New stick

**wfocharlie** · 01-11-2012, 06:24 PM

Got a beulah classic 11'6'' 6/7 mini spey for smaller water and summer fish. Looking forward to giving it a test drive. Going to try to limit myself to 3 fly rods. We'll see how long that lasts. Mostly just posting to keep the flyfishing section from getting too rusty.

**Arctic** · 01-11-2012, 06:54 PM

You are gunna love that new matchstick!
I'd fish that thing for winters too! I have been loving the 7 wt for heaving large, lead eye tubes, or intruder style bugs... When the rod loads to the cork on the cast... You can carry a ton of energy thru the line! Making for some absolutely bitter distance. I rock a Burkheimer 1197 in the same length(basically), and weight... And I have to hold like 4 loops of line in my fingers to make sure I get enough line out before it snaps tight!

Let us know how it handles all your different presentations. Im interested to know how you like it for light duty work. Maybe with a full floater head on it?!

**Chedster** · 01-11-2012, 08:23 PM

Sweet, keep us posted how you like it. I have been eyeballing that stick lately. I have been stoked on my 7wt switch rod (baby spey rod) for everything from bull trout on the OP to 15 lb native steelhead. I can cast the smaller rods all day long and feel no fatigue at the end of the day.

What lines are you thinking for that rod?

**wfocharlie** · 01-12-2012, 05:52 PM

I have an old 480gr skagit that someone gave me. I cut 3ft off it so I have a 22ft 450gr. I'm going to try that and see how it goes. What are you using on your switch rod Chad?

Ian, what line are you using on yours? Sounds like you have your casting dialed.

**Arctic** · 01-12-2012, 06:22 PM

On the Burkheimer I use Rio's Skagit Flight head, and I run the MOW tips. It was a 26 foot, 575 gr. floating head, that I cut down to 16 feet, and it weighs in the neighborhood 430-460 gr.