The Skagit and Sauk Rivers of Washington's North Cascade Range boasts some of the most sought after native steelhead in the world. The region also boasts some of the most notable anglers, who developed an ultra-efficient casting technique to work their deadly flies in the pristine currents of the region. The Skagit Specialist is designed and built with these fish and their anglers in mind, but it's equally at home throwing a mid-length line for distance. The high-tech IM8 graphite is feather light especially in this length, yet the meticulously designed taper puts muscle where it needs to be.
Steelhead are more than just a gamefish... they are an obsession to those who pursue them on a fly. It's been known for decades in steelhead country that a 14-ish 9-or-so weight spey rod is among the most useful configurations for all-purpose spey fishing 3 seasons per year, 4 in larger rivers with bigger summer fish. The Steelhead Specialist is the refinement of this time-tested design, and handles everything from the short Euro spey heads popular in underhand casting all the way to extended belly lines (Grandspey/XLT). In the minds of a growing number of hardcore anglers this rod is "the one".
The leaper has brought men to the river since the start of spey fishing across the sea. From Scotland throughout the British Isles, in Norway and Iceland and on to Sweden and the Russian wild, atlantic salmon has held it's place as the king of fish for centuries of angling history. The Canadian Maritime Provinces are ripe for exploration with spey rods and popularity is growing rapidly. The Salmo Salar Specialist was inspired by the great salmon rivers of the world, but it's among the most popular Specialists for serious steelheaders since the advent of extended belly lines e.g. Rio Grand Spey, 3M XLT spey etc.
The Thompson is one of those rivers that makes anglers feel humble, not only for it's "land of the giants" vistas but the deep history and bionic steelhead that overcome great odds to reach the headwaters. Named for this mighty river, the Thompson Specialist will cover any river that requires fishing as no average spey rod will. Despite the length of the rod it's surprisingly light and extremely powerful, casting the longest lines almost as if they were shooting heads. For it's ability to cast great distances and provide line control at distance, this rod delivers without the weight of comparable rods of this length and power.
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