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Mastery Series Spey Lines

Xtra-Strength Streamlined Loops

Spey Classic

Traditional Long-Casting Taper

Applications/Features:

  • Ideal for steelhead and salmon fishing with two-handed rods
  • Excels at fishing in tight surroundings and also handles long casting needs
  • Excellent where you need fast-sinking tips
  • Two-tone color helps you know when to recast
  • The best line for casting big, heavy steelhead and salmon flies
  • Welded Xtra-Strength Streamlined Loop – slick and strong – for easy connections and seamless fishing (front)

Taper characteristics:

  • Short, powerful head for quick casts, short or long
  • Short belly and long taper for smooth turnover and delivery
  • Head designed specifically for casting with new Mastery Series Spey Tungsten Leaders and other attached tips
WF Taper
WT TIP HEAD
LENGTH
RUNNING
LINE
TOTAL
LENGTH
6 0.5' 60.0' 70.0' 130.0'
7 0.5' 64.0' 66.0' 130.0'
8 0.5' 64.0' 66.0' 130.0'
9 0.5' 69.0' 61.0' 130.0'
10 0.5' 69.0' 61.0' 130.0'

Core:

  • Braided multifilament nylon with optimum air entrapment for minimum memory, maximum floatation

Coating:

  • Specially formulated 3M PVC with patented AST – Advanced Shooting Technology
  • Designed to stay supple in cool steelhead waters

Colors:

Willow Dark Willow
Willow head Dark Willow main

Delivery: Moderate

Stiffness: Low

Matching Leader:
Spey Tungsten Leaders

Xtra-Strength Streamlined Loops

Spey XLT

Championship-Distance Taper

Applications/Features:

  • Innovative "Go Long" design emphasizes extra length in taper and head design to achieve the absolute maximum distance in spey casting
  • Extra-long taper and complex head for the longest championship-caliber casts in spey fishing
  • Also fishes well at normal distances
  • Long head eliminates need to strip and shoot line
  • Ideal for traditional spey and overhead casting
  • Ideal for salmon, steelhead, and big water
  • New heavier 'Competition' version for heavier rods and competitive casting
  • Welded Xtra-Strength Streamlined Loop – slick and strong – for easy connections and seamless fishing (front)

Taper characteristics:

  • Extra long line for the longest spey casts
  • Fantastic long-distance line control for large rivers
  • Complex compound tapered head design
  • Rear taper/running line integration reduces friction
WF Taper
WT TIP HEAD
LENGTH
RUNNING
LINE
TOTAL
LENGTH
5 0.5' 80.0' 40.0' 120.0'
6 0.5' 85.0' 35.0' 120.0'
7 0.5' 85.0' 45.0' 130.0'
8 0.5' 85.0' 45.0' 130.0'
9 0.5' 95.0' 35.0' 130.0'
10 0.5' 100.0' 40.0' 140.0'
COMPETITION 0.5' 100.0' 50.0' 150.0'

Core:

  • Braided multifilament nylon with optimum air entrapment for minimum memory, maximum floatation

Coating:

  • Specially formulated 3M PVC with patented AST – Advanced Shooting Technology
  • Designed to stay supple in cool steelhead waters

Colors:

Sunset
Sunset

Delivery: Moderate

Stiffness: Low

Matching Leader:
Mastery Series Steelhead/Salmon

Dr. Way Yin, M.D.

Dr. Way Yin, M.D. is one of the world's leading experts in minimally invasive interventional management of spine-related pain. He is also one of the world's finest spey casters and the codeveloper of spey casting's all-time greatest long-distance line – Mastery Series Spey XLT.

Confused by all the spey line choices? Read Dr. Yin's Overview of "Application-Specific" Spey Lines and their Design.