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19 years ago
Stirling Chow
Hmm, I guess I misunderstood what I read about power vs. action :) OK, let me see if I understand this now. If you had two rods with similar power (= ability to exert the same maximum force before breaking?) and mass, then a fast action rod should be able to show more subtle strikes than a slow action rod because a smaller portion (= smaller mass) of the rod has to move so there is less inertia
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19 years ago
Stirling Chow
Hi everyone, My rod collection was recently stolen, so I need to replenish it, and thought now would be a good time to build my first rod. I'd like to build a rod specifically for trout fishing from shore using Powerbait/worms. We use a rig that involves a 3/8 ounce egg sinker on the main line, a swivel, and a 12-18" leader with hook and bait. The rig is cast out as far as possible, th
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