Those of you who’ve resisted the Spey phenomenon and are looking for that first rod or subtle nudge to tip you over the precipice, avert your eyes – quickly…
The Loop Rod Company (of Sweden) is one of many rod companies blowing their excess inventory onto eBay, no subterfuge in all of this as they’re actively marketing rod sales via this outlet.
What drew my attention is the Loop Adventure Spey Rod, 13′ 2″, 3 piece, for an AFTMA #9 line. The price is $119, with 154 of them available.
I can’t resist a really good price – and those that are dangling on the edge – unsure of whether the style is suitable for their fishing, and don’t wish to make a multi-thousand dollar commitment – this may be a good way to get your toe in the water.
The rods are mailed directly from the Loop factory in Sweden, and the postage will run you about $30, so the total outlay will be about $150.
I’m sure there are plenty of rods better, this is an overstock of a discontinued model and the price suggests it may be worthy of a second look – something you can smuggle onto your credit card without too much guilt.
A good buy for sure. I’m in the market for a switch rod. Look for an upcoming piece on a roughfisherman’s journal on the subject later this month.
KB, let me know if you pull the trigger on this deal.
I don’t have any Spey rods at the moment, not sure what use they’ll be to me – but I would like to perfect all the spey casts – and this is hard to beat price wise…
I have a lot of 10’6″ single hand rods that I built back in the halycon days of Fenwick HMG, I figure they’ll handle switch style well – as soon as I have the basic strokes refined in two hand mode.
I’ll drop you a note for opinion on lines, etc – I think I’ll wind up owning one shortly.
…and congrats on the birth of your son. I’ve got some old hackle pliers you can teeth him on – that way your flies will be free in a couple years…
Yet Another Sign of the Apocalypse: Spey Brownliners??
We’ve trashed every other venue, what’d you expect?