I have developed a deep appreciation for Scotts. And I don't mean myself, or even other humans named Scott. Despite the fact that I do like myself, and even have a few friends named Scott, those aren't the Scotts I am talking about. The Scotts I am referring to are Scott fly rods, and to be even more specific, Scott fiberglass fly rods. I have owned a few Scott graphite fly rods over the years, and they were nice, too, but at this particular point in time the only Scotts I own are of the fiberglass variety, and they are sweet!
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| Me and one of my Scotts. Photo by Bryon Tang |
As you may already know, my rod arsenal is always changing, but at the moment I own three Scott glass rods. First up is an F754/3, a sweet dark gray 7'6" 4wt. Next up is an F2 774/3, a lovely yellow 7'7" 4wt. Lastly I have an older yellow Pow-R Ply 8' 5wt. They each are their own rod, and have their own individual feel, but I like them all. The two 4 weights are both light and crisp, perfect dry fly rods. The Pow-R-Ply 5wt has a feel all its own. At first it feels quite heavy in the hand, which isn't a feeling that fills me with confidence. But as soon as I start casting it, it comes alive. It can make any cast I want to try with it. I can make delicate presentations with small dries, I can cast weighted nymphs and indicators all day, and I can boom long casts into the wind. It's pretty amazing.
This Scott really loves his Scotts!
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| The F754/3 with a cute little bluegill |
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| The F2 774/3 on a lovely Driftless stream |
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The Pow-R-Ply 8' 5wt, after a chunky brook trout flopped out of the photo. I promise, it was a brute...
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What types of flies are you using with the F2 774? Single dry? Tandem dries? Dry dropper? Single nymph?
ReplyDeleteHi James! Thanks for the question. I would say that 50% of the time I am using a single fly, 35% of the time I would use a nymph + football-style indicator, and 15% of the time I would use a dry and dropper rig. The biggest fly I have cast with my F2 is probably a size 6 bead-head wooly bugger, with some extra lead wraps under the body. Pretty meaty, but the F2 handled it pretty well.
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