G Loomis GLX Switch Rod - Best All Around Fly Rod for Steelhead
This is a very high quality rod that will last a couple of lifetimes. Use it to swing floating lines, sink tips, throw strike indicators, streamers, beach fish, or just about anything!
The GLX Switch Rod is for the angler that has maybe dabled with a few other lesser rods and is looking for a higher performance and smooth casting switch. It is the preferred switch rod of the original Skagit Master, Ed Ward, and is a good seller at Red's Fly Shop. We see anglers buy this that have a chance to throw a few rods side by side and see the quality and performance first hand.
When you'd like the flexibility of making a traditional single hand cast, a roll cast or a full-on spey cast, our new switch rods offer it up like no others. At 11' they are a little more than traditional single hand rods giving you the ability to throw long casts with one or two hands. From a nice light 5-weight to a 8-weight, you'll be able to cover almost all water from your favorite trout streams to large steelhead drifts.
Fly Line Buyer's Guide for Switch Rods
Anglers that plan to fish exclusively with strike indicators or strictly floating lines should get the
Rio Switch fly line. This line has a long belly and is capable of spey casting with a strike indicator setup and mends very well. The
Rio Scandi Short is great for anglers that want to throw both sink tips and floating lines.
The Rio Switch
line will spey cast an indicator setup but does not cast and shoot sink
tips effectively. If you plan to fish almost exclusively big heavy
weighted flies you can opt for a Skagit Short fly line, but that is the
least popular line for switch rods. Most anglers prefer the
Rio Scandi Short Versitip. The other line that we sell a lot of is the
Royal Wulff Ambush Fly Line
this is a one piece line (no loop to loop where the running line and
head meet). We recommend buying 2 line weights heavier than your switch
rod, i.e. a 7 weight switch rod takes an Ambush 9 weight fly line. It
is a short head and quite similar to the
Rio Scandi Short Versitip but does not come with any sink tips. The
Wulff Ambush Fly Line
will indicator fish or swing sinking lines called Rio Power
Versileaders. All these lines are good choices, the most popular choice
is the
Rio Scandi Short Versitip,
Rio Scandi Short Versitip - Our Recommended Fly Line for Switch Rods- Scandi Short 23' Head
- Rio Powerflex Running Line .030
- Comes with 4 different 10 ft long tips:
- A floating tip, intermediate tip, type 3 and type 6 Density Compensated sinking tips
- Wallet for storing sink tips
- This is everything you need to put on your reel/switch rod
Spey Line Recommendations for G Loomis Switch RodsFREE - Rio Modern Spey Casting DVD with purchase of this Spey Rod!
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