TWO-HANDED LINE RECOMMENDATIONS
Trying to determine what line to use for your two-handed rod? You’re not alone. And because we get the question a lot, we have compiled a list of recommendations. Select your two-handed rod below and you’ll find our suggestions.
BVK Spey Line Recommendations
Skagit
400-475 grains
18-26 foot heads
RIO Skagit Max
RIO Skagit IFlight
Airflo Skagit Compact
Airflo Rage Compact
OPST Commando
Airflo SCOUT
Scandi
400-460 grains
28-31 foot heads
RIO Scandi Short
Airflo Scandi Compact
Two-handed overhead
425-500 grains
18-22 foot heads
RIO Skagit Max Short
RIO Skagit IFlight
RIO Skagit IShort
SA Skagit Extreme
Mid-belly
380-450 grains
37-45 feet
SA Spey Evolution
RIO Short Head Spey
Nextcast WA 35
Skagit
425-500 grains
20-28 foot heads
RIO Skagit Max
RIO Skagit IFlight
Airflo Skagit Compact/G2
Airflo Rage Compact
OPST Commando
Airflo SCOUT
Scandi
450-525 grains
28-39 foot heads
RIO Scandi Short
Airflo Scandi Compact
Loop GDC (#7)
Two-handed Overhead
18-28 foot heads
RIO Skagit Max Short
RIO Skagit IFlight
RIO Skagit IShort
SA Skagit Extreme
Mid-belly
40-48.5 feet
SA Spey Evolution
RIO Short Head Spey
Nextcast WA 45/55
Skagit
450-550 grains
RIO Skagit Max
RIO Skagit IFlight
Airflo Skagit Compact/G2
Airflo Rage Compact
OPST Commando
Airflo SCOUT
Scandi
480-600 grains
Airflo Scandi
Airflo Scandi Long
Loop GDC (#8)
Two-handed overhead
500-600 grains
RIO Skagit Max
RIO Skagit IFlight
Airflo Skagit Compact/G2
Airflo Rage Compact
Mid-belly
525-625 grains
42-50 feet
SA Spey Evolution
RIO Short Head Spey
Ballistic Vector (8/9)
Nextcast WA 45/55
Airlfo Ultra Spey (8/9)
Deer Creek Spey Line Recommendations
Skagit
350-450 grains
11-26 foot heads
RIO Skagit Max
RIO Skagit IFlight
Airflo Skagit Compact/G2
SA Skagit Extreme
OPST
Airflo SCOUT
Scandi
310-410 grains
28-34 foot heads
RIO Scandi Short
Airflo Scandi Compact
Ballistic Express (5/6)
Loop GDC (#6)
Two-handed overhead
350-425 grains
18-22 foot heads
RIO Skagit Max Short
RIO Skagit IFlight
RIO Skagit IShort
SA Skagit Extreme
OPST
Mid-belly
400-425 grains
34-48 foot heads
SA Spey Evolution
RIO Short Head Spey
Ballistic Vector (4/5) and (5/6)
Other
Rio Switch Chucker (#5, 370-grains)
Skagit
450-525 grains
15-26 foot heads
RIO Skagit Max
RIO Skagit IFlight
Airflo Skagit Compact/G2
SA Skagit Extreme
OPST
Airflo SCOUT
Airflo Skagit Switch (7/8)
Scandi
375-440 grains
28-34 foot heads
RIO Scandi
Airflo Scandi Compact
Ballistic Express (6/7)
Airflo Rage Compact
Loop GDC (#7)
Two-handed Overhead
400-450 grains
18-22 foot heads
RIO Skagit Max Short
RIO Skagit IFlight
RIO Skagit IShort
SA Skagit Extreme
OPST
Mid-belly
400-425 grains
36-49 foot heads
SA Spey Evolution
RIO Short Head Spey
Ballistic Vector (6/7)
Rio Switch Chucker (#4, 325-grains)
Skagit
500-575 grains
