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Catch 22
06-17-2002, 09:44 PM
Received my new St. Croix 13' 7/8 Spey rod today. Imagine this. A 13' fly rod that's totally straight. Good lord I'm in love. Those people know how to treat their guides. Thank you St. Croix.
Hottamale1
06-19-2002, 07:58 AM
Jason,
Out of curiosity (?), what did that rod cost??? I have a Loomis 14' 8/9 Spey that's a little too beefy for my liking.
Scott
Steelheader69
06-19-2002, 10:40 PM
Hey Scott, when you say beefy, do you mean overall length/size? Or do you mean handling? With that rod, you have to WAY overline thing to load. Had one and sold it off really quick. I have an older Cabela's (st croix made) 14' 9wt that's a dream compared to the GL3.
Catch 22
06-20-2002, 07:27 PM
Scott,
Retail is $220. They only make speys in the Imperial line up right now. I purchased it through the St. Croix guide program and they made it very cost effective to try. I was looking for something smaller than what Loomis has to offer without stepping up to the Trilogy series at a cool $585. I loaded it with the new Airflow multi tip line. Anyone wants to cast it just give me a shout.
I decided to abandon my spey experiment and go with the single handed rod instead. I sold my spey rod and reel. I acquired a GL Loomis GLX 10' for 7 weight line and after comparing it to the Sage XP 9608 I went with the Loomis. I can easily cast 50-70 ft. of WF line which is more than enough to get my fly where I want.
I opted for a Lamson Velocity 3 reel and AirFlo multi tip line. The outfit works well for me.
SS
[ 07-19-2002, 09:34 PM: Message edited by: Shane S ]
rob allen
07-19-2002, 07:34 PM
My experience with the loomis spey's has been poor at best. I have a gl3 14ft 9-10. it does ok but it not a rod that Loomis should be proud of. I have tried every concievable line on it and it just will nor perform. Cast it with a DT 9 and it's underloaded DT 10 overloads it. WC 8-9-10 underloads it 9-10-11 overloads it. The St croix's are far far superior.
If 50-70 feet is your standard fishing range the only advantages to a 2 hander are line control, speed of getting the cast out, ease of attaining distance. The only disadvantage is the learning curve..
blacktail
07-19-2002, 10:19 PM
Although I haven't personally fished one, I have also heard numerous complaints with the Loomis Speys. St. Croix is definitely the best buy if you want to Spey.
Mike