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So am I crazy to think about using a RIO 15 foot replacement floating tip for a micro skagit head? Here is my current logic (FYI this is my first attempt at converting a SH rod to a switch):
•Rod: 7ft 3wt medium - medium/fast action
•home made lower grip: about 4 inches (still need to build it, but this is the plan)
•calculating head length including tip: 7.3 (rod) x 2.5 = 18.25 (head + tip)
I would think 5 foot tip of T-8 max so: Head = 13.25 ft and Tip = 5 ft
•going up 3 line sizes from aftma would put me at a 6 wt SH line = 160gr +/- 8 gr
•RIO #11 tip is 15 ft and 166 gr. So gr/ft = 166/15 = 11.06 gr/ft
•To cut this to the approximate calculated head length (13.25 ft) would make the cut RIO tip equal a final grain weight of 146 gr
So final configuration would be 7.3 ft rod, 146 gr head @13.25 ft, with 5 ft of tip (lets just say T-8). Would that RIO replacement floating tip be a good match and does this all look about right? My source for this was on the 2 handed trout site on making micro spey/switches. There is no logic for this project minus the fact that this sounds incredibly fun and would be a kick in the teeth with smaller trout.
•Rod: 7ft 3wt medium - medium/fast action
•home made lower grip: about 4 inches (still need to build it, but this is the plan)
•calculating head length including tip: 7.3 (rod) x 2.5 = 18.25 (head + tip)
I would think 5 foot tip of T-8 max so: Head = 13.25 ft and Tip = 5 ft
•going up 3 line sizes from aftma would put me at a 6 wt SH line = 160gr +/- 8 gr
•RIO #11 tip is 15 ft and 166 gr. So gr/ft = 166/15 = 11.06 gr/ft
•To cut this to the approximate calculated head length (13.25 ft) would make the cut RIO tip equal a final grain weight of 146 gr
So final configuration would be 7.3 ft rod, 146 gr head @13.25 ft, with 5 ft of tip (lets just say T-8). Would that RIO replacement floating tip be a good match and does this all look about right? My source for this was on the 2 handed trout site on making micro spey/switches. There is no logic for this project minus the fact that this sounds incredibly fun and would be a kick in the teeth with smaller trout.