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Cabelas LSi Switch 11' 7wt

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#1 ·
First time poster and I must say that this site is becoming really addicting. I'm just getting into spey fishing and I decided to jump in with 2 feet. I'm just finishing up building a 14' 8wt on a Winston Vapor blank I got for a great deal on closeout and I already have a reel spooled up with a 600 grain Airflo Skagit head waiting for it.

Anyways, I know this line of Cabelas rods is just new this year but I had a chance to pick this rod up at my local Cabelas and fell in love with the feel of it. It was very light in hand but felt like it had plenty of backbone to punch out casts. Has anyone had a chance to cast it or fish with it yet? Just curious to see how it performed on the water if anyone has. I built a 10'8" 7wt on the Batson Rainshadow blank and it's a great indicator rod but doesn't have the power I want to swing with. I want a switch rod that can double for swinging on our smaller rivers hear as well. Thanks.
 
#5 ·
Cabela's Lsi Switch Rod

I purchased the Lsi 11.5 ft 8 wt switch rod this fall. It (to me at least) feels more like a medium action rod which works for my casting style. I put an Orvis # 8 switch line on it and it casts extremely well DH overhead(90+ feet, no problem). I must add that I have been using SH rods for over 40 years but even with my Sage XP #9, I could never reach these distances (not that you have to always). Having said that, I am new to speycasting and am only getting out 60-70 feet with this set up.(I'm sure this will improve in time). This line is 120 feet long with a 34' head that weighs 450gr. The Rio website recommends a grain weight between 450 & 525gr. for this rod, so perhaps this 450 weight line is a bit light for spey casting.(I still think it's my poor technique however). There could well be better lines out there for spey casting and proper loading of this rod and as many have suggested it's good if you have the opportunity to try different lines. Overall I quite like this rod for the price(especially when on sale) and it allows me to get started with spey casting at a reasonable price. I have landed 4 out of 5 Atlantic salmon on this rod so far(all released by the way)and it was up to the job.
 
#6 ·
Lsi 11'6wt

Ive been doing a lot of reading and research on what line to get for multi purpose use and/or getting an extra spool and getting two lines.
that being said, i fish with a 13' 7wt orvis shooting start, was using a 450 grain skagit max head and switched to a 500 and it works amazingly now. tried the same line on my 11' 6wt cabelas Lsi switch rod and it had no problem casting it. Im sure this line is a bit heavy but i was still able to cast 60'-70' with ease, which surprised me. i have been reading that the lsi 6wt acts more like a 5wt and so on, but I'm beginning to rethink that after trying a 500 grain skagit head with sinking mow tips.

the lines I'm looking at are;
rio switch 6wt-430grain
rio switch chucker 6wt-420 grains
rio intouch extreme indicator probably in an 8-9wt 280-330 grains
airflow speydicator 6wt-420 grains

planning on mainly indicator fishing on small to medium sized rivers with this rod but would obviously like to be able to throw a tip and swing a fly. will probably end up with an extra spool and two lines from the looks of it. would love any feed back or info on these lines.
 
#7 ·
Cabelas switch rod

I have the Sage ONE 7 weight 11.5 in switch rod and like it. I am heading up to Canada in April and wanted a backup rod. I just received the Cabalas LSI 7 weight 11.5 inch model. It is a very good rod and if I were blindfolded I may not be able to tell them apart. It is light and action is comparable and I am very happy with the rod. The salesman told me the 11.5 inch rod had better action then the 11 foot model. Jerry
 
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