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Forgot to mention one potential downer issue with the Skagit/Scandi head systems, and it's the loop to loop connections for assembling the components. Under normal conditions, they'll run through the guides fairly easily. If one's out in freezing situations, something I seem to do about 3 times a year, those connections hold extra water, ice up heavily, and often stall at the guides. Makes casting difficult and can generate a break off if one gets a heavy hit and can't feed line.

It's damned near impossible though to acquire dedicated sink tip Spey lines in the US anymore, so one's locked into the loop to loop deals. Progress in a direction I don't really care for. Seems to be a bit more variety in lines if one is willing to do shipping from the European markets and can think in pounds.

Have a good one,


Only crazy people fish at those times, so one should be fine in your neighborhood. A nice November session on eastern Oregon's John Day River



Here's short grain window discussion that might help.
Grain Windown Link