Best Spey reel?
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Hi Zach,
I have tried both the switch and Spey route for summer Steel here in OR, and I much prefer a 12.5′ 6wt Spey rod. The timing is much more forgiving with the Spey than with the switch due to the extra rod length and a subsequently larger D loop.
The nice thing is, I use the same reel on my summer Spey as I do on my 8wt single handed Steelhead/ Salmon rod and on my 9wt saltwater rod. Guess that answers your original question 🙂 If I bothered to replace the dacron backing with braided I could likely get away with more.
Buy one reel and save the rest of your $$$ for the Sasquatch Music Festival in the Gorge, great line-up this year!
-Rob
The line up for the Sasquatch Music Festival is always great it seems, need to get up there!
I was thinking of the 6 weight spey for sure because its a little heaver then a 5 with a switch rod. Its kinda tough to make this choice, its like buying a car, lots of brands and models and they are all pretty well made so its just up to what you like the looks of i guess.
I’m going with with either the Nautilus NW 7+ or a Ross Evolution 4 or Vexsis 4, it will be used on my single handed 7 weight and on a 6 weight spey… Just need to decide!
Zach
The Galvan website has a chart that matches up regular and spey lines with there Torque reels.
http://www.galvanflyreels.com/index.php/reels/Torque-Large-Arbor-Series/
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