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System 6 & 8 Switch Rods



These incredibly light, high performance rods were originally designed to efficiently perform a wide variety of presentations needed to successfully fish the 5 to 15 pound Rogue and North Umpqua Summer Steelhead, and the huge wild Rainbows found in the high desert lakes and rivers of the Klamath Basin in Southern Oregon. These are diverse and demanding watersheds that test the maximum capabilities and abilities of the angler and his equipment. Techniques required to fish these waters run full circle. From greased line presentations swung over tailout Steelhead, to throwing shooting heads into a brisk Klamath Lake wind. Either the system 6 or 8 rods are an absolute joy to cast and fish, and will far exceed the overall capabilities of any single hand fly rod in their comparable weight class.

Fishing the Deschutes river for native Redside Rainbows and Summer Run Steelhead can be one of the most productive, yet challenging experiences any avid fly fisher will ever encounter. Its early summer Stonefly hatch is comparable to any found in the Rockies and, the October Caddis hatch will not only put you on top water action for Redsides to 24 inches, but for 15 pound plus Summer Steelhead as well. A humbling combination! The river is closed to boat fishing. It is one of the hardest wading rivers in the west, and the banks are often lined with a thick corridor of rocks and tangles of bank side riparian. A combination that makes for a very tough overhead presentation. A well presented Spey cast will open up literally miles of water that the fly fisher would not be able to reach with the conventional overhead cast. The System 6 and 8 Switch Rods were designed with this in mind, and with balanced lines, have the two-handed capability of easily Spey casting to 80 plus ft.

Either of these rods will throw big bushy flies into a stiff mid-day wind, and they have the power and reach to throw an air born mend into an indicator better then anything you've ever experienced. They have been proven to be the rods of choice by many big water Rocky Mountain anglers, as they perform as well from the front station of a drift boat, as they do from the riffles. They have also proven to be an excellent salt water flats rod, easily delivering long reach, soft landing presentations over spooky Bones, Permit, and Snook, and are ideal multi-use Striper rods.

These are truly exceptional fly rods, and the longer you own either of these rods, the more applications you will find for them.

Applications

  • Two-handed overhead casts to 100 ft. utilizing balanced shooting head systems.
  • Two-handed anchor point Spey deliveries 70' to 80' plus.
  • All fresh and saltwater game fish to 20 pounds.
  • Indicator, and high stick nymphing techniques.
  • Greased line presentations.
  • Prams, Drift boats, and small craft.
  • Large to medium rivers, large to medium stillwaters, and shallow Salt Water.
  • Steelhead, Pacific and Atlantic Salmon, Stripers, Blues, Permit, Snook, Pike etc.




Copyright © 2007 Robert B. Meiser