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Re: All Purpose Fast Glass
Posted by:
Derick Jahnke
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Date: July 12, 2022 03:32PM
Ended up going with the 1 power All Purpas Fast Glass. Tied casting, it is a nice casting rod for 4-5 gram Ned's. Reminds me more of a light drift rod, than a bass rod. But will do well for what I want. Re: All Purpose Fast Glass
Posted by:
Spencer Phipps
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Date: July 23, 2022 11:15AM
Double post. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/23/2022 02:09PM by Spencer Phipps. Re: All Purpose Fast Glass
Posted by:
Spencer Phipps
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Date: July 23, 2022 12:32PM
I picked up the APFG710-1 in teal for the wife, it is in no way one of those whippy ultralights and has better than decent backbone also, I'm no expert on BFS, but I wouldn't be afraid to start here. Re: All Purpose Fast Glass
Posted by:
Tim Scott
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Date: July 23, 2022 12:55PM
Good to know, just ordered the same blank plus the 2,4 power to try. Re: All Purpose Fast Glass
Posted by:
Les Cline
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Date: July 23, 2022 04:57PM
That 744 is a sweet blank! I can feel a difference between it and the 745; and my CCS data confirms it. I appreciate the noticeable difference as some rods/blanks are harder to distinguish. Re: All Purpose Fast Glass
Posted by:
Phil Ewanicki
(---.res.spectrum.com)
Date: July 24, 2022 12:28PM
The harmonic period of a rod blank gives solid information of how a rod built on that blank will feel and respond. Harmonics aren't a question of individual or advertising opinions, it's science. Rod marketers prefer not to provide useful scientific facts about the physical qualities of their blanks. Instead, you are promised blank or rod with a "smooth" or "fast" or "powerful" or [my favorite] "soulful" action. Bon Chance. Re: All Purpose Fast Glass
Posted by:
Michael Danek
(---.alma.mi.frontiernet.net)
Date: July 24, 2022 03:01PM
Phil, do you measure "harmonic period?" If yes, how? Re: All Purpose Fast Glass
Posted by:
Michael Danek
(---.alma.mi.frontiernet.net)
Date: July 24, 2022 08:15PM
About time to stop whining and start contributing. Your post on reel seat shims is the only positive thing I've ever seen you post. Good for you on that, but you can do better than just one. Re: All Purpose Fast Glass
Posted by:
Derick Jahnke
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Date: July 24, 2022 11:20PM
Yea, If I had a decent reel, this thing would probably throw sub 4 grams. But it is killer with little Ned rigs and my Kast King Zephyr. Def has some serious backbone for how light the tip is.
Spencer Phipps Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I picked up the APFG710-1 in teal for the wife, it > is in no way one of those whippy ultralights and > has better than decent backbone also, I'm no > expert on BFS, but I wouldn't be afraid to start > here. Re: All Purpose Fast Glass
Posted by:
Derick Jahnke
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Date: July 26, 2022 09:49AM
For those of you that have handled this blank, what are your thoughts on cutting it? Re: All Purpose Fast Glass
Posted by:
ben belote
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Date: July 26, 2022 11:14AM
Michael, I think your being very unfair to Phil,.I have learned quite a few things from Phil especially when he doesn't talk about advertisers...lol. Re: All Purpose Fast Glass
Posted by:
Phil Ewanicki
(---.res.spectrum.com)
Date: July 27, 2022 10:00AM
Michael: Rather than use an oscilloscope or some other whiz-bang testing machinery I prefer to test-cast a rod blank before I buy it. I belong to a fly-fishing club whose members generously allow me to test cast their rods with their lines - or mine. I truly believe there is no reliable substitute for test-casting a rod blank; in the case of a fly rod test-casting with two or more different lines. All casters have different strokes, so results are personal things - especially the difference between fly-rod wavers and double-haulers. I can't see how a static test for ERN is much help in finding the best tool for a dynamic activity like casting, especially double-haul fly casting - which is the only way you will get much distance with a fly rod. It's easy to buy a blank or a rod you hate if you don't test-cast it . . . not so easy if you do. Please don't take this personally . . . Re: All Purpose Fast Glass
Posted by:
ben belote
(---.hsd1.va.comcast.net)
Date: July 27, 2022 11:51AM
See..that was the good Phil, not a word about advertisers..lol. Re: All Purpose Fast Glass
Posted by:
Phil Ewanicki
(---.inf6.spectrum.com)
Date: August 01, 2022 11:49AM
I don't dislike advertisers. They're just trying to make a living by being "creative" in their claims. I will continue to urge buyers of blanks or rods to rely upon dynamic testing - how far or easily a blank casts - rather than static testing - how a blank behaves when clamped to a bench - especially if buying a $600, $900, or $1200 fishing rod, and regardless of the advertising hype and status surrounding high-priced rods. Handsome is as handsome does. Re: All Purpose Fast Glass
Posted by:
Michael Danek
(---.alma.mi.frontiernet.net)
Date: August 04, 2022 08:15AM
"I can't see how a static test for ERN is much help in finding the best tool for a dynamic activity like casting,"
Same for length and weight, right? Rod characteristics like weight, length, and ERN (which measures where the blank bends) are valuable in telling you which rods you might want to test cast. By the way, I don't use an oscilloscopes or any other technology that most people don't already have in their pocket. Re: All Purpose Fast Glass
Posted by:
Phil Ewanicki
(---.inf6.spectrum.com)
Date: August 04, 2022 08:29AM
"Same thing . . ." - What gave you that idea?? Re: All Purpose Fast Glass
Posted by:
Aaron Petersen
(12.144.64.---)
Date: August 04, 2022 04:44PM
Michael Danek Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > By the way, I don't use an oscilloscopes or any > other technology that most people don't already > have in their pocket. You don't have an O-scope in your pocket? Re: All Purpose Fast Glass
Posted by:
Spencer Phipps
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Date: August 04, 2022 06:13PM
Darik, Hard to guess as you didn't say where, or how much you want to cut. Re: All Purpose Fast Glass
Posted by:
Phil Ewanicki
(---.inf6.spectrum.com)
Date: August 09, 2022 09:04AM
Michael: I don't measure harmonic period, which equates with rod recovery rate, I believe. I prefer to cast a rod before I buy it, rather than pore over bench tests. Buying a rod or rod blank without test-casting it seems like buying a car without driving it? Re: All Purpose Fast Glass
Posted by:
Derick Jahnke
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Date: August 09, 2022 12:35PM
Spencer Phipps Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Darik, Hard to guess as you didn't say where, or > how much you want to cut. I thought about building another one, with 6 inches off the butt. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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