Hey All,
Hoping to get a bit of advise from people who have done this before. I have my trout rod 9ft 5 wt, medium fast action. I love this rod as we go way back, it was my fist rod, given to me by my dad about 15 years ago. Over the last year my fishing style evolved. I ditched bobbers ( almost altogether ) and really got into spey casting & swinging flies. This was for two main reasons: I have a bad shoulder, so repetitive mending while indicator fishing really irritates my shoulder & I have a really active style of fishing so I like stripping, twitching and controlling the swing. I do also like to know when I get a grab ( even if I don't hook up).
I was looking into buying a 4 wt switch and then I came across rod conversions. I have a 2nd handle and have everything prepped to add it to the rod ( hopefully this weekend). My biggest questions are about line. I want to make a skagit style line that I can add tips to. Plus 7.5-10ft of floating, intermediate and sinking tip combos. I figure a skagit style line between 225-250 grains should load the rod nicely, but I am looking for suggestions about overall line length.
Also my biggest question is: how reliable is welding a line yourself?
I have a ton of used lines that are great candidates. I have 2 used wf8s and a 7 switch chucker with a damaged front loop. I was thinking of taking about 11-15 ft of the switch chucker head ( its roughly 19 grains per foot ( so about 200-275 grains)
I was thinking of welding a loop at the front and back end, then using a mono shooting line.
What are your guys thoughts & tips ( especially about line welding)
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