The Scott Fly Rod Company has two fly rods designed specifically to meet the needs of shoreline saltwater fly rodders. The angler needs a powerful, long, fly rod to make repeated casts with sinking lines and large flies. Stripers can be caught on a variety of saltwater fly rods, but these two models give the angler extra advantage when beach fishing. 8-weight at a length of 9 feet 6 inches and a weight of 3.7 ounces. It weighs 4.9 ounces.
Extra length puts surf fly rodders at advantage.
It helps to keep our back casts up when we're fishing along the sloping sands that characterize much of our Nor'east Saltwater shoreline. On the downside, longer rods can make loading the rod and shooting a cast harder. Though the two Scott rods are certainly light enough, rod weight really isn't a factor here. It's the length that adds wind resistance, and so, more effort. However, modern graphite technology has enabled Scott to create slim rods that still pack the power to cast heavy lines and fight a saltwater gamefish.