Tackle Trade World - October 2023

FEATURE
Scott Fly Rod
SCOTT FLY ROD
GETS INTO
THE SWING OF
THINGS
To catch steelhead and salmon, you need to swim the fly at the right
angle, the right depth and the right speed. The right rod can help
solve that puzzle, which is where Scott Fly Rod Company’s Swing
series comes in…
Steelhead and salmon are the fish
of a thousand casts, so preferences
also play a big role. You can fish the
same fish in the same water with a
single-hander, a short two-hander or the
very longest rod.
You can fish floating line, sinking line, dry
flies, wet flies, traditional swing, riffle hitch,
nymph and indicator. The variations are
endless. The team at Scott understands this,
so they made a series of rods to satisfy every
preference.
Scott’s Swing rods were meticulously
developed and are loaded with technology
and attention to detail to meet those
demands.
Fished and tested by professional anglers
and casters from Alaska to the Great Lakes,
from Canada to Norway, and from the
Pacific Northwest to the Northeast,
Scott left no stone unturned
making sure each rod
was fine-tuned for
its intended
purpose.
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FULL OF FEATURES
Swing rods feature progressive loading
actions, fast recovery speed, directional
stability and a light-in-hand feel from
combining finely tuned new tapers with
its multi-directional, multi-modulus
layups, ARC2 reinforcement, Carbon
Link resin system and the very finest
components.
Breakthrough components include new
titanium tangle-free stripping guides with
Silicon Nitride inserts that allow casts to
shoot further and help prevent tangles
in mono or braid running lines. Snake
Brand Universal snake guides grace the
rest of the rod to round out the guide set.
Scott also designed a fully milled
aluminium reel seat with aggressive
threads for operating with cold
hands, type 3 hard coat, and
specially milled reel
foot pockets that securely hold current
performance reels and most vintage reel
feet.
All-new front- and rear-grip designs
turned from Flor grade cork ensure
comfort, feel, and longevity.
Scott Rod president and designer Jim
Bartschi said: “This was a particularly
satisfying project. The challenge of
creating high-performance rods for
both single- and double-handed fishing
applications to pursue the world’s most
magnificent fish species was a long and,
at times, arduous process but always
compelling and fun.
“For this project, I had the opportunity
to work with intensely dedicated salmon
and steelhead anglers worldwide to dig
into the smallest details. When you
collectively get to the finish line on a
project like this, there’s a lot of shared
pride and excitement.”
Like all Scott fly rods, Swing rods are
handcrafted, one at a time, in Montrose,
Colorado, USA.
SCOTT FLY ROD
www.scottflyrod.com