#6 spey rod preference

[rusty fly]

Which rod do you guys like better? TFO #5/6 12'6" or
Echo Tim Rajeff series #6 12'6"?

[Charlie Gonzales]

The TR 6126 is a cannon.

[Darrin.Deel]

I fish the TR6126 and have no complaints about it. Throws a 480 GR skagit compact like a rocket. E-mail me if you have any questions.

[aaron]

Both rods are very nice. The TR is a bit stouter, but the TFO is still very capable.

[Blake C]

For skagit, I might give the nod to the echo. But the 5/6 tfo is fantastic with a dry line. The CND 5/6 in particular is magic on that rod.

[flyguy1]

I have a 12.0 foot 5wt echo TR and my son has the 12' 6" 6wt TR. Both are awesome rods. Mainly throw a scandi on the 5wt. My son uses a 450 skagit on the 6wt. TFO's a great rods, but I find the spey rods to be a little softer than the TRs.

For the little price difference between the Echos and TFO, my preference would be to go with the TRs in spey rods. I own two TFOs in single handers and love them

Scott

[Frank Roepke]

I was between the 2 rods you mentioned but ended up with the Beulah 4/5 Switch rod. I went down to Kiene’s and Andy showed me all 3 rods, in fact he showed me all rods that were under $400. After trying all the rods I chose the Beulah.
Very happy with the decision, especially the versatility of the switch rod. I have my second Spey casting lesson with Jeff Putnam tomorrow. Spey casting is harder than it looks. Hopefully after this lesson I can focus more on fishing than casting.

Frank

[WinterrunRon]

Frank, I hope you hit a window period. Forecast is for winds 20-30 with rain.


I second the 5/6 CND line. I haven't cast a lot of different lines, but the ones I have cast, the 5/6 CND is the most balanced. Practically casts itself. Hated it with a polyleader sink tip, but it's a dream to cast as a full floater.

[SPG]

Anyone considering a 5, 6, 7 weight spey should talk to Gary Anderson about his new NOVA series. steve