Hey y'all...
Assuming the stroke is smooth and otherwise OK, is it humanly possible to move a modern graphite flyrod too fast?
Or, are we, the human component, the limiting factor when it comes to inducing speed into the flyline?
Just a thought experiment...
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Too fast?
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Re: Too fast?
Hi Gary
I don't think you can move any rod too fast, and we are the sole force behind getting the flyline moving
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I don't think you can move any rod too fast, and we are the sole force behind getting the flyline moving
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Re: Too fast?
I think it’s possible to move too fast at the beginning of the stroke for sure. On the second half of turning the rod over, at the end of the stroke, then I think the only time moving too fast is a problem is when the rod breaks.
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Re: Too fast?
Hi Gary,
too fast can mean a lot.
Too much line speed and you may spook a fish.
Too fast making you loose control over smoothness.
Too fast and increasing the dangle a lot (resulting in an improper turnover).
Too fast and the rod may break.
Too fast and you can't fish 8 hours.
And many more.
If you mean too fast in terms of the feather against the wind example, I doubt we can reach a full stop of the line by too much air resistance based on initial speed at loop formation.
Regards
Bernd
too fast can mean a lot.
Too much line speed and you may spook a fish.
Too fast making you loose control over smoothness.
Too fast and increasing the dangle a lot (resulting in an improper turnover).
Too fast and the rod may break.
Too fast and you can't fish 8 hours.
And many more.
If you mean too fast in terms of the feather against the wind example, I doubt we can reach a full stop of the line by too much air resistance based on initial speed at loop formation.
Regards
Bernd
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