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I am in search of the best two handed nymphing tool I can find for big water. Because of the arthrits in my hands I have sold off all my singlehanded rods except my 3 and 4 weight rods. I can no longer stand the pain of casting them.
I talked to Bob Meizer and he sent me 3 of his two handed rods to try. The 106 5/6, the 11'4" 5/6 and the 11'7" 6/7. For the past couple of weeks I have been fishing them on the Deschutes for Redsides. I have been extremely pleased with them. No PAIN.
The 106 5/6 is the 10 ft 6 in. 5/6 weigth.
This is a very pleasant rod to fish. It did spey cast well and with my 3 fly set up and a yarn indicator I was able to cast it, to about 50 ft. It felt allot like my old Sage 6100 and more of a single handed rod for me. So I tried it with one hand and of course I suffered for it. It would be a great rod for smaller streams. Or larger streams in the hands of someone who doesnt have the arthritis that I have.
11Ft 4 in 5/6
I really liked this rod ! It was effortless to cast, I mostly used a double Spey or a Perry poke depending on the wind. I could easily strike the fish with one hand, mending was easy. I fished this rod for about 4 hours straight without any pain. I didnt keep track of the fish but landed several. The biggest fish was on this rod. It does not over power the 16 inch fish yet handled the larger fish well. The largest was probably 5 pounds.
11 ft 7 in 6/7
This is also a great rod light and easy to cast. This is the rod I would want to take with me to fish the beaches of PS. I wish I would of had it when I was walking the bank just north of the Narrows bridge. It would be perfect with a sink tip, and a candle fish fly for the Silvers and Blackmouth I used to catch there.
All in all I am very happy with all the rods, the 11'4" is my favorite so far. I still have the 12'6" and maybe a couple more to try. Mmmm I`m getting spoiled. It seems there is a new kind of Rainbow in the Deschutes. Bright silver big and mean. Anybody else seen this?? Not Steelhead.
I talked to Bob Meizer and he sent me 3 of his two handed rods to try. The 106 5/6, the 11'4" 5/6 and the 11'7" 6/7. For the past couple of weeks I have been fishing them on the Deschutes for Redsides. I have been extremely pleased with them. No PAIN.
The 106 5/6 is the 10 ft 6 in. 5/6 weigth.
This is a very pleasant rod to fish. It did spey cast well and with my 3 fly set up and a yarn indicator I was able to cast it, to about 50 ft. It felt allot like my old Sage 6100 and more of a single handed rod for me. So I tried it with one hand and of course I suffered for it. It would be a great rod for smaller streams. Or larger streams in the hands of someone who doesnt have the arthritis that I have.
11Ft 4 in 5/6
I really liked this rod ! It was effortless to cast, I mostly used a double Spey or a Perry poke depending on the wind. I could easily strike the fish with one hand, mending was easy. I fished this rod for about 4 hours straight without any pain. I didnt keep track of the fish but landed several. The biggest fish was on this rod. It does not over power the 16 inch fish yet handled the larger fish well. The largest was probably 5 pounds.
11 ft 7 in 6/7
This is also a great rod light and easy to cast. This is the rod I would want to take with me to fish the beaches of PS. I wish I would of had it when I was walking the bank just north of the Narrows bridge. It would be perfect with a sink tip, and a candle fish fly for the Silvers and Blackmouth I used to catch there.
All in all I am very happy with all the rods, the 11'4" is my favorite so far. I still have the 12'6" and maybe a couple more to try. Mmmm I`m getting spoiled. It seems there is a new kind of Rainbow in the Deschutes. Bright silver big and mean. Anybody else seen this?? Not Steelhead.