Tend to agree with that comment epo.
Retailer would def replace if you had original box, no questions asked.
However from what you have said I would put it down to inexperienced sales person, so play heavily on that fact when you go or phone, but is also worth mentioning the fact that you have communicated with others on web, re choice of line offered by retailer.
will work wonders.
regards
bert

they are now going to work with me after alittle heated arguement also stated about the forums and the response ive had retailer said he cant understand why i cant cast out the line alot of his customers buy the same line on single handed rods
thanks to all for your help.

Hi Epoxy1, maybe the "Spey" line is not a traditional long head spey? If it is a short head or a Scandinavian Spey line it will be indeed be a perfect pike line.
However a 10# scandi line is much heavier than a 10# single hand line so if the rod is 10# a matching Scandi head would be more like a 8#. Of course if it is a full spey line then he really has sold you a lemon. A full 10# spey line is more like a 14# single hand line and if you get enough head out to cast it overhand you are risking a rod breakage from overloading.
Hope you manage to get it sorted.
All the best.
Mike.

Hell of an 'understatement' there Mike. Single hander lines (under the AFTMA scale) and a (tongue in cheek) 2-hander line are worlds apart. To scale this back, a 3wt single hander line will be about 160 grains; to 'load' a 3/4 wt 2-hander you'll need 275-325 grains. Or if you will, twice the number.

Don't go there, Mike's "right on the money." (Bad pun intended.)

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Is just his reasoning re reluctance to exchange.
Keep at it.
Just as an aside what make of line is it?
regards
bert

mike i dont no much about the technical side of the lines ive only ever bought wf for the rod im using if only i had someone with me to explain this to the retailer as im not up to speed with it all.


aenoon its a greys grxi+ line hope to get over on sat morning to get this sorted

thanks again for the help.

Have a quick browse at this site.

Greys Fly - Products - Line System - Flylines - GRXi Spey

Shows line details.
has head of 50 ft, but is loaded to last 20 foot, as would be norm for double handed spey casting.
For normal single handed overhead casting, head would be around 25 to 40 foot, loaded to front 25 foot to allow you to shoot line.
regards
bert