On Behalf Of Deborah Duran > Subject: RE: [VFB] Casting a big or heavy fly > > > Jerry > I like that fly! Im going to tie some of those up for our > trips to the Cape. My buddy blew out his Powell Tiburon > 10wt.
Deb, which Loomis do you have? If I had to pick and a fly rod to cast for distance and accuracy in a gymnasium there is no doubt I would choose and an 8 weight GLX. After all the years of improvements and new rods on the market, for weight and cast ability there is still no match for the GLX. However, I do not generally cast in a gymnasium. I am usually on the flats with a minimum of five to ten miles per hour of wind and the GLX has problems finishing a cast of 60 feet or more with a fly of any weight or size. I actually had conversations with Tim Rajeff when he was still at Loomis. He told me they had received a number of complaints from their guides in Florida and the Bahamas about how often a cast would simply collapse in it almost any kind of wind. If you remember, Loomis tried a number of solutions including the introduction of the Nautikos series. While a real cannon, it also weighed as much as a cannon. They have finally solved this problem with the introduction of the new Crosscurrent series and GLX Crosscurrent. You can own one for $600.. I personally, now use an 8 wt. Temple Fork crxi. and T&T Saltwater Horizon in a 9 wt. The T&T is a rod I have had for years, and have yet to find anything that casts typical salt water flies in wind as well. OTOH, I would not purchase that rod today. I would never spend more than the 200 to $300 than a Temple Fork costs. I have cast the Tiburon at various shows and was impressed, but again that was indoors with no wind. I do have a 14 weight Tiburon that I have never cast. I purchased it for 50 bucks knowing someday I would join DonO in Cabo for sailfish. JG Jerry Goldsmith Altamonte Springs, Fl [EMAIL PROTECTED]
