What I am looking at is a 15' Greenheart Spey rod I got from Iain. He recommended a 7 to 8 wt line for it. It was designed to use a silk line, so I have to go with his recommendation. Now to find a line to use. Jimi
Jimi, To confuse you more the line rating system for spey lines and rods is different than single-hand rods! The spey industry is trying to standardize things however. Basically spey ratings are lower than single-hand ratings. Spey lines are all based on the 'grain' weighting of lines. The grain weight is based on I believe 80ft of line out (I might be wrong), vs. 30ft for single-hand lines. As an example my 6/7 13'4" spey rod handles a 6/7/8 line that has a grain weight of about 450. That versus my 9'6" 7wt single-hand rod that has a standard 7wt line that I believe has a grain weight of about 265. I'm a spey newbie but from my introduction to the sport it's definitely an area where speyers really fiddle with...sometimes even building custom lines to satisfy their requirements. If you're starting with a single-hand rod I suggest trying to find a long belly line that is designed to roll easily. Wulff Triangle Tapers, SA XXD, and 'steelhead/spey' named lines are a good start. Again make sure they're single hand lines if you're going with a single hand rod. Confused yet? Good luck. Preston -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.10 - Release Date: 1/10/05
