As the name suggests, Scandinavian style heads originated in Scandinavia. They are usually shooting heads with long front tapers, and they are very pleasant to cast. The heads are short - usually no longer than three times the length of the rod, thus they are much easier to cast than Spey lines, and very good for smaller rivers and tight casting situations.
The main disadvantages with this type of head is that they don't cast heavy flies and fast sinking tips well, and that there is a lot of fishing time wasted at the end of each cast stripping the line back if you make along cast! Skagit lines do need a front tip added whether floating or sinking , and a shooting line at the back before they are ready to fish. They are the newest design of Spey line on the market and the strength of Skagit lines is that they lift weight very easily.
Anyone fishing large or heavy flies will find nothing casts these easier than a Skagit line. Likewise, a fast sinking tip is far easier to cast on the end of a Skagit line than either of the other two types. Also, as Skagit heads are so short, they are the easiest of all Spey line designs to cast, and certainly the best for the tightest of back casting spaces.
The disadvantage with Skagit lines is that they don't have the same kind of presentation as the other two types, and tend to be clunkier when they land.
Because they are so short, they also have a lot of stripping in after each cast has fished out. The first part of choosing a Spey line is always going to be choosing the best taper for the situation you are fishing. To be perfectly honest with you, there is not a guy in the shop that has had the time to try and become an effective traditional spey fisherman, and with the odds of hooking into a fish already being so low why throw another difficulty into the mix.
Summarize Traditional Lines. Will throw longer casts. Less time stripping line. Less control in fly depth and fly choice. Prestige factor. To Conclude. First off congratulations you have made it this far and your head has not exploded.
There are a variety of styles, lines, flies, rivers, and fish out there, and each line talked about above has a time and place for it. Some of you may find that Skagit Lines suck for the type of fishing you want to do and others might find that same to be true with Scandi.
Being that Big Y is situated in prime steelhead territory we are here to help. Our guys have fished many types of river across the USA, from Alaska to Michigan, and just about every notable river in Oregon. We have been on the small streams along the Oregon Coast and fished the Deschutes pretty religiously. This article is meant to act as a jumping off point and is in no means set in stone.
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The original Redington Dually was easily our best selling spey rod, and for good reason. It was easy to cast, an especially nice rod f Theme images by MichaelJay. I find that the Skagit works best with shorter through actioned rods perfect with the Vision Cult 13' 8" 9 , but it can be an unfortunate and much less pleasurable experience with stiffer tippy weapons.
The bottom line is that my requirement for the Skagit head is greatly diminished since I moved from the AFS to the Scandi. If I didn't already own a Skagit I don't think I'd be in any hurry to buy one now.
Messages Reaction score 8 Location Devon. Rennie Well-known member. Messages 6, Reaction score 2, Location Gods County. Sorry,but that video is all bo locks, sorry but it is. Its all down to the American tackle manufactures influence to sell you what you don't really need. They don't try anything else because they're not allowed to think for them selves.
Righto,I've been around a bit,I've more than a fair understanding of fishing with a Shooting head again its the American influence that calls it Scandi,its a shooting head!
There's not much that beats me nowadays in terms of conditions with my std. On the odd occasion you simply cant stand up for the wind I do have a Rage head which so far hasn't been beaten by the wind. Any of my dedicated sink tips,multi tips or full sinkers just whang that kit out there no problems!. Now I do have Skagit lines a few in fact!
Let me tell you this my friends to quote Rab,C. Ok I understand we in the UK might not be throwing Air resistant water absorbent flees like the winter Steel headers do and T tips do initially get down quick,but they do get dragged through by that big bulky rope above them a lot quicker than a normal head! However,sorry,but I just see very little mileage in re-inventing the wheel!
Yours V. Meldrew esq. Last edited: Feb 14, Rrrr Well-known member. Messages 8, Reaction score 3, Ive came to the conclusion that if the winds too much to cast an airflo rage compact then its time to get the spinning rod out.
Its not the most subtle tool for the job but its effective. Birkin Well-known member. Messages 2, Reaction score Location Cheshire. West Coast Pacific rivers are a different thing and a Skagit matched to a T tip is a must to get your big and heavy fly to turn over and get into the bottom layers of the river. Messages Reaction score 55 Location Bavaria - too far away from salmon spots. I tried Skagit lines with all the tips available for my fishing, also the lighter trout fishing, in my phantasies of heavy flies on smaller rods.
To make it short: I gave it up, because the advantages are that small and the disadvantages too many compared to Scandi lines. Not saying, there is no Special place for Skagit. But I also would see the need to differentiate between Skagit lines and Skagit casting!
Nowadays there are that good manufactured lines, Scandoid lines or Hybrid lines, that have the finesse of a Scandi tapered line and nearly the casting abilities of a Skagit. But with the newer lines really all skagit casting techniques can be done, as far as proper fit of rod and line is given. In short: limited back casting room is no longer the limiting factor to have the need for a Skagit.
The Americans still have a big following for Skagit, but there can be seen a strong tendency to enjoy the finesse and grace of Scandi type Lines and leave the Skagit heads in the wallet only for special needs.
As already mentioned, I for myself, stop fishing, when my Scandoid lines are blown away by wind. In presentation there are so many advantages of the Scandi type lines.
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