Basically all Spey and Switch rods are just different length and different line size Spey rods to me.
The length of the Spey or Switch rod correlates to head length.
Shorter rods = shorter heads and longer rods = longer heads.
Shorter system for shorter casts (smaller water/brushy) and longer rod & head for longer casts (larger open rivers).
Its all good......
Then grain weight is actually what means the most as far as rod size/power goes.
I think I might end up with about 4 different size two-handed fly rods?
~300 grain little rod for trout= 10'9" #4 Switch
~400 grain for light steelhead = 12' #5 spey
~500 grain for medium steelhead= 13' #7 Spey
~600 grain for really big stuff like winter on big rivers = 13'6" #8 Spey.
This is just for an example._
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Just like in single hand fly fishing, the line size relates to the fly size or the tip and fly combined weight in two-handed (=Junk).
Small flies (small projectiles) = small line/rod size.
Large flies and heavy tips (large projectiles) = larger line/rod size.
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