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Lars FP about the bullhsitting line manufacturers
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Re: Lars FP about the bullhsitting line manufacturers
When rods had two weights written on them, there was no such thing as a short head wf....
Buy a DT
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Re: Lars FP about the bullhsitting line manufacturers
So, Lasse, when you make a long cast, do you go for the heaviest line you can possibly carry on your rod, or one with which you can get a proper line speed without breaking your rod?
Line speed is king - mass is queen :-).
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Line speed is king - mass is queen :-).
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I go for as much line velocity as possible, and as heavy as possible, speed is something yuppies snort...
Mass is still King, velocity is the Queen
Have you ever tried to break a rod casting a heavy line?
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Mass is still King, velocity is the Queen
Have you ever tried to break a rod casting a heavy line?
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Re: Lars FP about the bullhsitting line manufacturers
WFs were around 40’. There were few long head examples!
I think you need to try trout or grayling fishing on small streams, Lasse! Or for that matter short-lining on lakes. Both are great fun.
Large mass and high line speed don’t actually work together that way. If the acceleration is the same then the lighter mass has greater velocity.
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I think you need to try trout or grayling fishing on small streams, Lasse! Or for that matter short-lining on lakes. Both are great fun.
Large mass and high line speed don’t actually work together that way. If the acceleration is the same then the lighter mass has greater velocity.
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Have you seen the Danish trout and grayling streams Paul
And yeah, but its also possible to throw a pingpong ball alot faster than a bowling ball, I know what I'll take for a accurate shot into a strong headwind.. Its easy to go outside applicable frames, velocity is finite for a caster, and within that, the heavier line goes furthest all else being equal.
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And yeah, but its also possible to throw a pingpong ball alot faster than a bowling ball, I know what I'll take for a accurate shot into a strong headwind.. Its easy to go outside applicable frames, velocity is finite for a caster, and within that, the heavier line goes furthest all else being equal.
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Yes and it’s easier to cricket ball than a shot putt The upper end has a problem just like the lower end. Anyway for me here I don’t need distance; I need speed! But it still comes back to the size of the fly / strength of the tippet for me.
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PS shot putt cricket would be much more interesting to watch!
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Re: Lars FP about the bullhsitting line manufacturers
Lasse - yes, I’ve tried to break several rods with heavy lines and succeeded once. I’ve broken a few rods casting “normal” lines while certainly not trying to.
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Re: Lars FP about the bullhsitting line manufacturers
I have too of course. Many years ago Magnum brought down a 2 or 3WT with a 10WT line (or something like that) with the instructions to break it casting. We couldn’t. However I don’t think that is a good representation for all rods. There are plenty of rods out there that simply explode with a comp distance stroke - irrespective of line weight.
How did you get on with the target shots, Lasse?
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How did you get on with the target shots, Lasse?
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Re: Lars FP about the bullhsitting line manufacturers
Paul that was a 2 pce 8ft 3-weight Greys the line was a #10. I still have that rod, old style rod made using a lower modulus graphite, probably an intermediate mod., slowish action, by modern standards slow action and low stiffness. It must be 25 years old?
it seems like there was something self-limiting about all that, like you could not get enough speed going to snap the rod.
Thinking about the guide thread, rods breaking under playing stress can have something to do with guide positioning. The Fuji guide/tool matches guide position rod curve. As far as I know that's rare in fly fishing, meaning factory made fly rods.
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it seems like there was something self-limiting about all that, like you could not get enough speed going to snap the rod.
Thinking about the guide thread, rods breaking under playing stress can have something to do with guide positioning. The Fuji guide/tool matches guide position rod curve. As far as I know that's rare in fly fishing, meaning factory made fly rods.
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Re: Lars FP about the bullhsitting line manufacturers
Hi Magnus,
That’s interesting. The way we positioned guides is by bending the rod and fixing the guides so that when the line is pulled through it looks uniform (ie ever decreasing angles as the guide gap lengthens). I can definitely see how if this is not uniform that it would cause stress on the blank at this point.
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PS I’m betting that 3WT could have been bent by hand more than we could bend it by casting. If the modulus is low enough I’ve seen them bent tip to butt.
That’s interesting. The way we positioned guides is by bending the rod and fixing the guides so that when the line is pulled through it looks uniform (ie ever decreasing angles as the guide gap lengthens). I can definitely see how if this is not uniform that it would cause stress on the blank at this point.
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Paul
PS I’m betting that 3WT could have been bent by hand more than we could bend it by casting. If the modulus is low enough I’ve seen them bent tip to butt.