We get quite a few questions regarding OPST commando heads and we were even considering compiling a really exciting article to answer them (a sort of OPST-Commando FAQ) when we bumped across this very informative and humorous film about OPST Commando Heads.
Tim Rajeff sent me a sample OHS (One Hand Spey) back last summer, and I used it for salmon in the spate streams of western Ireland last Autumn. I liked it, sure, but it wasn’t until a recent “boy’s trip” to the coast that the versatility of this rod really sunk in.
With all running lines coiling can occur, but its particularly irritating if you are using a Mono Running Line.
Winter is a bad time for for me: Five months lay-off without an opportunity to Spey-cast is no fun particularly if you are are as passionate about it as I am. I dont know about you but I find that this forced lay-off causes casting rust to creep in,
There seems to be quite a lot of confusion concerning whether a recommended Skagit head weight for a given rod should include the weight of the sink tip or not. Before we get into the nitty gritty of this subject lets just briefly review how a rod is loaded in a spey cast.
We are often asked about the weight and sink rate of poly leaders, so we thought it might be a good idea if we compiled a table for you to refer to: