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Traditional action fly rod
Posted by:
Michael Danek
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Date: October 31, 2016 06:13PM
I'm planning to build a traditional action (not fast action) fly rod, 4 piece, 6 weight, and am finding from my traditional sources only a couple options. Those of you who are fly rod experts, please tell me your recommendations for a blank for this rod. thanks, Mick Re: Traditional action fly rod
Posted by:
Donald La Mar
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Date: October 31, 2016 08:14PM
You're not finding numerous options because so many manufacturers and retailers think you want a long, skinny, tomato stake disguised as a fly rod.
Last 6 weight I built was a 4 piece Epic fast glass. Tom Morgan offered at one time a 4 piece, 6 weight glass rod. I've not built up the Tom Morgan 6 weight, but the 7 weight is really sweet. The TFO Professional Series are not so fast. Re: Traditional action fly rod
Posted by:
Phil Erickson
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Date: October 31, 2016 08:31PM
The Batson RX6 line will most likely match your needs. One problem you have is a quantifiable definition of "traditional action." It is variable from Bamboo, glass and carbon fiber. Re: Traditional action fly rod
Posted by:
Bill Hickey
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Date: October 31, 2016 09:18PM
Mike, if you want to go with Graphite, CTS Vintage would be my only choice. I would also recommend looking into Fiberglass, CTS Quartz, Livingston Rod Co, Steffen, Tom Morgan, Epic, and McFarland, I've built on every one of those brands in 6wt for customers and I own a Quartz, Steffen and Livingston as my own personal 6wts. Re: Traditional action fly rod
Posted by:
Ron Weber
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Date: October 31, 2016 09:25PM
A good choice for as build like that, not too fast and not too slow would be the 9' 6wt SHX from Karen at Bingham Ent. I have built on a lot of the SHX blanks and have had nothing but great reports on their performance Ron Weber Re: Traditional action fly rod
Posted by:
Michael Danek
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Date: November 01, 2016 08:41AM
Link to Bingham gives an error message. Any ideas on getting to their web site? I'd like more info on the SHX blanks. Re: Traditional action fly rod
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Phil Ewanicki
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Date: November 01, 2016 08:06PM
Out of curiosity, why do you want a "traditional" action, and what characteristics do you expect this action should have? Back in the day when a 50 foot fly cast raised eyebrows the wet fly fishers seemed to prefer a slower action, parabolic blank, while the dry fly guys looked for a faster action rod. "Sensitivity" never was and never will be a legitimate concern about fly rods. If you fish with bait rather than flies it's a bait rod, not a fly rod. Re: Traditional action fly rod
Posted by:
Spencer Phipps
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Date: November 02, 2016 01:15AM
The Bingham site is being worked on, the SHX blanks are nice blanks and the color is similar to the discontinued Rainshadow RX8 blanks, a titanium colored finish that goes with just about any thread. Re: Traditional action fly rod
Posted by:
Michael Danek
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Date: November 02, 2016 07:55AM
thanks for the suggestions, Bimgham site is up now, I ask for "traditional" because the winner of a charity raffle asked for it. I have questioned what he is after with the word "traditional," and will be sure he knows what he is asking for. I think he believes "fast" causes casting issues or delicacy issues with the presentation. I'm working it out. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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