Re: [VFB] RE: Bamboo Fly rods

2011-01-03 Thread Anthony Spezio
I would not say Quads are lighter. They might of felt that way because id the shorter length. Tony --- On Sun, 1/2/11, Wayne Blake-Hedges wayneb22...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Wayne Blake-Hedges wayneb22...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: Bamboo Fly rods To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Sunday

Re: [VFB] RE: Bamboo Fly rods

2011-01-03 Thread Wayne Blake-Hedges
...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: Bamboo Fly rods To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Monday, January 3, 2011, 7:27 PM I would not say Quads are lighter. They might of felt that way because id the shorter length. Tony --- On Sun, 1/2/11, Wayne Blake-Hedges wayneb22...@yahoo.com wrote: From

Re: [VFB] RE: Bamboo Fly rods

2011-01-02 Thread Anthony Spezio
or repair this one. I generally make bamboo ferrules for my quads. On this one I made a quad Nickle Silver ferrule with four slits. Tony --- On Sun, 1/2/11, Scott Bearden scott.bear...@gmail.com wrote: From: Scott Bearden scott.bear...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: Bamboo Fly rods To: vfb-mail

Re: [VFB] RE: Bamboo Fly rods

2011-01-02 Thread Wayne Blake-Hedges
Bearden scott.bear...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: Bamboo Fly rods To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Sunday, January 2, 2011, 12:09 AM Wayne, Quad rods are a little more difficult to make. The strips have to be wider and are therefore a little harder to straighten with heat. Another

Re: [VFB] RE: Bamboo Fly rods

2011-01-02 Thread Scott Bearden
this right. Quads are more difficult to make but, stiffer, faster, and potentially lighter than a hex rod? Wayneb --- On *Sun, 1/2/11, Anthony Spezio bambot...@yahoo.com* wrote: From: Anthony Spezio bambot...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: Bamboo Fly rods To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date

Re: [VFB] RE: Bamboo Fly rods

2011-01-02 Thread Wayne Blake-Hedges
...@gmail.com wrote: From: Scott Bearden scott.bear...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: Bamboo Fly rods To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Sunday, January 2, 2011, 12:28 PM Wayne, I wouldn't say lighter. The have more mass than a hex rod of the same taper. For throwing bass bugs I would pick

Re: [VFB] RE: Bamboo Fly rods

2011-01-02 Thread Scott Bearden
* wrote: From: Scott Bearden scott.bear...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: Bamboo Fly rods To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Sunday, January 2, 2011, 12:28 PM Wayne, I wouldn't say lighter. The have more mass than a hex rod of the same taper. For throwing bass bugs I would pick

[VFB] RE: Bamboo Fly rods

2011-01-01 Thread Wayne Blake-Hedges
Hi All;   Speaking of bamboo rods, what are the advantages/disadvantages of a quad versus hexagonal shaped  blank? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this