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this new forum is a great idea. until a year and a half ago i had never even seen a double handed rod much less used one. but after i lost most of my right hand i found them to provide a way for me to keep fishing. i fish warm saltwater almost exclusively and rapidly found that the spey lines turned to sphagetti in the warm weather but i also found that i could use regular warm water weight forwards with the big rods if i overlined them. i guess i could have saved myself a lot of experimentation if i had found this site earlier but maybe it was better to work things out for myself. at any rate i learned about grain weight by myself and found that i really could cast 90 plus feet with a two hander.
if i have any problems it is that i sometimes can't keep a tight line on fish. redfish will often run right at me after i've hooked up and it is hard to catch up with them with a right hand that lacks trhe dexterity to play a fish. in this respect the long rod is sometimes a disadvantage. does anyone else have this problem?
my other problem is getting enough backing on a reel. i've tried to use my old reels but they lack the capacity to handle both backing and the big weight forwards i now use. i can, of course, cut the running line short but i find that the larger diameter running line helps me handle the line when casting or retrieving. if i cut too much i end up casting backing and that is almost impossible for me to handle. i guess the obvious solution is to buy bigger reels but i could use some advice on brands. i like bauer and loop but maybe there are better choices? ]
anyhow, i'm going to keep working at improving my skills and maybe i can learn to cast spey style. i really look forward to using this forum more and talking things over with the two handed masters.
if i have any problems it is that i sometimes can't keep a tight line on fish. redfish will often run right at me after i've hooked up and it is hard to catch up with them with a right hand that lacks trhe dexterity to play a fish. in this respect the long rod is sometimes a disadvantage. does anyone else have this problem?
my other problem is getting enough backing on a reel. i've tried to use my old reels but they lack the capacity to handle both backing and the big weight forwards i now use. i can, of course, cut the running line short but i find that the larger diameter running line helps me handle the line when casting or retrieving. if i cut too much i end up casting backing and that is almost impossible for me to handle. i guess the obvious solution is to buy bigger reels but i could use some advice on brands. i like bauer and loop but maybe there are better choices? ]
anyhow, i'm going to keep working at improving my skills and maybe i can learn to cast spey style. i really look forward to using this forum more and talking things over with the two handed masters.