Fished my new Beulah G2 Platinum 6wt Spey Rod

[MHeuch]

I fished my new Beulah G2 Platinum 6wt Spey Rod for a couple of days. I really liked it.

The rod is an interesting color. Beulah list it as Black Iris on their web page and from the picture there it looks black. But it actually a dark blue, indoors in looks black, but in bright light it is a definite blue. The guide wraps are a solid blue and the ferrules are a blue to purple fade.

The rod feels very light in weight; Beulah says that it is made with Graphene, but I have no idea how they can apply something that is 1 Carbon atom thick. Guess I just need to take their word for it. It balances with an old Lamson Velocity 3.5x weighing 5.7oz and 150 yds of 20# dacron backing at the very tip of the handle. (A reel that weighed ~0.5oz more would balance out better)


I lined the rod with a Rage Compact 420 grain line. The rod bent deep and cast easily with a Poly-leader and a slightly weighted fly. (most of the time a fished an unweighted fly) I also tried Beulah's Exilar Scandi 400 grain line. It felt right for touch and go cast, but it would not cast a slightly weighted fly. (Or one could say that: I could not generate enough line speed to cast a slightly weighted fly with that line). I liked casting the Rage Compact better. Maybe it was because of the extra 20 grains.

I am a happy fisherman, Mark

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

What is the closest moving water for you to Spey cast on Mark?

Try to get up on the Klamath or Rogue rivers in the new month.

October is a top month for both rivers.


I am a big fan of the Airflo Rage head myself.

I think it should be the first line a new Spey caster buys.

I think it is in between a Scandi and a Skagit.

[MHeuch]

I live in the Bay area, so the closet moving steel water is the lower American. I will be there in Nov. - Jan. (with a 7wt)
My last trip was the lower Klamath a week ago for a few days. The fishing was good the catching (for me) not so good, but there was the occasional half-pounder which put a little bend in the rod.

I do often make a fall trip to the Trinity when family and job time permit. Last year I had a awesome day in Dec. on the Feather, this rod would be a great fit the for swing fishing there.

[Mark Kranhold]

I live in the Bay area, so the closet moving steel water is the lower American. I will be there in Nov. - Jan. (with a 7wt)
My last trip was the lower Klamath a week ago for a few days. The fishing was good the catching (for me) not so good, but there was the occasional half-pounder which put a little bend in the rod.

I do often make a fall trip to the Trinity when family and job time permit. Last year I had a awesome day in Dec. on the Feather, this rod would be a great fit the for swing fishing there.

Fish that new 6wt on the American this winter, it’s all you need!

[MHeuch]

Thanks, I will give a try.

[Adrian]

Fish that new 6wt on the American this winter, it’s all you need!

Hey dont mean to hi jack a thread, interesting comment whats your winter set up on the A? I like using a 6 wt, since it allows for more flexibility if flows get high but sometimes I feel its too much "gun" for the A.

[hwchubb]

Most of the winter run fish on the American run 6-10# with the rare 15+, so a 6 definitely isn’t too heavy. I fish a 13’ 6 wt Meiser with an intermediate skandi and poly leaders, which covers most everything but the highest flows. There are plenty of guys throwing skagits and heavy heads, but that always seemed a better snagging setup to me. I mostly fish downstream of El Manto, which means fewer but better condition fish and fewer fishermen, so maybe that’s part of it too.