Sage Spey R8 7126/7130/7136 Review

Ah the 7wts….I love this category as they get fished more than any line weight across the board. In this video, I will chat up the benefits of each of these, from the authoritative nature of the 7126, the sweet groove of the 7130, and the big water Scandi champ, the 7136. Thanks for watching! Please like and subscribe, it is much appreciated!
As a side note, I almost didn’t post this video, as I wasn’t totally pleased with my casting. Maybe it’s obvious or not, but I wasn’t totally finding my groove. After watching the video, it was real clear to me what I was struggling with. My rod was too steep in the key position (the firing or casting position). It should have been flatter in the back. I got to maybe 9:30 instead of 10. The result was that I had to rely too much on the tip of the rod for power, instead of being able to access the butt of the rod, which is most powerful. I preach regularly engaging the butt, loading the rod from butt to tip. As you can see, I failed to do this effectively if at all. Did the cast still go pretty good? Yes. But if you watch closely you’ll see some tailing loops of varying degrees. That’s a sure sign of too much tip and not enough butt. Anyway, I thought I would share this as a teaching point. We al have our off days. Thank goodness the R8’s are so forgiving!

[@robmanton2586]

Great video, thanks for it. I picked up an 8130 so look forward to your next video on the 8wt category!

[@speylesson6761]

Thank you! Love the 8130. Video coming soon!

[@paulconklin]

What about scandi body recommendations?

[@fishingbcwithcj]

Hey Jon,
Can you do a 7126-4 Igniter and R8 7126-4 comparison video?

[@megaconda07]

I'd personally like him to throw in the 8126 r8 in that video as well.

[@EeRock507]

Would the 7130 cast 10 foot of T-14 without a problem? Most of my fishing with be with 10 foot of t -11 but sometimes the winter fish are just down deeper as you know. Thoughts on T -14 and ever so lightly weighted fly.? Thank you for your feedback back

[@speylesson6761]

Oh yeah, 10’ of T-14 is no problem at all.

[@EeRock507]

@@speylesson6761 so 10 foot of T-14 and a small tungsten mini no problem is what your saying.

[@speylesson6761]

@@EeRock507no problem let it rip!

[@Joesmith-p2h]

Step up to 12.5' of T-11 for winter fishing. For me, that tip combo is money for fishing the fly perfectly in the zone of most classic winter runs. I don't fish much T-14 anymore (10 footers) since switching to 12.5' of T-11.

[@ἀπόστολος14]

Can you do all 30 some spey casts in one video?

[@speylesson6761]

Haha name all 30 and I’ll do it!

[@ἀπόστολος14]

@@speylesson6761 Some one told me there were like 36 different casts. I don't remember the exact number he said number. I'll try to come up with a more comprehensive list.

[@ἀπόστολος14]

@@speylesson6761
Underhand Cast, Side Cast, Heineken Cast, Dry Fly Spey, Devon Switch, Czech Spey Cast, Circle-C Spey, Anchor Switch Cast, Waterborne Single Spey, Snap-C Cast, Snap-T, Spiral Single Spey, Touch-and-Go Perry Poke, Double Underhand Cast, Snap-Z, Reverse Snake Roll, Skagit Pop Cast, Voodoo Cast, Wombat Cast, Reverse Perry Poke, Dynamic Roll Cast, D-Loop Cast, Turbo Spey, Off-Shoulder Snake Roll, Reverse Double Spey, Reverse Single Spey, Snake Roll, Switch Cast, Perry Poke, Snake Roll, Circle Spey, Double Spey, Single Spey. This seems like a lot. Is there any missing?