BEULAH ELIXIR SCANDINAVIAN SPEY FLY LINE
The Elixir Spey Fly Line is Beulah's Scandinavian style line built to exactly match their Switch and Spey Rods. Beulah believes today's shorter Switch and Spey rods need condensed spey lines to maximize ease of casting, overall performance and presentation. Elixir lines are designed to be in the range of 2.5 times rod length and excel with all types of spey casts including both sustained anchor load and splash and go techniques. Beulah's Elixir lines are available as head only completed with factory welded loops or as fully integrated Switch (110''head/running line) and Spey (120'' head/running line) lines giving you eighteen different options to dial in your spey system. If the water you are fishing requires heavier flies and tips outside the range of the Elixir, consider Beulah's Tonic Skagit Spey Line, designed to handle the heavy duty work with grace.
When fishing tight quarters or open gravel bar, Elixir Spey lines are a joy to cast from your first six foot line dump at the top of a run to 80' and beyond lasers when distance is necessary! Beulah Elixir will handle your dry line, light, and moderate sink tip needs for all spring, summer and early fall spey excursions.
The power of the Elixir line is generated by the concentration of weight in the rear third of the taper (closest to running line). The front two thirds rapidly taper down to a fine front taper, dissipating the initial surge of energy into a tight loop with excellent control. In other words, the rear weighted part of the line propels the front two thirds which rolls out through the leader and turns over the fly. The Elixir is designed with a large enough tip diameter to turn over poly leaders and modest size flies with ease. Depending on casting ability, these lines should handle poly leader tips 10-11' or shorter and weight 90 grains max for Switch rods and accommodate flies on the lighter side from sizes 1/0 to 2. For Spey rods, match Elixir lines with poly leader tips 12-14’ weighing up to 120 grains.
PERFORMANCE PROFILES
Short steep rear taper that forms tight bullet shaped loops. The Heaviest concentration of grains is located in the rear 1/3 of the head for complete casting control, tight quarters, or with trees directly overhead. Long gradual tapered front section create a smooth, crisp feel with your Elixir line.
LINE FEATURES
Integrated thin diameter running line for exceptional shooting and direct a connection to the Elixir head. Elixir also feature an in-line color change at the load point from subtle Sage Green running line to Stealthy Straw Yellow Heads. Supple line material for low to no memory, and ease of line management in all weather conditions.
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
These lines are designed to be fished with a leader that is one and a half times length of your rod. We suggest Poly Leaders in 10' and 14' lengths (Switch Rods 10' and Spey 14'). The poly leaders complete your Elixir spey system providing the proper leader length and the added benefit of varied float and sink rates.
The Fly Fishing Place is proud to offer the complete line of Beulah Fly Rods, from the traditional one-handed Guide Series to the innovative Switch, Spey and Blue water Series and the new Surf casting series.
Beulah rods are designed by professional guides on the West Coast. Their wealth of experience and dedication to creating real life casting solutions ensures Beulah rods are truly World Class.
Unlike almost every rod manufacturer today, Beulah has built a "no-fluff" line of distinctly tailored rods specific to serious anglers needs. They don't bring out a whole new line of "next generation must-have" fly rods every year. Each rod is designed to be the classic working tool for the discriminating anglers needs for years to come.
Beulah is committed to providing high quality products at realistic prices. Beulah's rods are cosmetically perfect and offer features normally found on rods at twice the price. Spare tips and a no hassle lifetime warranty are standard on Guide Series and Blue Water Series Beulah rods.
Blanks: Beulah blanks start with the industry's best 52 million modulus high-strain graphite. Beulah spent the extra time and money here at the heart of the casting tool to develop a series of fly rod blanks that have great hoop strength, fast smooth recovery, and perfect flex patterns throughout the four rod series.
Grips and Reel Seats: The quality of Beulah's Portuguese cork grips is unbelievable. Every grip is built on the blank ring by ring to insure quality and longevity. The reel seats are equally fine and are specifically matched to each rod series for form and function. Nickel and hardwood reel seats grace the Guide Series, while the Switch, Blue water and Spey rods a come with saltwater proof anodized aluminum.
Guides: Buelah applies the highest quality Aconite-Insert stripping guides to all of their rods. Each guide set on each rod model is engineered, sized and spaced to enhance the performance of each rod.
Wrappings and Finish: In a word: Beautiful.
Beulah goes the The Extra Mile: All Beulah Guide series and Bluewater series rods come with a partitioned rod sock to protect your rod in transit, a protective Cordura covered tube and a spare tip section. What good does a warranty do when you break a rod tip on the fly fishing trip of a lifetime? With Beulah, you are covered: Just take out your extra tip and get back on the river.