15-28 foot heads
RIO Skagit Max
RIO Skagit IFlight
Airflo Skagit Compact/G2
SA Skagit Extreme
Nextcast Steelhead Finder 45
Airflo SCOUT
Scandi
440-500 grains
28-35 foot heads
RIO Scandi
Airflo Scandi Compact
Ballistic Express (6/7) and (7/8)
Airflo Rage Compact
Loop GDC (#8)
Two-handed overhead
450-525 grains
18-25 foot heads
RIO Skagit Max Short
RIO Skagit IFlight
RIO Skagit IShort
SA Skagit Extreme
Mid-belly
450-500 grains
36-49 foot heads
SA Spey Evolution
RIO Short Head Spey
Ballistic Vector (7/8)
Nextcast WA 35
Long Belly
530-575 grains
49-55 foot heads
RIO UniSpey (8/9)
Skagit
535-650 grains
22-28 foot heads
RIO Skagit Max
RIO Skagit IFlight
Airflo Skagit Compact/G2
SA Skagit Extreme
Nextcast Steelhead Finder 45
Airflo SCOUT
Scandi
500-600 grains
28-35 foot heads
RIO Scandi
Airflo Scandi Compact
Ballistic Express (8/9)
Airflo Rage Compact
Loop GDC (#9)
Two-handed overhead
525-600 grains
20-28 foot heads
RIO Skagit Max Short
RIO Skagit IFlight
RIO Skagit IShort
SA Skagit Extreme
Mid-belly
550-640 grains
36-55 foot heads
SA Spey Evolution
RIO Short Head Spey
Ballistic Vector (8/9)
Nextcast WA 45/55
Airlfo Ultra Spey (8/9)
Long-belly
530-600 grains
55+ foot heads
RIO UniSpey (8/9)
Deer Creek Switch Line Recommendations
Skagit
275-350 grains
17-20 foot heads
SA Skagit Extreme
Airflo SCOUT
RIO Skagit Max Short
OPST Commando
Scandi
230-300 grains
29-33 foot heads
RIO Scandi Short
Airflo Scandi Compact
Ballistic Express (3/4) and (4/5)
Two-handed overhead
250-325 grains
17-20 foot heads
SA Skagit Extreme
RIO Skagit Max Short
OPST
Skagit
300-375 grains
17-20 foot heads
SA Skagit Extreme
RIO Skagit Max Short
RIO Skagit IShort
OPST Commando
Airflo SCOUT
Scandi
250-325 grains
29-33 foot heads
RIO Scandi Short
Airflo Scandi Compact
Ballistic Express (3/4) and (4/5)
Two-handed Overhead
280-350 grains
17-20 foot heads
SA Skagit Extreme
RIO Skagit Max Short
OPST
Other
Rio Switch Chucker (#4, 325-grains)
Skagit
350-400 grains
18-25 foot heads
SA Skagit Extreme
Airflo Skagit Switch
RIO Skagit Max Short
RIO Skagit IShort
OPST Commando
Airflo SCOUT
Scandi
330-425 grains
29-33 foot heads
RIO Scandi Short
Airflo Scandi Compact
Ballistic Express (6/7)
Two-handed overhead
380-450 grains
17-20 foot heads
RIO Skagit IShort
SA Skagit Extreme
RIO Skagit Max Short
Airflo Skagit Switch
OPST
Other
Rio Switch Chucker (#6, 420-grains)
Cortland Compact Switch (#7, 425 grains)
Skagit
400-480 grains
17-25 foot heads
SA Skagit Extreme
Airflo Skagit Compact
Airflo Skagit Switch
RIO Skagit Max Short
RIO Skagit IShort
OPST Commando
Airflo SCOUT
Scandi
400-450 grains
29-35 foot heads
RIO Scandi Short
Airflo Scandi Compact
Ballistic Express (7/8)
Two-handed overhead
400-450 grains
17-23 foot heads
RIO Skagit IShort
SA Skagit Extreme
