Totally agree on everything. Good tip is to size up 3 from the rod weight if you are not sure if the reel is designed for DH in mind. For example; if I get a 13ft 8 rod, a reel that is made for wf10 or 11 is a good choice. Hardy made something clever with their marquis and cascapedia, up to a certain range they call them salmon 1, 2, 3 and then you know they are designed for DH. The Sage spey reel is hot, just a shame that they dont have sizes for 14ft 9 and 15ft 10, quite essential sizes for early fishing here in Norway. Wish I watched a video like this when I was new to the spey and DH world....
I was thinking of putting the big speedster on my 7126 ignitor. Do you think that would be heavy enough? Otherwise I was just gonna but the big Sage. I like big-ish reels and I've had great luck with Sage AND Lamson.
Totally agree on everything. Good tip is to size up 3 from the rod weight if you are not sure if the reel is designed for DH in mind. For example; if I get a 13ft 8 rod, a reel that is made for wf10 or 11 is a good choice. Hardy made something clever with their marquis and cascapedia, up to a certain range they call them salmon 1, 2, 3 and then you know they are designed for DH. The Sage spey reel is hot, just a shame that they dont have sizes for 14ft 9 and 15ft 10, quite essential sizes for early fishing here in Norway. Wish I watched a video like this when I was new to the spey and DH world....
Great comment. Thank you. The new Spey II from Sage now has a big reel for 14-15’ 8-10wt rods! Very cool!
I was thinking of putting the big speedster on my 7126 ignitor. Do you think that would be heavy enough? Otherwise I was just gonna but the big Sage. I like big-ish reels and I've had great luck with Sage AND Lamson.
I have the sage Spey 678 on my 7126 igniter and I love the match!
Generally speaking, rod/reel/line balance affects how you cast which then affects how you present your fly, and how the fish see it ...
I've seen some fish eat some pretty weird presentations though! haha