Sitka:
Skagits are way too short. I've used them, and one can get some serious distance out of them. One spends half his time on the water stripping in line for the next cast though, and to me that's not fishing time. With long bellies or double tapers I just pick it up and roll it back out there. Wish I had discovered Spey rods about 15 years sooner. Have a 12 1/2, a 14, and two 16 footers. For sure the most efficient method to fly fish, and at my age there might not be much time left. Have a good one,
