George, Your search has ended. Dorber here in Flippin makes a Woven graphite rod that feels like a bamboo rod. It is called "Ultra Weave" rod. I make bamboo rods and worked with them on the "feel" of the prototypes. I have no financial interest in this, we are just good friends. I have the first 4 wt blank they made. If you need more info, contact me off list. Tony --- George Vincent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
