I think there is a small difference in casting at long carry lengths, but the real difference for me is in setting the hook on long line lengths (saltwater).

Cheers,
Graeme

Hi Vincente,

That idea came from this thread by Berlin many years ago:

viewtopic.php?t=2149#p34082

He was tuning the resonance of his rods with a system that allowed fine tuning. Mine is permanent but I'm quite happy with the result.

Cheers,
Graeme

I don’t fish the DHD yet, although I have one to be built. My question is are there other considerations as in where to put the weight of the reel for best performance? There is. If you can find it, look back at the stuff Berlin was posting. He made a grip that allowed him to tune the location of t...

I just fished a while week with a DH rod with down lock reel seat. The rings needed tightening 2-3 times every day 😎. There are a lot of circular rotations of the rod when making spey casts. They tend to loosen the ferrules of my rods quickly on the same rods that otherwise stay well connected when...

A tailing trailing bottle nose dolphin loop. Very rare to see one in the wild.

Nah, he's off the mark there. Next he'll be advocating left threaded bolts on the right hand wheels of the car because braking hard undoes the nuts on that side due to angular inertia ...

Cheers,
Graeme

Cast a side loop and only show people a view from the side. Simples.

I'm glad they've updated their definitions, especially the definition of creep, but this one triggers my OCD tendencies: Casting_Planes.jpg The fly leg is a 2D object. A plane going through it can occupy any orientation through 180°, from vertical to horizontal and beyond. For the "out of plane...

*interesting that SA write this. I did some testing of lighter lines making faster shots than heavier lines. Heavier lines don’t load the rod quicker, only more, which in turn slows the shot. I've always taken that little bit of marketing to mean "it loads the rod with less line outside the ti...

How much does line stretch come into play with this test James?

Cheers, Graeme