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Access Switch 6-weight 11' Fly Rod—Tip Flex
5¼ oz. 11', 4-piece, Tip-Flex Fly Rod for 6-wt. line.Cast big flies on big water all day long without wearing down. Developed from our award-winning Helios tapers and actions, the Access 116-4 Tip-Flex 6 Wt Switch Fly Rod is a powerful but lightweight two-hander that excels on larger rivers, in the surf, and anywhere an extra few feet can make a difference. Spey cast streamers for Great Lakes browns and steelhead, or reach over the breakers to drop baitfish patterns for speckled trout. Take control of your line, mend with authority, and gain the upper hand. In terms of performance, this rod excels. In terms of price, it's unbeatable. Made in USA.
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Customer Reviews for Access Switch 6-weight 11' Fly Rod—Tip Flex
Review 1 for Access Switch 6-weight 11' Fly Rod—Tip Flex
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Great Rod!!!,
January 20, 2013
By: Seabass
from Northern California
"Purchased this rod for steelhead fishing in Northern California.
I use this rod as a light spey rod for the Klamath, Trinity, American, Yuba, Feather, etc. Rivers, so I matched the rod with a Rio Skagit Short 375gr, and it loads and fires 10' sink tips like a dream.
If you plan on fishing with indicators and/or skating dries and traditional spey flies with a floating line, the Orvis 3D Switch line will work great. If you want to use sink tips and heavy flies, I would suggest a 20-23 foot Skagit line in the 350-375 grain rating."
I use this rod as a light spey rod for the Klamath, Trinity, American, Yuba, Feather, etc. Rivers, so I matched the rod with a Rio Skagit Short 375gr, and it loads and fires 10' sink tips like a dream.
If you plan on fishing with indicators and/or skating dries and traditional spey flies with a floating line, the Orvis 3D Switch line will work great. If you want to use sink tips and heavy flies, I would suggest a 20-23 foot Skagit line in the 350-375 grain rating."
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Review 2 for Access Switch 6-weight 11' Fly Rod—Tip Flex
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valuable addition to my rod armoury,
April 15, 2012
By: cameroia
from Aberdeen, Scotland
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"A perfect light-weight/light-line double-hander.
The grain window marked on the blank is 280-375. I would have found this useful info for the 'Details' part of the description.
I bought this rod primarily with sea trout and summer grilse fishing - sometimes when the water is a bit high, I had been stuck between my single-handed 5 weight and a double-handed 9wt - one was just under gunned, the other way over gunned.
But, this also serves well as a trout rod for swinging wet flies and streamers, and will be excellent for estuary work too, once the summer comes around. I have even cast a few dries with it, but it's not really the right tool for that job!
Much of the river I fish mostly (the Aberdeenshire Don) has enclosed banks with little or no space for an overhead cast. No problem - double-handed speys and i'm good to go. Been using this rod to brush up on spey techniques - rolls, circles, snaps - and it's an excellent tool for that, being light and fairly responsive.
I am still experimenting with line weights & grain - i've currently got this paired with a 6/7 (335grain) Beulah Elixir switch line; sometimes I feel that is a little light to fully load this rod, and casting suffers when the wind is strong. I've got a heavier shooting head on order, and look forward to pairing it up with the rod.
I have used this rod once for overhead casting on an estuary, and even in a strong wind (typical of that location) I'm able to double-hand overhead cast off of the 'wrong' downwind shoulder and fire out a decent cast - this rod will be a brilliant tool in that sort of location, without being too powerful for the target fish.
Overall, a great niche rod for my fishing, and a lot of fun to play with too.If you are thinking of a switch rod, this is a good start.
a comment about line weights:
My limited experience with this rod so far suggests you might find that you prefer one line weight for spey style casting (slightly heavier, in order to load the rod where you cannot form big Ds in tight situations) and one for overhead casting (slightly lighter) - i don't think one line necessarily is ideal for switching between d/handed styles and overhead - but as I've bought this mostly as a d/hander, this is not a criticism, just my own observation. The line that I use for d/hand styles can be cast overhead, but it feels heavy, so I do bring more of the head inside the rod tip to compensate (it still flies out!). If I was only overhead casting, i'd be tempting to spool a line towards the lower end of this rod's grain window."
My limited experience with this rod so far suggests you might find that you prefer one line weight for spey style casting (slightly heavier, in order to load the rod where you cannot form big Ds in tight situations) and one for overhead casting (slightly lighter) - i don't think one line necessarily is ideal for switching between d/handed styles and overhead - but as I've bought this mostly as a d/hander, this is not a criticism, just my own observation. The line that I use for d/hand styles can be cast overhead, but it feels heavy, so I do bring more of the head inside the rod tip to compensate (it still flies out!). If I was only overhead casting, i'd be tempting to spool a line towards the lower end of this rod's grain window."
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