RE: [VFB] Casting heavy fliesAllan, I agree and Orvis has managed to complicate things by using "Flex" terminology to describe their rods with "Full-Flex" being a slow rod.
Trouble is, it is very hard to find a slow rod other than bamboo. My search continues. George Vincent ----- Original Message ----- From: Allan Fish To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 09:47 Subject: RE: [VFB] Casting heavy flies so tony is a slow action rod better that a fast action rod?and how can one tell?if a person is fishing with a hook size of 6 to say20 do you need a fast action rod. I'm not Tony, but I'm sure he will agree that neither a slow rod nor a fast rod is "better" than the other. They just take slightly different casting styles. Some people prefer a fast rod. Some people prefer a slow rod. A lot of people cast either type equally well. In reality, they shouldn't be called "slow" and "fast", since that gives a bad connotation. They should more appropriately be called 'soft action' and 'firm action'. Often they are called 'parabolic* action' and 'tip action'. *parabolic because when the rod flexes the entire length, it becomes a parabola. I guess the "slow" moniker came up because you might have to delay your forward cast a milli-second or two longer with a soft action rod to allow it to 'load' properly. Allan, drifting slowly back under the overhanging bank. -- Allan Fish Greenwood, IN [EMAIL PROTECTED]
