spey lines

[sage]

Hi All.

Any ideas which is better spey line, Snowbee 2D floater or Ian Gordon short head floater.

[G Ritchie]

Depends on how you want to use it. The Snowbee line has a very fine tip and it basically a line for presentation, it wont turn over polyleaders or heavy/bulky flies. The IG line has a steeper taper and will turn over shorter polyleaders (and indeed longer ones if the wind isnt too bad) and will handle larger flies, while still having excellent presentational qualities. I personally prefer the IG line as a better allrounder.

[sage]

Hi Graham.

Thank you for that, How does the rating work on spey lines, is it what the head weighs, I was talking to Ole of Partridge, who had a word with Ian Gordon for me, about the best line for my Fulling Mill 15', his answer was for the 65' head go for the 10-11# and if I had the 75' head go for the 11-12#, I would of thought the longer the head the more wieght would be there , or are the heads the, same wieght , if you understand what i'm trying to say.

I just want a line to load the rod properly, I was casting my friends soft action rod with a Snowbee and it really flies, jump roll backing knot out the tip ring, double spey went really well , with mine it seem to loose a bit of momentum on a double spey.

Spey casting is a little new to me.

[G Ritchie]

Those recommendations are good for that rod. Unlike overhead casting where the whole of the line beyond the rod tip contributes to loading the rod, in Spey casting only the line in the upper part of the loop loads the rod on the forward cast. Because the 65ft and 75ft IG lines have the same head weight, if you move from the 65ft head to the 75ft you either have to increase the line speed to properly load the rod or alternatively go up a line size. If you are just starting Spey casting, I would recommend starting with the 65ft line in a 10/11. Only move up to the 75ft 11/12 if you intend to fish larger rivers once you are a more experienced Speycaster.

[sage]

Hi Graham.

Thank you for the info, I'm getting there slowly, give me a trout rod and that is a different story