Very interesting analysis of the mechanics of fly casting. Thanks for sharing. I think the attraction of some to the glass blanks, is to slow things down a bit. I often make 20 casts without Double hauling at all. Working a shore line. Most of the time casting under 40’. In casting for absolute maximum distance, it can be pretty tiring as he points out. I recall trying to get ahead of t
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ben belote Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > maybe it pulls the line forward Phil.. There you go. :-).. I watched Lefty Kreh cast 100’ once, without a rod! Sadly, we lost him a few years back. Again, thanks so much for the input on these new fangled fiberglass sticks. I went ahead & ordered the NFC blank. This forum is a great resource for those
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Phil Ewanicki Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The "rod tip speed" - no matter what the rod - is > entirely the product of the caster, not the rod. > Fly rods do not create energy, only transfer it, > no matter who made the rod or how much it cost. > The line can not travel any faster than the rod > tip, unless you haul on the lin
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Phil Erickson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > In fly casting, line speed is created by two > things; 1) rod speed, 2) a haul, If you do not > believe rod speed is a contributor, try casting > moving the rod slowly! True enough, but not just rod speed, rather rod tip speed which is part of the design and materials in the rod, as initiated by th
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Phil Ewanicki Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Savvy fly-casters know that, unlike spin-casters, > fly fishers cast the line, not the rod. I have > never seen any credible test that > proves one fly-rod is more "accurate" than > another, and fly casting distance depends > exclusively upon line speed, not rod speed. You > simp
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Spencer Phipps Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Free shipping on orders over $125, it's not $35 > per blank, my last order of multiple blanks was > still $35. True enough, but only needed one blank @75$. 35$ flat rate shipping, excise tax, sales etc. takes it over 120 bucks. But as I said, I can live with it, if the blank is that good. Might tr
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Jack Duncan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I understand that some of the glass fly blanks > being manufactured now, have much different, more > modern actions, than those that many of us started > fly fishing with 40+ years ago. But personally, I > prefer those with the more traditional, slower > than slow actions. Lamiglas has traditio
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Phil Erickson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I second NFC's Iconoglass. They are nothing like > the fiberglass of old! Thanks Phil, I’ve looked at their blanks. Which are on sale. I haven’t used any NFC blanks, but they’re well thought of among those who use them. Other than some delivery issues. I was also a little taken back by their ship
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Spencer Phipps Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Like all fishing products, once you get into the > mid-tier products any improvements past that point > escalate in price without like quality > improvements, this is not surprising as this is > where their profits lie. > Right this second, for the money and quality, I > don't think you ca
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When I was a bass magazine editor in the early 70s, Fenwick sent me 4 rods for evaluation, out of a “new Space age material carbon graphite fiber”.. I broke 3 of them. 2 on fish. I sent them the pieces back and told them “ forget it. Stick with fiberglass”. Thank god they ignored me. I’ve been a graphite rod fan since the late 70s. That said, I’m hearing good things about the newer FG fly rod
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I just got that blank in Friday. Building a casting rod on it... I too like a little action in my rods for smooth casting. You can put plenty of pressure on a fish with a med action rod. Just getting back into rod building after a few decades...
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