Skagit casting doesn't involve a back cast, which is a huge advantage here in the Southeast. I haven't tried it yet, but im considering it.
@chrisphillips5722
9 ай бұрын
Peter thanks for the objective view on Skagit fishing for smallmouths. You are correct. There are two reasons I use a Skagit rod for smallmouth are: 1) it is fun and 2) It allows me to get more on the water experience with a two-handed rod. The objective here is to develop the Skagit casting muscle memory so I can transition to Skagit steelhead fishing easier. Keep up the good work. Cheers.
@loomi47
7 ай бұрын
How do you think ahout super compact scandi line like SA Spey Lite Scandi? 150grains or 180grains,20feet long,integrated,can use mono taper leaders,or heavier leader like sonar leader and poly leader,it is also versitile,especially the sittuation we don't need a heavy fly or deep sinking depth.A short length provides longer strip path ,intergrated line can be stripped into guide rings,front taper is a little stronger than normal scandies,adapt to medium size flies or sink leaders,very nimble.
@hooked4lifeca
7 ай бұрын
I've never used one, but sounds like it would work fine.
@pam424
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the insight and perspective. Your videos are thoughtful and entertaining. Fly fishers get bombarded with the next new thing , e.g., skagit single hand for smallies. Ed W is cool and skagit is fun, but I agree that it's not particularly efficient. I enjoy a good single double haul and putting my fly 6" off the bank in the shade of a warm Michigan river.
@jeromedwojak918
Жыл бұрын
Great information, very useful for smallmouth fishing. I love the practical side to this kind of fishing. Less complication for me! I use an 9ft 8wt for bass in my waters!
@N2theBlue1
Жыл бұрын
So this doesn’t take into account any of the integrated Skagit lines like OPST smooth, Rio integrated mini max, or SA Spey Lite Integrated. Any of these would take care of most of your complaints.
@hooked4lifeca
Жыл бұрын
Provided they're light enough to overhead cast well, then yes they would. As an example, I'd put that Rio 2 wt. on my 9' 6 wt. Unfortunately I forgot to mention those lines. This was the second attempt to shoot this video. On the first attempt I had a camera issue, so I had to reshoot. I mentioned these lines in the first attempt, but forgot to talk about them in round two.
@N2theBlue1
Жыл бұрын
@@hooked4lifeca the OPST goes down to 150 grains and the SA 180
@richardberger263
Жыл бұрын
can you use shrink tube to weld heavy leader to a fly line. thanks enjoy your web site
@hooked4lifeca
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately no. Mono won't weld into a fly line with heat shrink. The mono will just be drastically weakened.
@KristianBjering
Жыл бұрын
Hi. Great video. I really enjoy details about lines, casting, gear and such. I use 275-300 grains OPST on my 9’ #7 weight Greys GR80. Not used it a lot, but thinking it might be on the heavy side for skagit. Any thoughts? One thing I noticed was the black welded joint between shooting head and running line u use in the film. Do you use for instance a polyurethane tubing that will melt and be a part of the fly lines connected, a black heat shrink sleeve or do you have a different trick to share? 😀👍 I weld my fly lines myself and would prefer a permanent sleeve/tubing to be melted into the line coating to make it more durable… (if I could find the right materials) Br from Norway 🇳🇴
@hooked4lifeca
Жыл бұрын
Yes, it's a welded sleeve, not heat shrink. Airflo used to include them with their Spey lines for a while and I've been gradually using my small stock of them to seal the ends of running line joints.
@KristianBjering
Жыл бұрын
@@hooked4lifeca Thanks. Any suggestions on how to get those sleeves or where to purchase equivalent material?
@hooked4lifeca
Жыл бұрын
@@KristianBjering That's the problem, I've never found a source for them and Airflo has never offered them. I've been running off of my collection from years past.
@KristianBjering
Жыл бұрын
@@hooked4lifeca Thank you for the reply Peter. If you don’t mind me asking, how do you go about choosing the body weight. I tend to use 18-19 grams of line weight for overhead casting on a couple of my (too many…) #7 weight fly rods. What is the easiest way to determining the appropriate Scandi and skagit belly weight? I know the best must be to do field trials, and personal preferences, but can I just assume 17 grams +2 grams for scandi and 17 grams +4 grams for skagit, and then subtract the weight of the tip to get the body weight - ish? Eg: 17 grams +4 grams - 5 grams tip weight = 16 grams body for skagit on #7 rod?
@hooked4lifeca
Жыл бұрын
@@KristianBjering Fairly simple actually. I take approximately 80% of the weight of the Scandi head as being my target for an overhead line. As example, my 8 wt. Loomis NRX+ takes 500-520 in a Scandi head so my overhead line should be in the 400 to 425 range.
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