Two handed rod designers Mike Kinney and Bob Meiser continue to expand the TFO Deer Creek series of fly rods with the introduction of the Deer Creek Switch Rod Series.
Bob Meiser has been in the forefront of popularizing and refining blank designs for the Switch Rod concept of fly rods since the mid 1990s. His expertise with this unique family of rods is well established within the two handed rod community. Bob’s original concept has been universally accepted over the past decade and teaming with Mike Kinney in design and application for these rods has now taken the concept to the next higher level. We have used our proprietary Axiom material lay-up process for these blanks. These are extremely light weight, durable, thoughtfully designed fly rods with superb performance … Best defined simply as: "Totally efficient delivery tools."
| Model |
Line |
Length |
Pieces |
Weight (g) |
Grain Weight |
| TF 04 110 4 DC SWITCH |
4 Wt. |
11' 0" |
4 |
184 |
200-400 grains |
| TF 05 110 4 DC SWITCH |
5 Wt. |
11' 0" |
4 |
186 |
250-450 grains |
| TF 06 110 4 DC SWITCH |
6 Wt. |
11' 0" |
4 |
189 |
300-500 grains |
| TF 07 110 4 DC SWITCH |
7 Wt. |
11' 0" |
4 |
198 |
350-550 grains |
| TF 08 110 4 DC SWITCH |
8 Wt. |
11' 0" |
4 |
206 |
400-600 grains |
| TF 09 110 4 DC SWITCH |
9 Wt. |
11' 0" |
4 |
215 |
500-700 grains |
Mike Kinney's line recommendations:
| Model |
Remarks from Mike Kinney |
Line Recommendation |
| 4 Wt. |
Trout and single hand spey. |
Scandi: Rio AFS 4/5
Skagit: SA ST-5 <> Tips to +-85 grains
Short Belly Spey: CND 4/5
Two Hand Overhead: Rio OutBound 7/8 |
| 5 Wt. |
Trout, small steelhead and salmon. Single hand spey. |
Scandi: Rio AFS 5/6
Skagit: Rio 350 or SA ST-6 or ST-7 <> Tips to +-100 grains
Short Belly Spey: 5/6 CND
Two Hand Overhead: Rio OutBound 8/9 |
| 6 Wt. |
Large trout, salmon and steelhead. Spey and overhead. |
Scandi: Rio AFS 6/7
Skagit: Airflo Skagit Compact 420 <> Tips to +-115 grains
Short Belly Spey: Delta 6/7
Two Hand Overhead: Rio OutBound 10 |
| 7 Wt. |
Large trout, salmon and steelhead. Spey and overhead. |
Scandi: Rio AFS 7/8
Skagit: Airflo Skagit Compact 450/480 <> Tips to +-130 grains
Short belly Spey: Delta 6/7
Two Hand Overhead: Rio OutBound 11 |
| 8 Wt. |
Steelhead and salmon. Small saltwater species. Spey and overhead. |
Scandi: Rio AFS 8/9
Skagit: Airflo Skagit Compact 510/540 <> Tips to +- 145 grains
Short Belly Spey: Delta 7/8
Two Hand Overhead: Rio OutBound 12 |
| 9 Wt. |
Large salmon and saltwater. Spey and overhead. |
Scandi: Rio AFS 9/10
Skagit: Airflo Compact Skagit 570/600
Short Belly Spey: Delta 8/9
Two Hand Overhead: Rio OutBound 13 |
What is a Switch Rod?
"Switch Rods" are multi-task fly rods specifically designed to allow a variety of both single and two handed caster options. The primary goal of the Switch Rod is to allow the caster the ability to achieve maximum targeted forward distance with the least amount of expended energy.
TFO NO-FAULT WARRANTY on all TFO rods is for the life of the original registered owner. Send your registration card with each purchase to activate your warranty. You will be only charged 25 euros to cover shipping and handling. If your rod will damage, please contact us.
Some of the models are ordered from the TFO factory and they have longer delivery time. Rest of models are available immediately from our own warehouse.
TFO Switch rods include a cordura rod tube.
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