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not again!
Posted by:
Phil Ewanicki
(---.res.bhn.net)
Date: October 29, 2012 03:29PM
Except when trolling, anglers almost always have some slack between their tip-top and their lure/bait, or some slack between their tip-top and their reel spool. For those who can make the far end of a rope move by pushing on a slack bight the issue of a rod's sensitivity continues to be a challenging consideration. Re: not again!
Posted by:
rick sodke
(---.pmc-sierra.bc.ca)
Date: October 29, 2012 05:22PM
I always fish barbless hooks so a quick hookset is vital.
I use the following methods: Fly rod cast and strip Fly rod cast, mend and swing Spinning rod cast and retrieve (spoons, spinners) Float rod cast, mend and drift I never have slack line between tip-top and terminal tackle or tip-top to spool (or hand in the case of a fly rod). so "always" may be a stretch. Re: not again!
Posted by:
roger wilson
(---.hsd1.mn.comcast.net)
Date: October 29, 2012 06:48PM
Phil,
X10 - Exactly why I don't think that that issue necessarily makes a lot of sense to talk about. Roger Re: not again!
Posted by:
Phil Ewanicki
(---.res.bhn.net)
Date: October 29, 2012 07:31PM
Rick -
Our experiences seem to differ. I have yet to master stripping in a fly without creating slack, and I find a slack line is necessary to mend my casts?? Could it be that "sensitivity" is a subjective quality for some, similar to the "feel" of the rod, whereas "sensitivity" for others means an objective measurement of the speed and distance of the displacement of a rod due to a force exerted through a taut line? [force can not be transmitted through a slack line] Re: not again!
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
(Moderator)
Date: October 29, 2012 08:13PM
The water will maintain at least some tension on a line that might otherwise appear slack. This is particularly true with a thick fly line.
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