Light spey rod

[Sparky]

OK, I floated this question last winter while contemplating the cold months in the Okanagan and I'm going to try again. I plan to build a light (i.e. 7-8 weight) Spey Rod. Last year I was thinking about a cheap blank, this year I'm thinking about something special. Let's say performance is the key and leave $$ out of it. . . any suggestions? Anyone using the Sage z-axis? Speyghillie do you have any suggestions? Any ideas on suppliers? Thanks in advance for any feedback.

Sparky

[speyghillie]

Hey Sparky,
I guess it all depends on what size of rod you want and what you want to spend, you can get one hundred different answers on open forums, i have some rods with me made by Clan Rods in Scotland, Jack Cook is the supplier for them,
I am still in Vernon so if you want to try one out, i will let the rod do the talking.
Sparky just PM me and we will go for a cast with all the Clan Rods i got, i think after all the years i have been working on the Spey i have found the most powerful light rod, and will put it up against any rod made by any other company. :shock:
Cheers Gordon.

[phearless]

The forecast is a relativley inexpensive blank and it performs very well.

The loop series are excellant bang for the buck and well known for there excellant
casting

[SalaR]

Sparky;
Perhaps I may help with a bit of info' ...Having cast and fished with likely 10 of the "better" small Two Handers over the past several years;includeing the Hardy Angel, Loomis ,Sage,Winston,Loop,Orvis and so on, I have found that the "Beulah" 12'7" is a very friendly rod with plenty of depth and extremely agile. Yet I have landed many Chinook in the 30 Lb. Range with little difficulty. albeit in low slow moving water. The 11'6" 6/7 wt is an ideal Steelhead rod...
Contact me if you need to
C

[stlhd]

I have the G Loomis GLX Grease Line 7/8 15 ft. Awesome rod! Deffinately worth putting in the effort to build one.

[Sparky]

Thanks guys. Still looking and considering my options. Keep em' coming!
Sparky.

[chew]

Sparky;
Perhaps I may help with a bit of info' ...Having cast and fished with likely 10 of the "better" small Two Handers over the past several years;includeing the Hardy Angel, Loomis ,Sage,Winston,Loop,Orvis and so on, I have found that the "Beulah" 12'7" is a very friendly rod with plenty of depth and extremely agile. Yet I have landed many Chinook in the 30 Lb. Range with little difficulty. albeit in low slow moving water. The 11'6" 6/7 wt is an ideal Steelhead rod...
Contact me if you need to
C

I'm sorry, but how on earth does this describe a rod? An outgoing, intelligent gymnast maybe, but a spey rod? Could you elaborate?

[SalaR]

:idea: Hello Chew;
describing the Beulah 12'7" small Two Hander is actually simple,like driving a new X5. It has a very well defined and designed Cork Handle and Butt , dual locking reel seat,4 sections and so on. The finish is a green deep colour,no hook keeper, and all the other stuff. Go to their site and see for yourself...However, This is one rod that leaves you with a smile after you cast it for a while and fish it for a while. Because of this rods speed you can adjust from a heavy tipped Skagit system to a long bellied ,floating Spey line without having to re-invent the wheel. The progressive design seems to adjust with little effort on the part of the caster in most situations,yet I have had little fear of breaking this rod even on early Spring Salmon in the 35 lb.range;although I would be reluctant to test that theory on super fast water without having an equally good reel.It is particularily good as a Steelhead or Atlantic Salmon rod, super sensative ,very reactive on demand, 8 3/4 ozs.This rod likes to work hard,is easy on the pocket book . A special note about this rod is that it is one of the few rods that let you adjust your cast 15 - 20 degrees without a blink of the eye. Some rods feel like old style poles for pole vaulting...others feel like the old metal Rods I used as a youngster on the Miramichi River for Atlantics ,some rods feel like they are balooned in the middle section and yet others squeak when under stress . It is the best $600.00 rod on the market...what can I say! This rod is a great fishing tool but not the rod I would use for fishing the Thompson,Skeena with a Grand Spey or XLT...simply not enough rod for such large lines.
Tight Lines
Are you doing any fishing?

[stampsteelie]

Hello Sparky,
for the rod builder my pick would be a Meiser. I would agree with the Beulah rep that their rods are nice. They should be as Mr Meiser helped provide input into the design. I built the 14' 6/7 R.B. Meiser Highlander this summer and it is a wonderful rod. Bob gave me lots of help and advice during this project and I am very happy with the finished result. I agree that the G.Loomis rods are nice but you can't get the GLX blanks. When I spoke to the rep this summer I was told they had no plans on making them available. CND now sells blanks and they make great sticks. I had a chance to have a look at a factory Z Axis and that looked nice too. So there are lots of great choices. As far as $ goes the Meisers are very modestly priced. Take the time to call Bob Meiser and talk to him about his rods.

[SalaR]

Stampsteelie,
I would love to try that rod and you can try my new Snowbee or the 11'6 6/7 wt. Beulah..this small rod is a rod I smile about everytime it is in my hand.
Keep in touch and we will meet on the Stamp
C