Q: I'm intrigued by those long spey rods I've seen on the river lately. As a trout angler who occasionally fishes larger rivers and for other species, could a spey rod work for me? I thought they were just for salmon and steelhead.
A:There's been a notable surging interest in Spey fishing over the past decade. This can be attributed to a couple of reasons: 1. Aesthetics. The combination of power and grace on display from a skilled Spey caster is sexy as hell and often jaw-droppingly so—droplets spray from the line as it leaps from coiled rest on the water's surface, unfurls, shoots taut and hissing through the guides led by a perfect loop, launching for what seems damn near a mile. Whew... I got light-headed just envisioning that poetry in motion. 2. It's deadly effective…
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