Gorge Fly Shop Blog: New - Scientific Anglers Spey Lite

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Scientific Anglers Spey Lite Skagit

Three New line options from S/A have caught my interest in a big way.

Spey Lite Skagit Head

Here is S/A's entry into the short skagit trend. The lengths look really good especially the 180gr and 210gr sizes. I see these as most of their game is with single handed spey casting. Big plus on the Black butt on these heads for easy visibility. That's something OPST is really missing out on.

Specs -

Item #	Head Weight	Head Length	Color	Sink Rate
128643	150gr	11ft	Black/Horizon	Float
128650	180gr	11ft	Black/Horizon	Float
128667	210gr	12ft	Black/Horizon	Float
128674	240gr	13ft	Black/Horizon	Float
128681	270gr	14ft	Black/Horizon	Float
128698	300gr	15.5ft	Black/Horizon	Float
128704	330gr	17ft	Black/Horizon	Float
128711	360gr	18ft	Black/Horizon	Float

Spey Lite Integrated Skagit

The fully integrated skagit version. All the same head weights and lengths but fully integrated (no loops) into a running line. This could be our answer to the trout spey guy that needs to be able to strip in tight and/or make the occasional overhead cast.

Specs -

Item #	Head Weight	Head Length	Color	Sink Rate	Sink Rate
128568	150gr	11ft	Horizon/Black/Horizon	Float	100ft
128575	180gr	11ft	Horizon/Black/Horizon	Float	100ft
128582	210gr	12ft	Horizon/Black/Horizon	Float	100ft
128599	240gr	13ft	Horizon/Black/Horizon	Float	100ft
128605	270gr	14ft	Horizon/Black/Horizon	Float	100ft
128612	300gr	15.5ft	Horizon/Black/Horizon	Float	100ft
128629	330gr	17ft	Horizon/Black/Horizon	Float	100ft
128636	360gr	18ft	Horizon/Black/Horizon	Float	100ft

Spey Lite Integrated Scandi

I've been dreaming of this type of scandi for some time now. With today's short trout speys and single hand rods a quest is for a line that presents well, fully integrated,(no loops) and is capable of a decent overhead cast. Scandi is the answer but up until now they were all too long for small rod use. This line might be a serious game changer for many two hand trout anglers.
Note that the black head marking area is also textured so that it creates a noise (feel) when it hits the rod tip giving the angler an audible sign that the head has reached the rod. This feature is also found on the Spey Lite Integrated Skagit.

Specs -

Item #	Head Weight	Head Length	Color	Sink Rate	Sink Rate
128483	150gr	20ft	Willow/Black/Willow	Float	100ft
128490	180gr	20ft	Willow/Black/Willow	Float	100ft
128506	210gr	21ft	Willow/Black/Willow	Float	100ft
128513	240gr	22ft	Willow/Black/Willow	Float	100ft
128520	270gr	23ft	Willow/Black/Willow	Float	100ft
128537	300gr	24ft	Willow/Black/Willow	Float	100ft
128544	330gr	25ft	Willow/Black/Willow	Float	100ft
128551	360gr	25ft	Willow/Black/Willow	Float	100ft

Some very interesting new lines from Scientific Anglers. I'll be reporting soon on some trout spey applications in both two hand and single hand rod situations.