[Fritz]

Any thoughts on what is the most appropriate grain wt for a Skagit line?

 

[Mumbles]

Made a call to St. Croix then to Brooks Montgomery. He says if that is an older brown blank (discontinued about 4 years ago or so) that he'd recommend a skagit + tip = 600 to 625 not to exceed 650 and for a scandi setup step down from there for an estimated total weight of 575 grains. He did not have anything written down for a specific grain window but his notes reflected these two setups. Hope this helps.

 

[soundflycaster]

I had this rod a number of years ago and fished it with 600gr Skagit head with 10' of T8 and heavy flies regularly. This was a good set up for this rod. I did not fish it with a Scandi but used a 9/10 Windcutter for non sink tip applications. It was a good all around rod for the price and fairly forgiving.

 

[g_smolt]

If anyone wants one I'll sell mine for $150.

And yeah, it kicks some ass with a 600 airflo, 15' of t-14, 4' of overhand, and a LOT of bottom hand.

 

[Fritz]

Thanks for the help.