to switch or not to switch?

**Tiger** · 06-23-2012, 04:29 PM

Jed,

Like I said you are right. You're always right...End of story...Gotta go Carmen's on the phone...

**aaron** · 06-23-2012, 05:01 PM

If you can afford it the One and TCX switches can't be beat. The Ross is nice but not on the same level.

**Jed Peters** · 06-23-2012, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by Tiger

Jed,

Like I said you are right. You're always right...End of story...Gotta go Carmen's on the phone...

Glad we see eye to eye.

**Jed Peters** · 06-23-2012, 05:44 PM

Originally Posted by aaron

If you can afford it the One and TCX switches can't be beat. The Ross is nice but not on the same level.

When is the report The the demo day coming?

**Bill Kiene semi-retired** · 06-23-2012, 10:23 PM

We have the St.Croix Switch rods that are very nice @ $249.

You need an 8 weight reel...nothing fancy.

To get started a running line, head and a tip is a around $100.

A two-handed fly rod is really great for swinging soft hackle flies or streamers on a large trout stream or medium river the size of the Lower American.

You can cast where there is no back cast room with a two-handed fly rod.

There are more Spey casters every year.....

Switch rods are just smaller, lighter Spey rods for most of us.

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**Tiger** · 06-24-2012, 07:02 AM

Thanks for all the pms and emails...

**mar** · 06-24-2012, 10:19 AM

Thanks for all the replies and insights.
brand x vs. brand y? Chevy vs Ford?
If this switch thing is anything like the single-handed stuff, it may all come down to personal preference. I have a couple of highly-touted, expert-loved high-$$ rods that sit on the shelf while I happily fling some discounted and mid-priced rods. Personal preference.
I'll do a bit more homework on this stuff. I stopped by the shop yesterday and got some basic info and insights from Andy. Also got to wiggle a couple of rods. I love wiggling rods

Lessons first, test cast a few rods, do a bit more research and go from there.

Thanks again.

**Jed Peters** · 06-24-2012, 10:38 AM

If you want to try out a 5119 some time, you can try mine. It ain't really a Chevy vs ford thing....more like a Chevy vs BMW.

Yes, my sage tcx has more "ooomph" and backbone than the Ross. But it is almost 2.5x more money! And it is NOT 2.5x as good.

I don't fish as much as some, but get in about 100 days a year for the last couple years. I have fished the Ross, and if I had to do it over again would buy that over the sage.