Hi,
Just wanted to introduce myself (as your "subscribe"
info. suggested).
My name is John Townsell. I already know some of you
whose comments I have seen. I am a member of the WFFC
(Washington Fly Fishing Club) based in Seattle and the
EFFC (Evergreen Fly Fishing Club) based in Everett
(but don't hold that against me, guys)!! I enjoy fly
tying and fly fishing for trout (lake and stream),
steelhead, salmon and bass and have been fly fishing
on and off most of my life. I am retired from Boeing
(don't hold that against me either, OK?).
I do have a need for some information.
I have a couple of two-handed (Spey) fly rods that I
need more line info about, hopefully by someone who
has learned "the hard way" so I won't have to!!
The rods are: 13' #7-#8 4 pc. Sage Graphite III and a
14' #9-#10 3 pc. Lamiglas Im149 Graphite.
Having "lived thru" the recent exchange of info.
regarding whether a rod is too heavy or too light for
steelhead, I would just like info. regarding your
suggestions for lines for the above rods; esp. any
info about "home-made' lines or possible manufacturers
lines deemed superior to any "handmade" lines.
In the August-September 1999 issue of
Salmon-Trout-Steelheader, Bill Herzog wrote what I
think was a very informative article titled "The
Two-Handed Transition" about Spey rods. In the
article, he gave a formula for making a line for his
14' #8-#9 rod. He also stated "I have gone almost
exclusively to a lighter, 13 foot, 7 weight for all
two-handed fishing "...
Since my 14' rod is a #9-#10 and not a #8-#9 like his,
I am sure some modifications to his line formula are
in order and just wonder if any of you have
made/purchased any lines "my rods" size.
And since he didn't give any formula for a line for
his 13' #7 rod (which may be the same as my 13'
#7-#8), I'd like any info you may have on this.
These days, river-wise, I mostly fish the Skykomish,
Stillaguamish, Skagit and the Sauk rivers for
steelhead and sea-run cutthroat trout.
I am not a novice and I know that many things like
current speed, depth, necessary length of casts, etc.
go into determining a line and its characteristics.
However, "Ya gotta start somewhere"...
I am interested in lines to cover "surface to
bottom-dredging", esp. "loop-tip" line systems such as
various sink-tips loop-connected to a floating line.
Well, this is a "long-winded' way of saying "Howdy"
and "Can you help me?"
Thanks in advance,
John Townsell
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