Hello, I am trying to make a very shorthead skagit line for an 11' 5wt. TFO rod. According to Simon this rod needs a Rio skagit 350 or 500 (floating).
I read Curt's recent post about a super short head line for Meiser's 11'7" 5/6/7 rod and was inspired to build one for my trout spey. I also looked back throught the forum and saw Riveraddict's posts about shorter skagit lines.
Curt spelled out his line formula pretty clearly: the total head including tips was 2.25X the rod length. Obviously this works well for him.
My question for Riveraddict is: when you wrote about the 2.25X length being a good minimum for skagit heads, were you talking about the total head (w/ tips) or just the belly (to which tips are added)?
I am thinking that I will want my total head to be a bit longer than 2.25X 11' (or 24.75') but maybe not. I will mostly be using the rod to cast for distance, from the edges of treelined stillwater.
Also, I suppose I will have to do my own playing around but has anyone figured out a good skagit grain window for this rod? I am new to building lines, how much faith should I put in rio's 500 grain recomendation? That is a lot of weight to put into a 25' head.
That's about it for now. Any help would be apreciated- especially clarification from Riveraddict or anyone who has experience with this particular rod.
Thanks, Eric
I read Curt's recent post about a super short head line for Meiser's 11'7" 5/6/7 rod and was inspired to build one for my trout spey. I also looked back throught the forum and saw Riveraddict's posts about shorter skagit lines.
Curt spelled out his line formula pretty clearly: the total head including tips was 2.25X the rod length. Obviously this works well for him.
My question for Riveraddict is: when you wrote about the 2.25X length being a good minimum for skagit heads, were you talking about the total head (w/ tips) or just the belly (to which tips are added)?
I am thinking that I will want my total head to be a bit longer than 2.25X 11' (or 24.75') but maybe not. I will mostly be using the rod to cast for distance, from the edges of treelined stillwater.
Also, I suppose I will have to do my own playing around but has anyone figured out a good skagit grain window for this rod? I am new to building lines, how much faith should I put in rio's 500 grain recomendation? That is a lot of weight to put into a 25' head.
That's about it for now. Any help would be apreciated- especially clarification from Riveraddict or anyone who has experience with this particular rod.
Thanks, Eric