Steelhead rod

[SatanLBZ801]

I got the same rod you're thinking about buying from AFF (I imagine it's from there). I paired it up with RIO Scandi short versitip line in the 7wt 425g with Airflo Ridgeline 30# shooting line. I have both RIO and Airflo shooting line. Beginning a beginner myself, I liked the softer airflo line a lot better then the RIO although it probably won't last nearly as long. I was able to cast quiet a bit further with it just from the feel. The double hand rod world is a totally different world. For the price, you can't go wrong with that rod! Paired up with an Alpha III or Kraken, you should be good to hit the river. PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE!!! Both river left, and river right, and there's a LOT of casts I'd recommend you learn for every situation. Have plenty of flies!!! Be ready for the new addiction to spey flies also! Check out http://speypages.com/speyclave/. Great resource for everything you need to know on steelhead, gears, flies, locations, etc.
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