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
>> >>
>> >
>> >
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