Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Switch Rod Research Completed

Consensus is that the Beulah switch rods are the best under $700 and second best overall.





SWITCH ROD SERIES 10'6" 7/8wt. 4 PIECE Comes with sock, cordura tube, lifetime warranty for original owner (see warranty conditions)

Good crossover Winter/Summer Steelhead rod for Spey or Nymphing. Excellent indicator and nymph fishing from boat or bank. Great for spey work. The 7/8 Switch Rod makes a terrific dedicated everyday Deschutes river dry line Steelhead rod. The 7/8 Switch rod can also cross over well for light salt water use casting smaller tips and Clouser size flies.
The Beulah 7/8 Switch rod is our number one selling Switch rod and the most versatile choice for big fish.

USE OF ROD: Spey casting Scandinavian shooting heads and compact skagits and swinging flies for steelhead. Excellent for nymphing from a boat or wading. Great for two or one hand overhead casting distance.
ACTION: Medium /fast, fast recovery

FLY LINE RECOMMENDATIONS:
Recommended Lines:
~Rio Outbound 8wt ~Cortland Precision Platinum Salmon 9 wt~SA steelhead taper 10wt Spey casting-370-390 grains over 29-31 ft.
~Beulah Elixir 380gr 7/8 $72.00 designed specifically for this rod.
~Beulah Tonic 410 gr 7/8 $72.00 designed specifically for this rod.
~Vision Ace floating shooting head cut 380-420 grains
Best price $394.00 direct from manufacturer.
Most recomended reel for this rod, (on a budget), the Lamson Radius R4.

Available for $139.95 at MRFC.

2 comments:

Coach said...

First time using my repaired Beulah 2 weeks ago. $75 dollars required for repair. 4 week turnaround time. Returned with a new rod grip section in lieu of repair. Still works like a charm:-) Rod was broken early this season, on its third trip out, while trying to break off a very large King Salmon that had taken my stonefly nymph while pursuing steelhead. Unfortunately then line held and the rod broke off.

Coach said...

Those reading this post later than 2011 should note that switch rods have continued to evolve and price points have migrated. But the Beulah continues on as a workhorse.