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fly rod
Posted by: stanford yerger (---.syrcny.btas.verizon.net)
Date: February 15, 2011 01:58PM

I would like to build an 8’, 4wt fly rod “fast action”, 2 pc.
So looking at the folks on the left I found some listed with those
numbers. IV’s. So I look in CC data sheet and find that the data
is different? So I call the company , no comment!
I have found that the last rods that I have built where all over wt.
and lower action!! So what do you folks do when you want to built
an 8ft 4wt fast action fly rod.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Stan yerger

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Re: fly rod
Posted by: Tom Kirkman (Moderator)
Date: February 15, 2011 05:32PM

They're not "over weight" nor "lower action." The CCS terms do not translate into the subjective terms used by the manufacturers so it doesn't fly in the face of the manufacturer's opinion.

Remember, any fly rod will cast any line at some distance. What you term "over weight" were likely rods intended to cast a long length of the listed line than you were attempting to cast.

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Re: fly rod
Posted by: David Gilberg (---.pghkny.east.verizon.net)
Date: February 16, 2011 02:53AM

Check out the Dan Craft FT series of rods listed on the CCS board. They seem to have the fastest action of all entries. While I myself have never built on one they have received rave reviews on this forum from many builders.

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Re: fly rod
Posted by: Ken Preston (---.bltmmd.fios.verizon.net)
Date: February 16, 2011 07:01AM

From all the fly rod blanks I've seen / held the Dan Craft models are the "crispest" / "fastest"

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Re: fly rod
Posted by: Herb Ladenheim (---.mia.bellsouth.net)
Date: February 16, 2011 04:11PM

The fastest fly blankk I have found is the CTS Affinity-X. And - very light in the hand.
I just built a #7 and it needs a #9 line to load it.
But I like to overload a rod - just feels better to me. A friend loads the #7 with a #8 line.
The #4 would be interesting - you might need a #5 line to load it.

I just ordered a #6 for a #7 line.
Herb

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Re: fly rod
Posted by: Alan Yuodsnukis (---.hsd1.me.comcast.net)
Date: February 16, 2011 08:16PM

Is a 7 weight rod that "needs" an 8 or 9 weight line to load really a 7 weight? Is a 4 that needs a 5 weight line to fish at reasonable distances still a 4 weight?

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Re: fly rod
Posted by: Herb Ladenheim (---.mia.bellsouth.net)
Date: February 16, 2011 10:15PM

Alan,
There are those that can accelerate a rod such that they can load it. I can't - so I have to overline. But I know what you mean. The "X" line is not new to CTS - there are those that use it as labeled.
Herb

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Re: fly rod
Posted by: John Straight (---.netsync.net)
Date: February 21, 2011 02:17PM

Stanford,

If your still looking take a peek at Batson's RX8. This the fastest blank I have ever built on.

JLS Custom Rods
Cassadaga, NY

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