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So, the other day I was getting my trout gear organized for the opener here on sat. and came across a line that I bought for a rod I no longer own. For kicks and giggles, I put this Rio Selective trout 6wgt line on a reel, tied on a leader with some yarn, and went to the river behind the house and started speycasting it on my 4wgt Sage XP...wow, was it a ripper at the snap-t and the snake roll :smokin: . In general, I usually put a line wgt one size bigger than than the rod's rating b/c of the wind, but this setup is awesome for speycasting.
Is there anyone out there who spey casts with a single hander alot? If so, what line/rod setup do you use? This setup excites me, because I fish alot of soft hackles on the swing. I love my Sage 6126, but catching a 6" brookie on it is like shooting a mouse with a 12 gauge! The 6126 is great for the bigger rivers and flies but it is overkill on the Boardman. There are some big fish( I could tell you where, but then I would have to call some Guido to whack you :devil: ) in this river, but none that the stout 4wgt XP can't handle.
Thanks in advance for any input.
Is there anyone out there who spey casts with a single hander alot? If so, what line/rod setup do you use? This setup excites me, because I fish alot of soft hackles on the swing. I love my Sage 6126, but catching a 6" brookie on it is like shooting a mouse with a 12 gauge! The 6126 is great for the bigger rivers and flies but it is overkill on the Boardman. There are some big fish( I could tell you where, but then I would have to call some Guido to whack you :devil: ) in this river, but none that the stout 4wgt XP can't handle.
Thanks in advance for any input.