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    Generally speaking if you want to reduce weight...

    Generally speaking if you want to reduce weight you cut from the back. Heads with long level belly sections and/or short back tapers are relatively easy to tweak without affecting other aspects of...
  2. This board has been a trove of information and...

    This board has been a trove of information and dialog. There are generalist fishing boards, but, one like this, focused on regional information, is a bit unique. It is part of what made, in my...
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    25 gr is about the minimum increment where most...

    25 gr is about the minimum increment where most casters will notice a difference in performance. FWIW, when I am fine-tuning lines I cut in increments of about 15gr. So if 375gr is well in the...
  4. Thread: Pandion???

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    Since I don't see any other responses: I have...

    Since I don't see any other responses:

    I have never cast these -- sadly -- but if I recall correctly, the Pandion was designed as an 2-hand overhead surf casting rod. Stiff butt, fast recovery. ...
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    You didn't say what tips you are using, which...

    You didn't say what tips you are using, which also matters. Assuming you are using MOW tips which are sort of standard these days, with the Rio skagit max long you will be at about 37' total head...
  6. Thread: Kenai Opener

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    Per Jason, "need", no. But a 10' rod, 7wt or...

    Per Jason, "need", no. But a 10' rod, 7wt or 8wt, is definitely nice if you are indicator fishing from a boat on the Kenai. A light switch rod, 10'6" or 11' in the 5/6 class, is also not out of the...
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    10 days is not a coincidence. As you might...

    10 days is not a coincidence.

    As you might guess on some reflection, there is a large scientific literature devoted to weather 'forecast skill' - skill being a technical term meaning, how much...
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    You have a lot of options. If you can make...

    You have a lot of options.

    If you can make your way up to the Sac area Jeff Putnam (jpflyfishing.com) is a THCI and has introduced a lot of anglers to spey. Doug Duncan (duncanflyfishing.com)...
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    That might be a bit extreme of an analogy. ...

    That might be a bit extreme of an analogy. Maybe like a DC-3. A 15' 12-wt and 72' competition head, that would be like an F-18.



    Again, it depends on the definition of 'better'. Both...
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    There is no free lunch. If you are utilizing...

    There is no free lunch. If you are utilizing stripped-fly tactics on relatively small rivers e.g. trout an ultra-short skagit head is a great idea. If you are pursuing dry-line swung-fly tactics on...
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    That doesn't make any sense. Elaborate.

    That doesn't make any sense. Elaborate.
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    Have not cast the OPST heads, but, just to point...

    Have not cast the OPST heads, but, just to point out:

    The OPST commando is 300gr@15' = 20gr/ft.

    The Rio Skagit Max Short is 425gr@20' = 20.25gr/ft.

    Not as different as appears on the...
  13. Congratulations to local favorite Doug Duncan,...

    Congratulations to local favorite Doug Duncan, for making the spey-o-rama men's open finals this year in the toughest field ever. 169ft longest cast. Wow!
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    An old Airflo delta 8/9? OK, so, what is the...

    An old Airflo delta 8/9? OK, so, what is the question? Should be possible on a 13' 7/8, generally I wouldn't go heavier -- assuming the rod is really a 7/8. Does require proper training &...
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    So you've got around a 6wt line on a 5wt rod. ...

    So you've got around a 6wt line on a 5wt rod. Doesn't sound unreasonable.
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    What line are you asking about, exactly?

    What line are you asking about, exactly?
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    I agree this line makes a fine match for a light...

    I agree this line makes a fine match for a light spey. And yes when I cast then on my light speys I upline 2-3 sizes. It's also a fine line for single-handed speycasting, if the caster can handle...
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    when is a skagit a skagit, or, the tale of the woeful Rio Flight

    In the last post I mentioned the 575 gr Rio Skagit Flight, which has now shuffled off this mortal coil, but without presenting data. For a reason. It's pretty well known the Flight didn't have the...
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    The "Scandi Body" is designed as a multi-tip...

    The "Scandi Body" is designed as a multi-tip line, so, yes, by definition, designed to be used with tips. It is still a scandi taper. It is not a skagit. It is a scandi cut for tips. I interpret...
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    Sounds like one of the original GrandSpey. Even...

    Sounds like one of the original GrandSpey. Even at 100ft 1600 grains is, yes, very heavy. By comparison, a modern 100' head for an competition-rated 18' rod, much beefier sticks than what you have,...
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    Rio scandi body for a Z-axis 5110, as pointed...

    Rio scandi body for a Z-axis 5110, as pointed out, a good place to start, would be the rio recs.

    On the Rio recs...since the Z-Axis is out of production, you want the "old rods" chart, which is...
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    Unless you're a lot younger than me, and, I'm not...

    Unless you're a lot younger than me, and, I'm not really that old, and also built like a tank, I suspect you'll find single-handed casting a 6wt switch won't be very fun for very long. That bottom...
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    Generally speaking translating 2-3 line sizes...

    Generally speaking translating 2-3 line sizes between a single- and double- hander is a good rule of thumb if you are converting in the same casting style. For example a 4wt double-handed spey line,...
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    Updated agenda for this event: 9AM-10:30AM :...

    Updated agenda for this event:

    9AM-10:30AM : competition
    10:30AM-12PM : presentations/demos
    12PM : lunch & round table with local tournament casters
    Topics:
    Elements of the distance cast,...
  25. If you are in SF, both Willy George and George...

    If you are in SF, both Willy George and George Revel, both FFF MCIs, are fairly active at GGACC and involved in the casting education program. They probably have a lot of insight into the process,...
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