Is there any correlation between a rod's TNF and a rod's performance in feet and inches? If so, what is it? If not, how does determining a rod's TNF have any practical value for an angler?

Phil, as I think you know, it has been covered many times in past posts on this forum. Do a search for "true natural frequency."

Then, try the process (and CCS) and come to your own conclusions.

If you care to look you will see that during a cast the rod tip is bent BACKWARD to its greatest extent at the moment the cast is released. So much for the power of the rod pulling or pushing the line with energy and speed from somewhere other than the angler. The angler pulls the rod forward, the rod pulls the line forward, the line pulls the fly/plug/worm forward. The rod simply transfers the speed/energy; the rod does not create energy - just like the rods in your auto engine transfer energy but don't create any energy.

Phil Ewanicki Wrote:
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> If you care to look you will see that during a
> cast the rod tip is bent BACKWARD to its greatest
> extent at the moment the cast is released. So much
> for the power of the rod pulling or pushing the
> line with energy and speed from somewhere other
> than the angler. The angler pulls the rod forward,
> the rod pulls the line forward, the line pulls the
> fly/plug/worm forward. The rod simply transfers
> the speed/energy; the rod does not create energy -
> just like the rods in your auto engine transfer
> energy but don't create any energy.

Don't totally agree with this one because for one, the rods in an engine are solid and do not bend. But a fishing rod bends and adds its spring loading and unloading effect to the cast. So wouldn't it be human plus unloading spring effect?

And there is no pushing going on. All pulling and release as I see it.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/29/2022 02:35PM by Kent Griffith.