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Re: HT Relook
Arden HT What about the Sexyloops Ardent? I also like the original name because it is quirky, and the rod will never be a mass market Sage, Loomis, Orvis or whatever so most of the people are purchasing it not because of market hype but because they know you through instruction or through the websi...
- Sun May 05, 2019 5:59 pm
- Forum: Tackle
- Topic: Fly rod design
- Replies: 19
- Views: 9150
Fly rod design
Merlin, The Orvis patent was just my example that rod manufacturers are actually doing some more advanced R&D (which i guess you already know). I feel like some people don't give them enough credit sometimes (i know I didnt). Is your spreadsheet similar to the other cane rod design softwares aro...
- Sat May 04, 2019 11:12 pm
- Forum: Tackle
- Topic: Fly rod design
- Replies: 19
- Views: 9150
Fly rod design
Hi Bob To my knowledge Loomis has been bought by Shimano years ago and although I have never measured a NRX I would bet there is not a single slope in this rod. Everything is possible like reuse of older mandrels, you are right in saying that sometomes tips have a "compound" mandrel, so t...
- Sat May 04, 2019 12:38 am
- Forum: Tackle
- Topic: Fly rod design
- Replies: 19
- Views: 9150
Fly rod design
They most certainly use a single, tapered mandrel. Nope :p , or only for cheap rods. For a modern 4 piece rod with sleeve over ferrules, you can have up to four different mandrel slopes, a number of types of carbon fibers of various resin content and fiber areal weight. That's a different world fro...
- Fri May 03, 2019 2:21 am
- Forum: Tackle
- Topic: Fly rod design
- Replies: 19
- Views: 9150
Fly rod design
I just read Paul's FP from Monday and it got me wondering, how do companies like Sage, Scott, and Loomis design their rods? I've heard mandrels are very expensive, do they stick with the same mandrel throughout the evelopment cycle and just vary the graphite layup, or do they make new mandrels with ...
- Fri Sep 14, 2018 5:31 am
- Forum: Tackle
- Topic: Mackenzie Fx1 Graphene?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2129
Mackenzie Fx1 Graphene?
has anybody had a chance to cast these rods? They don't sell them in the US and I was wondering if there is any difference between these and rods without a graphene resin system, since they are as heavy or heavier than competing rods.
- Thu Sep 13, 2018 9:56 pm
- Forum: Tackle
- Topic: Leader Formulae
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3907
Leader Formulae
Graeme what strength line do you use? I was fishing for GT last month with twisted leaders and I missed all 3 of my opportunities on decent fish (10kg+) because they saw the leader. At least that's what I think happened because I could see the leader in the water from 20ft away, but it was 40lb fluo...
- Sun Aug 26, 2018 10:05 pm
- Forum: Tackle
- Topic: Sage Ignite
- Replies: 30
- Views: 16132
Sage Ignite
Thats what I thought about the method as well.VGB wrote:I think the method #5 has a stiff tip and bends below the tip. It feels stiffer than the TCR to me on short lines but softer once you get into longer lines. Perhaps just a different profile?
Regards
Vince
- Fri Aug 24, 2018 12:17 am
- Forum: Tackle
- Topic: Grease for reels
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3341
Grease for reels
On the drag or for protection? I use Cal's for the drag and corrosionX for protection
- Fri Aug 24, 2018 12:15 am
- Forum: Tackle
- Topic: Lifting power of a fly rod
- Replies: 123
- Views: 67644
Lifting power of a fly rod
Paul if you ever were to build a rod less than 4 pc I think 3 pc would be better than 2pc because it is stronger. On 2 pc you have a single joint being stressed whereas on 3pc the force is spread over 2x the contact area. Also most rods bend the most near the middle, which is where the joint would b...