Morning Iain and all,
If some of you are wondering about Iains comment, I got a Greenheart rod
from him a few years back, 3 piece 15'. Not glass, graphite or bamboo,
Greenheart wood. The main reason was that I wanted to see how a traditional
wood rod was made, and this thing is a work of art. I still hope to make an
Osage rod some day. Anyway, I have only cast this one once, the line was not
right and the reel way to small to balance it. I need to find, or make, a 4
to 4.5 inch large arbor reel for it so as to balance it properly. Then I
will try it out, should be interesting.
What I would fish for? Well, I thought that it would be a good rod to
try on some lakes, allow to get out further from along the shore, and I
think the Cimarron river is pretty open and wide. Would like to even try it
on the White river, behind Tony's house. Places where I could be in one
spot, braced, and fish in a fan pattern and cover a lot of water, then move
down and do it again. As to fish, down here, bass and pan fish along the
river, trout when they stock it. The rest of the places I mentioned would be
trout.
Jimi
Jimi
Just put the biggest reel on you have or can borrow.
what are you gouing to be fishing for ??
iain
Thanks Iain, Pete, Rene and everyone who posted info on Spey Rods. The
reason I ask is because of a friend of mine. He suggested I look into such a
rod. He surmised that with my disability and inability to wade as I once did
that it may give me an option to fish more water without risking hurting
myself further. Just a thought. I appreciate the description of the casting
Pete, I was wondering how one would do a traditional back cast with such a
long rod.
More food for thought.
Thanks again,
Jimi
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