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Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Desert Eagle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 7:03 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Spey rod?? > 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 > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.9 - Release Date: 1/6/05 >
