Tony: It is a two piece, but you must be right about the weight. I don't
know where I got the idea that it was a 5 wt rod LOL... It is just tooo
heavy to be anything less than an 8 or 9.. I'm gonna re order some 9wt
weight forward (I watched a video on casting I rented online a cpl weeks
ago, and thing it would be better for me that the double taper for some
reason) line and then take it out with some of these heavy flies... Thanks a
million.. This gives me a new line to use on my true 5wt as I have only used
this spool of line a cpl times that is on there now, and mine now has a few
burrs on the line from soo much use... Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 4:39 PM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Casting heavy flies
Chuck,
That rod would be for a 8 wt DT or a 9 wt WF line
The 390 makes me think it is a 3 piece 9' rod. I might
be wrong on that.
Tony
--- Chuck Alexander
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Tony: No, it's forest green and hollow.. I remember
the old white ones with
my Zebco 202 on them as a kid LOL...They were stiff
as a broomstick like you
say.. I'm thinking this rod is an 8-9 weight now
that I went and copied down
the writing on it. I was thinking it was a 6wt, but
it is about 1/2 thick at
the handle(or more) It says "Fishmaster by Hicks"
Model #HK390 then it has
AFTMA8-9.. I bought it at a flea market a long time
ago... Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Casting heavy flies
> Chuck,
> If it is a glass rod, more than likely it is soft
rod
> making it better for heavy lures. If it is one of
> those solid white glass rods, it may be like a
> broomstick.
> Tony
> --- Chuck Alexander
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Jerry: Heavy as in clousers, or bigger sized
wooly
>> buggers that have 30 wraps of lead or so. I am
using
>> a 5wt slow action rod, and 6wt weight forward
>> line..But I have a 9 ft 6 wt rod that is fast
>> action that I am gonna try them on. Just that
that
>> old rod I have had since the 70's I think. It is
>> fiberglass and weighs a ton compared to my new
rod,
>> Chuck
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Jerry Goldsmith
>> To: [email protected]
>> Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 11:16 AM
>> Subject: RE: [VFB] Casting heavy flies
>>
>>
>> Chuck,
>>
>>
>>
>> What size flies r u casting on what size rod
and
>> line. Are they heavy such as clousers or heavy
as
>> in air
>>
>> resistant such as poppers, or deer hair heads.
>> Have some thought depending on what you are doing
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>
>> From: Chuck Alexander
>>
>> To: [email protected]
>>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 5:11 PM
>>
>> Subject: [VFB] Casting heavy flies
>>
>>
>>
>> Folks: I noticed the other day that I am
still
>> having a heck of a time casting flies with any
>> weight to them at all. They just want to "lob"
out a
>> very short distance.. I don't know what I'm doing
>> wrong.. I tend to want to do like a lure and
caster
>> harder, and that just makes things worse.. Any
>> pointers would be appreciated. Thanks, Chuck
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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