Redington Dually 8wt

[kobalt335]

I'm upgrading my NY salmon steelhead rod, and looking at something longer. I'm torn between a 10ft 8wt and the dually 8wt 11'6". I have an 8wt reel, would that suffice for the dually, and would a standard wf line work?

Im not really looking to do any form of switch casting, more or less just roll casting. I'm just looking for some extra reach.

 

[NRD]

I'll be interested in the knowledgeable replies.

Personally, I have 6 days experience on the Salmon Rive over 2 years with a 10', 7 Wt, WF line On my last day there this year I saw some guy successfully overhead casting those heavy flies/streamers/whatever. I have no hope of accomplishing that with my current tackle. I do wish I'd waded down and asked him how he was doing it, but I didn't. My best guess is he was using a Skagit line, or maybe a 12 WT, or ???

Apparently DT line is more conducive to roll casting than WF line? I don't know, but I do have a Skagit line on the way. Totally open to learning Spey casting for Steelhead. The most successful guy I saw this year was hooking up a Salmon every 5 minutes while flipping his fly out 2 rod lengths. I was 35 Ft upstream mirroring his casts and hooked NOTHING.

 

[kobalt335]

I'll be interested in the knowledgeable replies.

Personally, I have 6 days experience on the Salmon Rive over 2 years with a 10', 7 Wt, WF line On my last day there this year I saw some guy successfully overhead casting those heavy flies/streamers/whatever. I have no hope of accomplishing that with my current tackle. I do wish I'd waded down and asked him how he was doing it, but I didn't. My best guess is he was using a Skagit line, or maybe a 12 WT, or ???

Apparently DT line is more conducive to roll casting than WF line? I don't know, but I do have a Skagit line on the way. Totally open to learning Spey casting for Steelhead. The most successful guy I saw this year was hooking up a Salmon every 5 minutes while flipping his fly out 2 rod lengths. I was 35 Ft upstream mirroring his casts and hooked NOTHING.

I have a 10ft 7wt, and for me just not enough backbone for salmon. I've done it, but not really ideal for me.

I actually have the most luck pretty much high sticking salmon like I do trout in PA, that's why I'm looking into the 11'6" rod. I just want that extra rod for reach. I'm not really interested in the spey casting... yet..