Chuck: The big Shakespeare rod is probably a fiberglass rod so that is why it is thicker. And conversely the Berkeley is most likely a graphite rod therefore thinner. The advances in technology and the use of graphite and their characteristics are why the thinner rod behaves like the thicker rod.
The fiberglass rods are generally more whispy, or noodley. The graphite rods have different actions because of the type of graphite used and how many layers of graphite they use. That is why there are so many different “actions.” Hope this helps? Sent from my iPad Thank You, Alan Di Somma Mesa, Az. Some mistakes are just too much fun to make only once. > On Apr 12, 2019, at 7:10 PM, Chuck Alexander <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Folks: I have a question about fly rod weights. I’m sure I’ve asked this > before but can’t remember the answer. Heck, I can’t tell ya what I ate or > lunch yesterday LOL. Anyway, I have a big ol’s Shakesphere rod that is rated > a 5/6 wt and it’s a huge rod, being about my ring finger in size at the base. > Then, I have a Berkeley rod that the base is way smaller than my pinky > finger at it’s base. Their action is about the same and both are rated a > “medium’ that I stamped on the rods, but that tiny Berkeley is stamped as a > 6/7 wt. So my question is how can a behemoth be a 5/6 wt and a tiny rod be > stamped a 6/7wt??? Thanks, Chuck > > > Virus-free. www.avg.com > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
