I can do 45' fish it mostly at 25 to 30'. I fish for bluegills most of the time with it. Tony
--- iain short <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK I GOTTA ASK ... WHAT IS THE CASTING RANGE OF SUCH > A ROD ?? IAIN > > Casting the rod with the line. > I designed the 1 wt bamboo rod but the Common Cents > system shows it is a bit lighter than a 1 wt. I cast > a > Sage 1 wt line, it cast OK, The line was bad for > curly > memory, cast the Orvis 1 wt line a bit soft, The Rio > 1 > wt line casts perfect on that rod. I have made > several > other bamboo rods that acted the same way with > different lines. > Tony > > > --- David Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --------------------------------- > > Okay, I'll pretend there really is a 00 and 0 weight > rod. Now, isn't the key to have a 00 or 0 weight > line > so they do what they're supposed to. Is such a line > made? > > My feeling is that these rods must be able to cast a > line comparable so as not to put down the most > skittish fish. Even then, the shadow of the line > comes into play more than the vibration of line > hitting water possibly. Isn't there a clear fly > line? > > I've never owned or cast a rod lighter than my 3 wt > (which casts very easily) and am intrigued with such > light rods and line. Also, I often go up a line > weight on certain of my rods under certain > conditions > but possibly I have become too exclusive of WF > lines. > > I saw Tony mention a DT being the perfect line for a > particular rod. How do each of you determine which > line is best for each particular rod? Does each > need > to be cast first? > > Mystified in Murfville, > Murf > > Member: www.virtualflybox.com > Favorite Fly Tying Shop: www.LinesEnd.com > David T Murphy: The Walper Group, Career Owner, Your > Business Door, Franchise; > Maryland/Delmarva/Consulting/Consultant/Career/SalesPros, > Sales Doors, SurfMurf, Little Diddy > > --------------------------------- > From: "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [VFB] micro rods > Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 22:53:47 -0700 > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Received: from phoebe.hosting4u.net ([209.15.2.13]) > by > bay0-mc12-f5.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft > SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Sun, 19 Feb 2006 21:55:48 > -0800 > Received: (qmail 31817 invoked by alias); 20 Feb > 2006 > 05:53:58 -0000 > Received: (qmail 31811 invoked by alias); 20 Feb > 2006 > 05:53:58 -0000 > I don't know what it means in real life terms, but > Orvis makes a zero-weight > rod. I cast one at a show, and it was OK for a toy, > but not what they > wanted for it $$$-wise. > > Here's a Sage site with 0 and 00 rods: > http://www.bearsden.com/page282.html > > DonO > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Anthony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 6:19 PM > Subject: RE: [VFB] micro rods > > > > I have a 1 wt bamboo rod I made and have a mini > Jimi > > made reel. Will show them to you when you are > here. > > Tony > > > > --- Niclas Runarsson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > Something to pray that Santa will bring next > time: > > > A micro set with a Spezio-made bamboo rod and a > > > Genzling-made wooden reel. > > > > > > /Nick > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > > > Från: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] För > > > Reuven Segal > > > Skickat: den 19 februari 2006 12:09 > > > Till: [email protected] > > > Ämne: [VFB] micro rods > > > > > > > > > I can't remember who it was making micro fly > > > rods(Jimmy??????) but check > > > this out....evil! > > > > > > http://www.jaustinforbes.com/ > > > > > > The reel is the size of a quarter and the rod > around > > > 3 feet > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.11/264 > - > Release Date: 2/17/2006 > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Planning a trip for Spring Break? See the area > before > you go > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
