Per - thanks for your reply.
I'll defer to your judgement completely; I am only going with rumors I've heard that the Euro style two-handers were designed primarily for overhead casting with two hands whereby very long lines are aerialized. I've watched flyfishing shows and read magazines that provided evidence to support this, so I believed the rumors were true. I should've asked Kevin Thompson while chatting at the Sage booth recently, but I was too busy admiring the new 7136 and digging that 5pc 8wt RPLXi at the casting pool (su-weet).
Judging by your response, Euro/style twohanded casting is not overhand casting long lines, and any and all clarifications would be much appreciated. That's one of the benefits of the Spey pages, to be able to get the inside scoop from people like you!
Fishawk is looking for a two-handed overhead casting tool that will reach over large surf, throw big saltwater lines, and be easy to strip retrieve big flies sometimes right to the "knot". I've played around with two-handers in the salt for about 6 years now on Cape Cod and find that there is a niche where they excel but are far from being all-around devices for the task. We've built a prototype rod based on the 8124-3 (which I think is the same one you like) and it can toss a 12wt WF intermediate line. I hope to finish this rod soon, since I am getting into rod building
Besides I haven't lived in Europe for over 30 years and I was much too young to handle a two-hander back then
Any clarification of what Euro style rods really are would be much appreciated!
Thanks Per,
Juro