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Bruce & Walker 10 1/2' 7/8 Weight Fly Rod "The Loch" Spey Rod |
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Master Guide
Posts: 274 (03/07/09 01:33:24) |
First decent fly rod I ever found in an antique mall. 10 1/2' Loch rod for 7/8 weight line, with a screw cap on the butt so a handle extension can be fitted. The rod length isn't stated on the rod, but notwithstanding the differing lengths of the rod sections, I think that at exactly 10' 6", it's the original full length. I never thought much about doing the Spey Cast thing before, but there's a first time for everything...
Last Edited By: freestoner 03/07/09 01:37:17.
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Master Guide
Posts: 1296 (03/07/09 06:21:11) |
Stoner,
Usually when I spot those on Ebay, they don't have good pics like yours. Looks like you could fish that one handed. Did you get a fighting butt/extension with it? |
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Master Guide
Posts: 277 (03/07/09 14:25:41) |
No fighting butt. I'll be scouting for one.
The rod can be fished one handed, theoretically. All 6 3/4 oz. of it. If the late Queen Mother of England could fling line with a 10' bamboo salmon rod after a breakfast of multiple Ramos Fizzes, I'd be a real skid if I couldn't give this one a turn. |
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Master Guide
Posts: 1197 (05/10/09 22:57:26) |
That's a very cool rod. It would be a great trout switch rod! Swing some streamers for trout or bass... : )
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Master Guide
Posts: 95 (05/16/09 00:54:00) |
I'd suggest the rod is not intended for spey casting. Scottish/Welsh/Irish loch fishing traditionally uses teams of three wet flies with the top dropper
'dibbled' through the waves. They tend to drift a boat down the wind lanes on a drogue so distance casting is not required. A long rod is favoured to
extend the final draw at the end of the retrieve and 'hang' the flies in the surface whilst accelerating their speed approaching lift off for the back
cast to induces tailer to take. A butt would help brace the rod on the forearm to ease wrist strain, rather than specifically aid casting.
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