Speaking of Scott Rods…
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At the Charlotte show a few weeks ago while playing around throwing different rods a friend put a Scott in my hands to try. He asked me to not look at it, just cast it and give my impression. As I worked line out it seemed REAL odd and clunky. As the length of line progressed the thing woke up and wailed the line out there.
It ended up being a 7′, 7″ – 9 weight! Anyone ever play with one of these? It’s a Back Country Special made for playing in tight mangrove cover and/or landing big fish out of a ‘yak. I could see using in in small salmon and steelhead streams.
It has to be the most interesting rod I’ve ever used.They use to make a 6’10” 6 Heli-Ply weight that I tried out. It was pretty cool. Amazing how much line you can throw with such a short rod.
When sight fishing for reds in the marsh, about half of your opportunities are within 10 feet (sometimes 10 inches!) from the boat. Sometimes I feel pretty goofy trying to reach them with a 9 foot rod. Would like to try that short rod for those shots . . .
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