As a new switch rod user, I wish someone would wear a gopro chesty and show how to hold the rod and fight a big fish. I remember when I first hooked a big rainbow in AK on a switch rod, coming from traditional single hand, the rod felt really weird. Do you stick the but section into your waist and keep the rod parallel to the river ? So many casting videos and not much Catching 😂
Steelhead are pretty camera shy in my experience, so yeah, not much catching on film. Yeah you can put the rod butt in your hip and grab the upper grip high to get lots of leverage on the fish. Any yes some good side pressure towards the bank will help defeat the fish quickly and keep the hook in it's mouth.
Same thing. Just one has an intergrated running line the other is just the head and can be used with any running line you choose. Both can be used with 10ft or 15fr Rio replacement tips.
Yes they can with the right line system, which would be different than what we use for Spey casting. Historically, beach or jetty east coast striper fishers have used switch rods cast overhead to get more distance. Other overhead applications are valid, although not the norm. Did you have something in mind for a particular fishery?
Thanks for replying to me. Well I'm based in Ireland. And hoping to use one for salmon fishing. I've been advised that the 7# would suit with a rio scandi outbound switch integrated line for the small and medium sized salmon flies we use here as well as using 5-10 ft sinking tips. Reason I ask about overhead is I'm not a great spey caster so was hoping to be able to do both. Also wondering what your thoughts are going on the 8# for Irish salmon rivers. Our salmon usually average between 6-15pound. But mostly in the lower end of that range. Any advice is very welcome as there are not many views on the rod online.
RIO makes a single hand spey casting line that you can use to cast spey style with. I would think a heavy skagit line would be too heavy to cast traditional like. Maybe with RIO's Switch Chucker line and a floating head.
@@glenmc517you can overhead any rod if you learn to do it with two hands. I have overhead casting a 15ft 10wt with a scandi shooting head and mono running line. Used to be very common in the north of Scotland where rivers are often on exposed moors with high winds.
great vid jon,keep em comin,,,ps-nice elk-woof
Thanks Mike!
Nice work Jon
Thanks Tim!
I love my short switch rods 10' 6wt, and 10'4 5wt. Scandi and dries all summer long. I'll even go down to a #16 dry.
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As a new switch rod user, I wish someone would wear a gopro chesty and show how to hold the rod and fight a big fish. I remember when I first hooked a big rainbow in AK on a switch rod, coming from traditional single hand, the rod felt really weird. Do you stick the but section into your waist and keep the rod parallel to the river ? So many casting videos and not much Catching 😂
Steelhead are pretty camera shy in my experience, so yeah, not much catching on film. Yeah you can put the rod butt in your hip and grab the upper grip high to get lots of leverage on the fish. Any yes some good side pressure towards the bank will help defeat the fish quickly and keep the hook in it's mouth.
So, when you say 425gr Rio Scandi body, are you referring to the Scandi outbound body with integrated running line, or the 8/9 425gr Scandi body head?
Same thing. Just one has an intergrated running line the other is just the head and can be used with any running line you choose. Both can be used with 10ft or 15fr Rio replacement tips.
The 8/9 Scandi Body Head
Just wondering if these rods can be fished overhead when needed. Or is it only really double handed they suit
Yes they can with the right line system, which would be different than what we use for Spey casting. Historically, beach or jetty east coast striper fishers have used switch rods cast overhead to get more distance. Other overhead applications are valid, although not the norm. Did you have something in mind for a particular fishery?
Thanks for replying to me. Well I'm based in Ireland. And hoping to use one for salmon fishing. I've been advised that the 7# would suit with a rio scandi outbound switch integrated line for the small and medium sized salmon flies we use here as well as using 5-10 ft sinking tips.
Reason I ask about overhead is I'm not a great spey caster so was hoping to be able to do both.
Also wondering what your thoughts are going on the 8# for Irish salmon rivers. Our salmon usually average between 6-15pound. But mostly in the lower end of that range.
Any advice is very welcome as there are not many views on the rod online.
RIO makes a single hand spey casting line that you can use to cast spey style with. I would think a heavy skagit line would be too heavy to cast traditional like. Maybe with RIO's Switch Chucker line and a floating head.
@@glenmc517you can overhead any rod if you learn to do it with two hands. I have overhead casting a 15ft 10wt with a scandi shooting head and mono running line.
Used to be very common in the north of Scotland where rivers are often on exposed moors with high winds.
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Haha I definitely have one now thanks for watching!