On 6/2/2010 5:48 AM, Mark Wendt wrote: > On 06/01/2010 01:03 PM, Dave wrote: > >> OK.. then that makes more sense since I can't see how I could cast a >> line out the tip of this rod as it would bind in the eye at the rod tip. >> >> Horsehair!! >> >> I had no idea... I thought they would have used cotton, flax or >> something similar etc. >> >> So when you needed more line you had to find the horse... Interesting... >> >> Dave >> > By the mid to late 1800's they were starting to use silk to make their > fly lines, and depending on when your rod was actually made, it may have > been a hold-over to the rod making methods of an earlier time. Believe > it or not, with the tip-top the way it is, and with the flip rings, you > can still cast a line fairly decently. Remember, unlike a spinning rod, > fly casting is done by the weight of the line, not the weight of the > lure at the end of it. Once you got the line out and got it into the > air, that fly rod would probably act like most other fly rods of today, > albeit a lot slower action, and you couldn't "shoot" line like you can > with the more modern rods. > > Horsehair was the line material of choice, because, back then, horses > were a lot more plentiful. The hair was taken from the tail, and woven > and then furled into a line. > > Mark > > I live in "Amish ville" so there are plenty of horses around here. No shortage of them in this part of the country (Northern Indiana) There are about a dozen next door...
Hmmm..... If I could lure them to the fence with a nice pile of fresh cut grass ....get their tails near the fence and hide the scissors ....., I could ...... ;-) Might not make me very popular with Victor, next door though... Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
