I am thinking about building a spey rod for my Dad for Christmas. I just got into double-handers this spring after building a Forecast 13' 8/9 Spey, and have trouble keeping it out of my dad's hands when we get a chance to fish togther. The only problem is he thinks the best way to cast it is to hammer it DOWN with these monster roll casts...OUCH! Time to get your own rod!
Needless to say, he has never done any spey casting. He is a big guy, 6'6" 250, and has tons of experince with single-handers: 3#-12#. He will most likely only be using the rod in the same places I fish: Oregon area. Hopefully, we will get to fish for both winters and summers.
I wanted to try building a lighter rod for him, 6/7#, but I don't think that would be the best for winter fishing either. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance for any help. I would like to keep the blank cost around $200. Cheap-skate, I know!
Needless to say, he has never done any spey casting. He is a big guy, 6'6" 250, and has tons of experince with single-handers: 3#-12#. He will most likely only be using the rod in the same places I fish: Oregon area. Hopefully, we will get to fish for both winters and summers.
I wanted to try building a lighter rod for him, 6/7#, but I don't think that would be the best for winter fishing either. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance for any help. I would like to keep the blank cost around $200. Cheap-skate, I know!