Since I'm really new to the whole two-handed rod scene, I'm not sure which line type I would prefer. I know that with traditional setups, you use a fixed line length and just keep casting/swinging/casting/swinging until you either catch a fish, or want to fish at a different distance. Skagit casting is done with shooting heads and you have to strip the line in after each cast. I've tried a bit of both ways with my switch rod - and done right, both are fun methods. The Skagit seems like it's a bit more versatile - so I'll probably go that route, but I'm not sure yet. Can't really properly spey cast without water (which is why every fly shop out to have a 100 foot long casting pond out back, right?)