Two handed overhead rod

On Sat, 2 Jul 2005 08:40:39 -0500, "JAL"
wrote:

Anyone have any recommendations for a good not-hyper-expensive two handed
rod for overhead casting?

thanks,

john


How big?

All of the Daiwa Lochmors (Scottish) are good overhead rods as well as
spey casters and they run from 12'6" - 8 wt. to 15'6" - 11 wt. Order
from Scotland, about $400.00 landed.

The 11 ' CND Atlantis 11/12 and All-Rounder 9/10 are dedicated
overhead striper rods. About $500.00

Loop Blue 7116 and the new 8116 plus the 8124. Loop Green 9116 (11'6"
- 9 wt.) - Meant for Underhand casting, they work equally well
overhaed. All of the good Underhand rods seem to be good overhead
casters -- probably the characteristics of one works for the other.
About $440.00 for the Blue series and about $600.00 for the Green.

TFO 1212

T&T 1212


I have the 11/12 wt. Atlantis and two of the new version Lochmors (9
wt. & 10 wt.) plus the Loop Blue 7116 and 8124. The 7116 isn't
available anymore and it instead sold as the 8116, Loop having
stiffened the tip section. I've also owned the old Lochmor X 11 wt.
and fished the 8 wt. version as well. Also had a chance to try the
9116 Green Loop. All of them are great overhead rods.

Haven't tried the TFO or the T&T so can't comment on those.

One word of caution, the line ratings are only suggestive as these
rods can carry a broad range of grain weight. If you buy one of the
rods I've suggested, I can give you line recommendations. As an
example, the older version Daiwa Lochmor X 8 wt. would suggest a
WF-8-F line but the bare minimum is a WF-10-F. I've overhead cast,
with the full 65' head aerialized, a 630 grain line. My two Daiwas
and the Atalntis will handle from 400 to 600 grains overhead without
breaking a sweat. The Loop 7116 is a 300 grain rod while the 8124 is
more in the 400 grain range.

HTH

Peter

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