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Steve Gotshall just stopped by and handed over my 12'2" TWO WEIGHT spey. A total thing of beauty for chasing trout. Deep polished Maroon blank, Maroon wraps with just a touch of silver 'bling' on the butt section.
Asked Steve for a total package, right down to the leader, add fly and fish.
He, as always been the case, exceeded my best expectations. Rod 'specs:'
Flywerks/SGS - Builder
12'2" - 2weight, whole rod/spey butt included can't weight much over 3 oz.
Deep purple wraps on a polished deep Purple rod blank
Handle - multi-colour stacks with Maple insert and gun metal grey reel seat
Rod 'name - "fet" for "Fred Evans Trout"
Leader - up to 1.5 rod length
tip/grains up to - 45
Custom cut line - 29'6"
Grains - 206
Rod tube/cloth bag - included
Reel - No brand name on same but it looks like a 'mini-Sarcone.' (sp there?) Even a light drag system; must pull this apart and look at the 'innards.'
Leader - 9' with a 4# m+/- tippet and dry flies or #10-12 weighted nymphs? Steve gave me one at 8# but for really small flys that may be a stretch so will get a lighter one. No biggie there as I can use the leader on a different rod.
Dang, what did I forget in the above?
Sign me off as:
"One Happy Camper."
:smokin::smokin::smokin::smokin::smokin::smokin:
First real rain in months so just put together and tip wiggle for the moment, but this is a true 2hander trout rod. Holy Water's on the Rogue here I come in a couple of days. For Montana/So. Idaho this thing will be a KILLER, A KILLER I TELL YOU!
All those 'dry flies' I've been collecting/haven't used in years are about to get wet.
SOOOOO YES!!
Asked Steve for a total package, right down to the leader, add fly and fish.
He, as always been the case, exceeded my best expectations. Rod 'specs:'
Flywerks/SGS - Builder
12'2" - 2weight, whole rod/spey butt included can't weight much over 3 oz.
Deep purple wraps on a polished deep Purple rod blank
Handle - multi-colour stacks with Maple insert and gun metal grey reel seat
Rod 'name - "fet" for "Fred Evans Trout"
Leader - up to 1.5 rod length
tip/grains up to - 45
Custom cut line - 29'6"
Grains - 206
Rod tube/cloth bag - included
Reel - No brand name on same but it looks like a 'mini-Sarcone.' (sp there?) Even a light drag system; must pull this apart and look at the 'innards.'
Leader - 9' with a 4# m+/- tippet and dry flies or #10-12 weighted nymphs? Steve gave me one at 8# but for really small flys that may be a stretch so will get a lighter one. No biggie there as I can use the leader on a different rod.
Dang, what did I forget in the above?
Sign me off as:
"One Happy Camper."
:smokin::smokin::smokin::smokin::smokin::smokin:
First real rain in months so just put together and tip wiggle for the moment, but this is a true 2hander trout rod. Holy Water's on the Rogue here I come in a couple of days. For Montana/So. Idaho this thing will be a KILLER, A KILLER I TELL YOU!
All those 'dry flies' I've been collecting/haven't used in years are about to get wet.
SOOOOO YES!!
