Discover PNW Spey Lines

  Pacific Northwest Spey Lines (PNW Spey Lines) arose through a 4-year collaboration between Master Two-Hand Instructors Rick Williams (Idaho Angler) and Todd Somsel (PNW Spey Academy). 

PNW Scandi Pro lines feature a mint-green Scandi long head (38-45’) with an advanced taper that facilitates turnover and a long black rear taper (16-18’) that allows advanced casters access to a deeper load on the rod and greater casting distances. Originally developed as a teaching line, the PNW Scandi Pro lines have proven to be exceptional fishing and casting lines. 

 The line specification table for PNW Spey Scandi Pro shooting heads shows the recommended rod size, (bold where two sizes appear), casting grain weight, and lengths of head and rear tapers for each line size. 

PNW Scandi Pro lines are labeled with their total grain weight, which includes both the head and rear taper. The line table shows their functional casting weight, which is 40-50 grains less than their total weight shown in the line label.  

We typically cast PNW Scandi Pro lines with 3-4’ of the rear taper out of the rod tip.  We use the 525 line, 40’ head length size to teach with 13’ 7-wt rods (Winston, SAGE, Echo, Loomis, and others). It has a functional casting weight of ~480 grains.  We use the 575 line on our 8 weights, which has a 41' head and a casting weight of 520-530 grains. 

For casters new to PNW Scandi Pro lines, we recommend starting to use it with the green-black color change between head and rear taper placed at the rod tip. 

For beginning two-hand casters, we often bring 2-4 feet of the color change back inside the rod tip until the beginning student gains feel and confidence. Once that happens, we move the color change out to the rod tip. As casters gain additional confidence, competence, and efficiency, they will likely feel more comfortable with the color change further out the rod tip. 

Intermediate level casters will probably feel most comfortable with the color change about 2’ outside 

the rod tip. 

More advanced casters often find a ‘sweet spot’ 

with 3-4’ of rear taper outside the rod tip. 

Elite level casters may be able to use even more overhang to achieve long casts while using a long smooth casting stroke and maintaining contact 

with the line.