The longer a fishing rod the more the mechanical advantage, producing greater rod speed at the rod tip. The more flexible the rod the shorter it's effective length, reducing the speed of the rod tip and shortening the cast. These facts have been widely known and accepted for thousands of years. The ERN proves it.
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What exactly is the "advertising industry number" you base your argument upon ? Please explain and give an example. I have no idea what you are referring to?
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The Absolute Best defense against salt water guide corrosion is a fresh water rinse of rods, guides, and wrappings - immediately and ALWAYS after exposure to salt water. Forget this ONE time and forget it.
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The Absolute Best defense against salt water guide corrosion is a fresh water rinse of rods, guides, and wrappings - immediately and ALWAYS after exposure to salt water. Forget this one time and forget it.
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The light weight of the blank is certainly impressive, and there's no doubt that lighter is better in fish rods. If the blank's hoop strength and recovery rate compared to other blanks remains the same or increases this will be an attractive product.
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The physics of mass and flexibility of materials are well known. The heavier an object (like a fishing rod&reel) the more energy it takes to move it, and movement is necessary for the sensation of touch. As for flexibility and sensation, the more flexible an object the less sensation it conveys. Think of a piece of hair and a piece of steel wire the same diameter pressed against a finger.
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Each of the "industries" you list has an advertising budget, and for most of those you listed you will find that advertising is the biggest expense in their budget. The cost of advertising high-end fishing tackle is greater than the cost of materials and labor to produce it. I would wager the the top 4 product industries above have a budget which shows "advertising" as its lar
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Our "pounds and inches" measuring system is the cause of millions of re-purchases every day to get the correct - size product. All this buying keeps money moving and is a boon to our economy. Converting back and forth between measurement systems sharpens the mathematical abilities of U.S. citizens. It's a win-win situation.
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Where can I find a source which lists the physical characteristics of species-specific rods, like a largemouth bass rod, a smallmouth bass rod, a brown trout rod, a striped bass rod, a dorado rod, etc.? No answer will be a sufficient answer.
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Ben: It would be easy enough to get a rod, a reel, a line, and a blindfold, then put the end of the line through the guides and through a pulley thirty feet away. Tie a little cup on the end of the line. Have somebody blindfolded hold the rod and somebody else gently squeeze water from an eyedropper until the person holding the rod can feel the added weight. Or you could just claim, without proof
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The most bite-sensitive way to use your rod involves bait and a forked stick. The more flexible the rod the more sensitive it is. While you are reeling in line all the movements of your arms and hands and the rod obscure any gentle bite which might occur.
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I got so wound up in abbreviations and books and static testing methods of rod blanks that I forgot! I can build the blank into a rod and then cast it! That will reveal what fish species and/or fishing technique this rod will be best suited for!
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The only precaution I would take (and took, when I refinished my square W&M solid glass rod maybe 50 years ago) would be to thin the finish and put on a couple light coats of finish instead of one coat- all to keep the finish from building up ( and looking ugly) on the corners of the blank. Handle the rod carefully - the guide wrappings tend to fray on the corners of the blank, where they ru
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If you meticulously rinse your tackle with fresh water IMMEDIATELY EVERY TIME you return from fishing salt water you will not have corrosion problems. It only takes a minute. If you forget to rinse JUST ONCE it's too late to stop corrosion. That goes for reels too, unless you have a titanium reel with titanium gears, screws, etc.
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I am confident these sensitivity measurements were made at the rod tip and compared to tests made at the rod tips of other blanks. However, anglers do not sense movement at the rod tip but at the end of the line! More line stretch=less sensitivity. More line mass=less sensitivity. More line diameter=less sensitivity. People feel movement, and movement can be measured, but I've never seen a credib
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The biggest business in the U.S.A. dollar-wise? Advertising! Why? It sells hopes and dreams. For example: "The power of this rod produces long casts." What else could power do, especially the gobs of power in certain, $pecific rods? NOT stiffness, though. For some strange reason the rods with the greatest stiffness are universally despised by novice fly casters, even though these rods
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Baseball bats, pencils, teaspoons and toothpicks all display "resistance to bending". Foregoing claims oblige us to attribute "power" to these objects??!
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I'm guessing this is a square, white/clear, solid glass, two-piece blank that came with solid aluminum ferrules and green thread wrappings circa 1956. I had one. It sure was durable.
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Major premise: Power in a fishing rod blank is desirable Minor premise: Steel reinforcing rod is wicked stiff: resists bending like crazy Conclusion: Rebar makes a wonderful rod blank Or is the only "power" in a rod supplied by the angler?
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"Three weight" is a concrete range of line weight best suited for a specific blank- a physical measurement. A "bass rod" is a vague expression of hope - you hope this rod will catch more bass than other rods would. Equating a type of rod with catching a specific fish sounds like advertising mumbo-jumbo . I am not even sure what physical characteristics define a "bass rod
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Next some people will be talking about the power in a wagon tongue pulling the wagon, or the power in a teeter-totter pushing kids up in the air. Everyone is entitled to his own beliefs, but not his own facts.
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The only "power" the rod has was generated by the caster, not the rod. Take your fish-pole out, hold it straight up with the lure dangling down, release the lure, and wait for the power of the rod to cast it.
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What are the distinguishing characteristics of a "steelhead rod"? Can they be measured? I might like to build one, but not one of those snatch-hook rods they use for Great-Lakes steelhead - I'll continue to use my wife's clothes-poles for them.
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It's clear that longer bow-and-arrow casts are a boon for older spinning rod anglers with bad shoulders! Rod blank marketers are ignoring a large (and well-off) group of spin-rod buyers/anglers. Advertisers should boldly state the bow-and-arrow cast distances which their products can achieve. Rod power does play a part in casting distance here - the WHOLE part!
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"Steelhead fishing" could be drift fishing, or trolling, or live bait fishing, or bottom fishing, or casting. It might be wiser to build the rod to fit the fishing method rather than the target species.
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I hope the finishes under discussion are to coat thread wrappings over guides - and not the whole blank?!
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I used to think fly casters such as myself were the most dreamy-eyed, nit-picking, fuss-budgets in the sport-fishing population, but I think the crown has been passed to spin casters. They have species-specific rods: bass rods, pike rods, carp rods, bluegill rods; terminal-tackle specific rods: worm rods, spoon rods, popping rods, jigging rods, trolling rods, drop shot rods, snatch hook rods - an
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Humor me. Direct me to the site which matches different CCS to species of fish I wish to catch - if such a site exists? Better yet, direct me to an ERN site which will improve my casting accuracy, or casting distance!
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I wish they had invented all these whizz-bang rod blanks before the collapse of fresh-water fisheries . . .
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I still have reservations about the utility of static measurements of dynamic systems - like fish poles/lines/reels. I prefer the "Handsome is as handsome does" evaluation - even for fishing tackle. I have no quarrel with those who prefer static testing of a dynamic system - like pole/reel/line.
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