RIO Skagit Max Short
OPST
Other
Rio Switch Chucker (#7, 460-grains)
Cortland Compact Switch (#8, 485 grains)
Skagit
450-500 grains
17-25 foot heads
SA Skagit Extreme
Airflo Skagit Compact
RIO Skagit Max Short
RIO Skagit IShort
Airflo SCOUT
OPST Commando
Scandi
425-475 grains
29-35 foot heads
RIO Scandi Short
Airflo Scandi Compact
Ballistic Express (7/8)
Two-handed overhead
425-500 grains
17-23 foot heads
RIO Skagit IShort
SA Skagit Extreme
RIO Skagit Max Short
OPST
Skagit
Airflo SCOUT
OPST Commando
Scandi
425-500 grains
29-35 foot heads
RIO Scandi Short
Airflo Scandi Compact
Two-handed overhead
450-525 grains
17-23 foot heads
RIO Skagit IShort
SA Skagit Extreme
RIO Skagit Max Short
OPST
Pandion Line Recommendations
Skagit
380-480 grains
20-26 foot heads
RIO Skagit Max
RIO Skagit IFlight
Airflo Skagit Compact/G2
Airflo Rage Compact
OPST Commando
Airflo SCOUT
Scandi
420-460 grains
28-34 foot heads
RIO Scandi Short
Airflo Scandi Compact
Two-handed overhead
380-450 grains
18-22 foot heads
RIO Skagit Max Short
RIO Skagit IFlight
RIO Skagit IShort
SA Skagit Extreme
OPST
Mid-belly
400-420 grains
40-48.5 feet
SA Spey Evolution
RIO Short Head Spey
Other
Rio Switch Chucker (#7, 465-grains)
Skagit
500-570 grains
22-28 foot heads
RIO Skagit Max
RIO Skagit IFlight
Airflo Skagit Compact/G2
Airflo Rage Compact
OPST Commando
Airflo SCOUT
Scandi
500-560 grains
31-35 foot heads
RIO Scandi
Airflo Scandi Compact
Two-handed overhead
480-550 grains
22-26 foot heads
RIO Skagit Max Short
RIO Skagit IFlight
RIO Skagit IShort
SA Skagit Extreme
Mid-belly
500-540 grains
40-48.5 feet
SA Spey Evolution
RIO Short Head Spey
Other
Rio Switch Chucker (#9, 570-grains)
Skagit
600-725 grains
23-30 foot heads
RIO Skagit Max
RIO Skagit Max Long
RIO Skagit IFlight
Airflo Skagit Compact/G2
Airflo Rage Compact
OPST Commando
Airflo SCOUT
Scandi
600-670 grains
33-38 foot heads
RIO Scandi
Airflo Scandi Compact
Two-handed overhead
580-640 grains
20-26 foot heads
RIO Skagit Max Short
RIO Skagit IFlight
RIO Skagit IShort
SA Skagit Extreme
OPST
Mid-belly
550-650 grains
40-53 feet
SA Spey Evolution
RIO Short Head Spey
TiCr X Conversion Kit Line Recommendations
Skagit
375-475 grains
17-25 foot heads
SA Skagit Extreme
Airflo Skagit Compact
Airflo Skagit Switch
RIO Skagit Max Short
RIO Skagit IShort
OPST Commando
Airflo SCOUT
Two-handed overhead
350-450 grains
17-23 foot heads
RIO Skagit IShort
SA Skagit Extreme
RIO Skagit Max Short
OPST
Skagit
400-525 grains
17-25 foot heads
SA Skagit Extreme
Airflo Skagit Compact
RIO Skagit Max Short
RIO Skagit IShort
Airflo SCOUT
OPST Commando
Two-handed overhead
350-475 grains
17-23 foot heads
RIO Skagit IShort
SA Skagit Extreme
RIO Skagit Max Short
OPST
Other
Rio Switch Chucker (#7, 460-grains)
Cortland Compact Switch (#8, 485 grains)