"Peter Charles" wrote in message
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BTW, I'm bringing a prototype trout two-hander with me. It's a 12'6"
4/5/6 wt. I'll be using it to swing streamers across some of the
wider stretches of water on Penns. Good way to cover water from bank
to bank. I have a trout Airflo Delta on it that I've cut and looped
at the 10' mark so that I can switch off between the floater tip or
10' Polyleaders of various sink rates -- turning it into a multi-tip
system. The Airflo is essentially a shooting head with its own
running line attached so it can hit some decent distance with very
little backcast room required.

It'll also do a great job of swinging wets and drifting nymphs, thanks
to the length. High-sticking is a breeze thanks to the length plus
the bottom handle rests against the bottom of the forearm,
significantly reducing fatigue. I used this rod last summer to
provide the designer with input and even used it for dries. Found it
did a great job of protecting 7X tippet.

First victim. The photo isn't good as there was water on the lens but
it does give some idea of the rod.

http://home.mountaincable.net/~pchar...wn-trouter.jpg

It was caught on a brown trout weamer on the end of the Airfl Delta +
Polyleader at Cedar Run on the Grand -- a tough place to get fish of
this size.

Peter

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Sounds very intriguing. I'll have to spectate..When are you arriving?