We’ve told you before that we think you should try out a switch rod if you haven’t already. We’ve also told you that we tend to think of switch rods as basically being little spey rods. They definitely can be fished like little spey rods and that’s maybe the use that’s most applicable in our fisheries, but reality is that they’re more versatile tools than that.
The ‘switch’ name comes from the fact that these rods can be cast overhead like normal single-handed rods, and they can be spey cast as well. In this short video, George Cook from Sage walks us through and demonstrates a few different situations where you can use your switch rod.
Here’s the outline – great applications for switch rods include
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- Beach fishing
- Lake fishing
- Nymphing
- Single-handed spey casting, and
- Our favorite – double-handed spey casting.
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Quick question about managing running line. I live in the south and we do not have a lot of people who fish or who even know what switch / spey rods are, and I am having a hard time understanding how to hold and coil running line so I have no twisting/knotting while shooting line with my switch rod. I have a way of doing it but it seems cumbersome, there has got to be a easier way. If you guys could give any direction, I would greatly appreciate it. A video would be even better.
Hey Cole,
The best tips I could come up with are right here–
https://deneki.wpengine.com/2009/06/managing-running-line-3-simple-tips/
I think that #1 and #2 are key, personally.
Have fun with it. Once we get into our summer seasons we’ll look at shooting a video – great topic for that.
Andrew