R.B. Meiser Highlander 8/9 and 9/10 Switch Rods  

Recommended Lines
1 gram = 15.43 grains

11'0" 4 pc 8/9 wt. Highlander S2H11089-4 <> Grain Window: 500 to 675
Compact Spey	Belly length: To 50'	Belly wt: To 650 grains
Compact Skagit	Head wt: 500 to 550 grains	Tips: To 150 grains
Scandi	Head: 2.50 X rod length	Head wt: 500 to 550 grainss

Recommended Lines

11'0" 4 pc 9/10 wt. Highlander S2H110910-4 <> Grain Window: 550 to 725
Compact Spey	Belly length: To 50'	Belly wt: To 700 grains
Compact Skagit	Head wt: 550 To 600 grains	Tips: To 200 grains
Scandi	Head: 2.50 X rod length	Head wt: 550 to 600 grains

We recommend our SGS line systems for our switch rods
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These are the heavy weights of the R.B. Meiser Switch Rod Series

Applications: Two handed overhead deliveries to 100' plus Two handed anchor point Spey deliveries to 80' plus 8/9 wt.: All game fish to 30 plus pounds 9/10 wt: All game fish to 60 plus pounds Ideal two handed rods for the beach, jetties, or rocks Rod Description: 8/9 wt. grain window: 500 to 675 9/10 wt. grain window: 550 to 725 Speed of recovery: Fast/medium fast Flex: Uniform flex from tip to butt Length/Sections: 11'0' 4 pc. Standard Build: $605.00 Custom Build: $705.00 Blanks: $155.00

The 8/9 and 9/10 wt 11'0" rods are powerful, yet extremely light weight two handed fly rods. These are the heavy weights of the Switch Rod series.

If needed, they will deliver balanced shooting head line systems extreme distances under the toughest conditions. They will also deliver compact Speys with equal efficiency.

Both East and West coast anglers have found them to be hard working, durable rods for targeting large migratory game fish. In the East they have proven to be ideal tools for large Stripers, Albies and Blues. Many West Coasters will use them for the larger Salmon species; from Chum to Chinook.

Fly fishers in the Gulf and Baja have also found them to be excellent tools for pursuing Roosters, Dorado, and Tarpon. They are powerful enough to present heavy grained lines great distances from the beach, rocks or a Ponga, yet friendly enough to snap roll a floating line presentation to a spooky shallow water Tarpon.

Fresh water anglers pursuing big Muskies and monster Pike have found excellent application for these game fish. Many of these anglers will use big top water bugs or sub-surface streamers, and they will prefer a light weight rod with ample power to punch big burley bugs into whatever big still water conditions may arise, yet still have enough back-bone to turn these big game fish at the gunnels. The 8/9 and 9/10 wt. 11'0" rods are more then a fair match for either of these game fish.