Hey everyone.  I purchased a new line earlier this season at the KTP that I think was a mistake.  It's a Rio Trout line, #5 weight forward floating.  I fish an old Orvis Far and Fine and the line just doesn't seem to want to go like I would like.  I just picked up an Orvis double taper at a shop down on the Cape called Fishing the Cape.  If you check out his website, he has some pretty good deals under the Flyshop Closeouts link.  Anyway, I don't have a spare spool for another floating line and know that the Rio line will just sit in the cabinet for years on end.  If anyone would like it, I'd be happy to send it your way.  I used it a couple times. 

On another note, I've been doing some bass fishing, largemouth and smallmouth this summer with a buddy who is into the bass.  Eventually, I'd like to wean him off a little and get into the trout, but I'm enjoying the bass fishing and even have been trying out the baitcaster.  I've got an old 9 1/2 foot Sage I, 6 weight, that I've been using for the bass with a floating line and the other day when we were out, I really felt like I might have done better with some sort of sinking line.  Has anyone ever used one of those lines with the interchangeable heads?  The shop on the Cape had one for about $40 and I almost bit on it, but left it at the store.  I'm thinking maybe some sort of shooting head might be the way to go?

So I did break out the old spinning gear for this bass fishing.  And it is old, my two spinning rods are my Eagle Claw that I got when I was 7, actually made in Colorado, and my Dad's old Fenwick ultralight glass rod.  I've really taken a liking to the Fenwick and have caught a few beautiful fish with it, but have also lost a couple big ones that I couldn't pull out of the cover.  So being the type that never does anything the easy way, I've convinced my buddy to join me in building a couple new spinning rods.  I just received the first blank in the mail, an S-glass rod from Seeker.  Looks like it should work out great and have some of the feel of the old Fenwick, but a little more power down in the butt.  I'd be happy to post photos of the build on the site here if there is any interest.  Its not a fly rod, but we did get a couple fly rod reel seats to use instead of those graphite/plastic ones.  

Some like the Rio lines, myself I don't. And, they get BIG froggies for those lines. Flyrods are the nuts, but sometimes ya just gotta spin em or bait cast em when you get out of the trout waters

Though I have thought about one of them Redington Predator fly rods for snaggin em out of the stumps and pads.

We're picture and story sluts on this forum. Post away on the build Brother

 I'll post photos of the rod build in the next few months, hopefully.  I guess you can count me among those that don't care for the Rio lines, at least not that one on that rod.  I've got a sinking line for the 5 weight, maybe I'll try that out on the bass next time.

 Thanks for the comments.  That smallmouth took about all that Fenwick had.  Fun.  The glass rod casts really well and I like the action you get with the top water baits.  I wrapped a few rods back 20 years ago or so.  Did a Sage pack rod that I don't particularly care for and also a few Redington blanks that I gave as gifts.  Never actually used them, but I think they've performed well. Doing the research for these spinning rods, I was pretty tempted by the Lamiglas fiberglass rods.  Never used one, but they sound fun. Looks like they go down to a 3 weight.