[Glenn Kramer]

I am in the process of by my first switch rod. I will be using it mostly for Puget Sound beach fishing. SRC and Coho. I am thinking a 6/7 weight. I kindly accept and appreciate any sage wisdom for those in the know. Thanks, Glenn

 

[Steve Saville]

That's about right. It depends on what you want. I use a 5 wt. Zaxis switch, 11 ft. It casts nicely with a running line and either a Skagit or Scandi tip. I haven't caught anything of any size yet but I suspect it will handle most everything I fish for.

 

[miyawaki]

I am in the process of by my first switch rod. I will be using it mostly for Puget Sound beach fishing. SRC and Coho. I am thinking a 6/7 weight. I kindly accept and appreciate any sage wisdom for those in the know. Thanks, Glenn

I don't believe you can do better than the Orvis Helios 11' 7wt Switch. Because it's so light, you can cast the Rio Outbound with a single hand using your double haul. 80-90 foot casts are the minimum. That being said, I use a standard single-handed 9' 6wt for my SRC fishing and only break out the switch for coho.

Leland.

PS, I am not biased because I'm the fishing manager at Orvis. My single handed 6wt is a Sage SP and I fish CND speys.

 

[tyeechuck]

What do you use as a dropper behind your popper?

Jim

 

[TimHa]

I've been using the Sage 1160 Z-Axis in the salt since it came out and love it. I'd never go back to a single hand rod on the beach. It also doubles as my primary summer steelhead rod.