Originally Posted by
cdevine
Erico-
I'm looking for something (switch) for the Truckee, American Half pounders, Lower Sac. I would love to find a Sage Z Axis 11ft 5wt but I probably be more likely to get struck my lightning. I came across an Oregon based company Beulah that makes a few nice switch rods for the Rogue. Anybody have any experience? Price point seems to be right in the "middle" at about $500.
I’m a big fan of the Beulah Platinum series Spey rods. Compared to the Z Axis, my humble preference would be the Platinum. Not to start a pissing match of which is better/worse; but in my hands I like Beulah rods a lot and would not consider them to be a “mid-level” rod at all (other than price)! The 11’7” 5wt Platinum was one of the smoothest casting rods I’ve ever had the pleasure to use. I have only cast their older “classic” series switch rods once or twice and it’s been too long to really say much about my experiences with them but I don’t remember being overly wowed by them. I haven’t cast one of the Platinum switch rods yet, but I would expect them to be very sweet rods given my experiences with the Platinum Spey rods (13’2 7wt, 13’8” 8wt, 11’7” 5wt).
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