Speyborn LLC
Report for Snowbee XS - P Torridge 12' #6/7
| Action |
5 out of 6 |
| Cosmetics |
5 out of 6 |
| Line Rating |
Windcutter 'A' 6/7/8 'B' 7/8/9
MidSpey 'A'
6/7 'B' 7/8
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| Ideal Line |
MidSpey 6/7
|
| Overall |
8 out of 10 |
This is a nice, light, modern, fast action rod. I tested it on the Salmon River in Idaho one cold autumn morning and ran through it with various lines and tips. I was impressed with the reserve power of the rod for picking up sinking tips. It had no problem lifting and casting a 15ft type 6 sink tip attached to a sink tip compensator on a Windcutter 6/7/8.
The rod comfortably handled the Windcutter 6/7/8, 7/8/9 and the MidSpey 6/7 and 7/8, though the 6/7 was the better line for my style.
The fish I caught were between 4 and 8lbs and the rod handled these very well.
The rod is obviously not designed for bigger rivers and fish, but for the low water conditions I fished and the smaller fish of the Salmon, this is a very nice tool.
I'm not sure if I liked this rod because it was named after my home river, the Torridge, or because on the first morning I tried it, I landed five steelhead before lunch! Either way, at the end of a productive session, this rod definitely gets my vote as a nice, light rod and a pleasure to use.
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