending on what you want to do. 

On Monday, February 29, 2016 at 1:50:25 PM UTC-5, Jim White wrote:

Super helpful responses, thank you!

At casting church yesterday I had the opportunity to take my first two-handed casting lessons from Terry (thank you for the use of your outfit!) and John (gosh but it looks so easy...). Learned a lot. As might be expected a detailed gear discussion followed. Great recommendations from all, thank you.

Contacted The Red Shed (thank you John Bilotta!) and they are selling a $500 outfit (Echo TR7130/Echo Ion reel/backing/Airflo Ridge running line and a choice of either an Airflo scandi head or an Airflo Compact Skagit head with a few sink tips).

My question - Do I go with the Scandi or the Skagit option? My intended use, at least to begin with, is to wade the Potomac (upstream of Great Falls) and cast for smallmouth. Based on what I've gleaned re: uses of the two different head systems, it seems like that use is better suited for scandi. Am I correct? 

For $195 additional Poppy will add another Ion reel with the other line option. The obvious answer is "buy both," however, if I had to choose, given my intended use which head system do you recommend?

Thanks,

Jim

On Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 3:58:11 PM UTC-5, Ken wrote:

That was my first two hander.  Works well with a 540 and throws a 510/525 nicely.  570 is a bit too much.  It is really an 8 weight but Echo classes it as a 7 weight.  It is a good solid first two hander.

Ken...

On Feb 26, 2016, at 2:29 PM, Jim White <jrwh...@gmail.com> wrote:

Good afternoon,

Looking at a few spey outfits, one of which is described below.

Rod - Echo TR7130 (13' 7wt)

Reel - Waterworks-Lamson Guru 4

Rod (w/tube), reel, backing, Airflo Ridge running line, Airflo Compact Skagit head, two Airflo sink tips, and a RIO leader. $650.

Reviews for the rod seem solid, reviews for the reel seem all over the place.

Anyone have experience with either/both?

Thanks,

Jim

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