Chuck, Bring them to the Sowbug when you come, I will show you how to find the spine. Once you do it, it is easy to find. Tony --- Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Tony: I felt of my rods all around, and up and down > the shaft and I feel no > differences..I must be missing something, Chuck > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Anthony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 4:33 PM > Subject: Re: [VFB] Tippet Material Question > > > > Chuck, > > I would check the spine on any rod I make or buy. > > I have two rods that were given to me at a couple > of > > shows I have tied at. Both have the guides off the > > Spine. Both want to twist in my hand when I had a > fish > > on. Both are hanging on the rod rack. > > Tony > > --- Chuck Alexander > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Tony: Do you mean to check the spine/spline on > >> bamboo rods?? or on any > >> rod??? Also, Pete, I think you have a good point > >> about the thick butt > >> sections on tapered leaders, cause since I > started > >> furling my own leaders > >> that have a thinner butt section than the one > piece > >> tapered one's I was > >> buying, I have much better "turn over", Chuck > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Anthony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 12:18 PM > >> Subject: Re: [VFB] Tippet Material Question > >> > >> > >> > As Pete says "rod by rod". How true this is. > >> > I have posted this before, when you buy a rod, > >> always > >> > check for the spine/spline. If it is off the > >> center > >> > the rod will not cast right and will want to > twist > >> in > >> > your hand with a load on it. I don't have time > >> right > >> > now to type it all out, if there is an > interest, I > >> > will do it later. > >> > Have to go now. > >> > Tony > >> > --- Peter Gramp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > Glenn: I'd love to have that formula.. I > have > >> an > >> >> 8ft 2 pc rod, that is a 5 > >> >> > wt rod (but, I want a 9ft 4wt rod)and I use > a > >> 6wt > >> >> weight forward line. I > >> >> > do > >> >> > like my furled leaders better than I did the > >> >> tapered ones I was using, but > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> This alone may cause some of your turn-over > >> >> problems, as I've found out by > >> >> experience... Even though a rod may say it is > >> rated > >> >> 5-6 weight, it may be > >> >> better suited for one weight line versus > >> another... > >> >> Case in point, my > >> >> "Walley World special" rod is 8'6" and > supposedly > >> >> 5-6wt, but for whatever > >> >> reason a DT4F (double-tapered, 4wt floating) > line > >> >> (generic brand - i think > >> >> sci anglers) works best on it. It depends on > a > >> >> rod-by-rod basis, but in my > >> >> personal experience (albeit limited and quite > >> >> possibly off), a change in > >> >> line weight changes the leader's turnover. I > >> also > >> >> found that I wasn't using > >> >> a stiff enough butt section on my hand-tied > >> >> leaders... the result was a > >> >> "wind cast" knot or (worse in my opinion) a > >> sudden > >> >> pile-up of leader at my > >> >> feet with the line still shooting in a loop on > >> the > >> >> water with a resounding > >> >> 'plunk!' ;) I guess my point is don't be > >> >> discouraged, as it could be > >> >> anything, but personally I'd try matching the > rod > >> >> weight to the line weight > >> >> as a start, then tinkering with other factors > >> (the > >> >> leader itself), if that > >> >> doesn't help. > >> >> Again, just my opinion from personal > experience, > >> and > >> >> I may be completely > >> >> wrong on that one. > >> >> Tight wraps, > >> >> Pete > >> >> > >> > > >> > > __________________________________________________ > >> > 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 > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
