On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 13:20:12 GMT, (Greg Pavlov)
wrote:

On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 19:47:44 -0500, Peter Charles
wrote:

...Unfortunately, most sales people in fly shops don't know their ass
from their elbow when it comes to two-handers so they recommend the WC
as some sort of "beginners" line (it's usually the only one they know)
and can potentially screw their customer without meaning to.

The problem here may be the Rio catalog: "It is the
best choice of line for those learning to spey cast..."


== Rant Mode On ==

Ya, and it's not even a good beginners line! Their marketing hype is
based on the notion that the short, heavy belly will punch out some
line despite whatever the beginner may do -- but it can also cause
beaucoup problems if the rod isn't loading properly because of the
amount of head beyond the guides isn't right for the rod. It's also
hard to learn to feel what the rod / line is doing given the
all-or-nothing nature of the line. This learning the feel of the rod
/ line is one of the biggest challenges a beginner faces. A Spey DT
is still the best tool made for learning how to do the traditional
Spey casts well. The old SA Spey lines or the Airflo Deltas make
better learning lines than the Rio WC, again because, like the Spey
DT, they are more predictable when making adjustments.

== Rant Mode Off ==

BTW, I was reaquainted with the old SA spey lines after a five year
hiatus -- they ain't bad!! There's precious little difference
between an SA Spey and an Airflo Delta Long in taper design (the
biggest difference -- the Airflo front taper is longer) and I got the
impression that they are a nice, tractable, all-round Spey line. I
don't remember the rods I used one on last month but they would've
inculded about half-a-dozen different 14' - 9 wts. I have
half-a-mind to buy one.



Peter

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