Just kidding about the spey rod. I'm bringing up a 1086 and a Curado spooled up with 20lb mono.

Last time I brought up an 8wt GL3 one-hander I snapped the damn thing in half on those reds. Ok, technically KidSauk snapped it in half, but the end result was the same. Not enough backbone to handle a Kenai Red.

Flying in to Anchorage, waiting around for Doc, Canyon, and Art and we're driving an RV down to Soldotna.