HI John and Lasse and thanks for your answers.

John, why do you use weights in the bottom of the blank?

Cheers Thomas

Hi Lasse, I dont believe there is a free lunch out there. I really don´t. But, I do find it interesting that the Americans, who so dominate accuracy in particular, seems to use tackle that are rather different than the tackle others are using. And I also get the impression from what Chris Korich say...

Hi again and thanks for your answers. In Sweden there is a flyfishingbrand called Sameo. A couple of years ago they made some rods designed by a former swedish competition caster called Gunnar Rask Nielsen (he also designed some rods for Fenwick). Anyway, some of these rods (the heavier ones) had a ...

Hi everybody, I have been watching some youtube clips with Maxine throwing for accuracy. I have noticed that (1) she uses a flyrod with a downlocking reelseat and (2) that she grips the rod high up on the handle. Why? I like to grip the rod as close to the reel as possible to minimize the feeling of...

Hi Lasse!

I have seen it - very impressive.

/Thomas

Hi everybody!

I very much would like to see some casting by Maxine. Particularly her perfect round in accuracy. Did anybody here shoot it?

Cheers Thomas

Hi Lasse!

Thanks. Interesting!

Cheers Thomas

[/quote] Fine for a fishing rod, though, same with pianos, I don’t like Steinway, I like Bosendorfer. I can still play Rach no.3 in Dm on both. 😉 All the best [/quote] Ah, is there a fellow Bach-enthusiast on the board? And since you prefer a Bosendorfer, do you like Andras Schiff as well? :) Cheers...

Lasse Karlsson wrote: ↑Tue Jun 07, 2022 6:29 pm
They are great for ironing out some of the flaws in our cast that doesn't show up so much with a normal wf, so they are also a good teaching tool in various forms.

Hi Lasse! Could you please elaborate on this subject? What flaws are you talking about?

Cheers Thomas

Hi John,

Do you think that there are any advantages to rods with solid tips? Do they have some unique casting-properties that ordinary rods do not have?

Cheers Thomas