2 Piece v. 3 Piece

[Lionel F. Stevenson]

Hi,
I was looking for a 8 ft 3 wt 2 piece
and a 8'6" 6 wt 2 piece rod blanks.

I got a deal on some rod blanks.
However, they are a 9 ft 3 wt. 2 piece
and a 9ft 6 wt 3 piece.

Is there anything I should be wary of here?

My present rod is 8'6"

Tight lines!
Lionel
-----------------------------------------
-- Lionel

[Mike Connor]

"Lionel F. Stevenson" > schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
> Hi,
> I was looking for a 8 ft 3 wt 2 piece
> and a 8'6" 6 wt 2 piece rod blanks.
>
> I got a deal on some rod blanks.
> However, they are a 9 ft 3 wt. 2 piece
> and a 9ft 6 wt 3 piece.
>
> Is there anything I should be wary of here?
>
> My present rod is 8'6"
>
> Tight lines!
> Lionel
> -----------------------------------------
> -- Lionel
>

Nothing in particular, long rods can be very useful. However, 9´6" is about
the length limit for most people. After that the mechanical disadvantage (
leverage) causes problems.

Make sure you get the ring ( guide) spacings correct. The more pieces a rod
has, the more difficult this is.

TL
MC

[Larry and a Cat named Dub]

FYI
A good guide is found at
http://flyfisherman.com/rodbuilding//index6.html
A excellent book is Rod building Guide By Tom Kirkman
Frank Amano publications
"Mike Connor" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Lionel F. Stevenson" > schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> ...
>> Hi,
>> I was looking for a 8 ft 3 wt 2 piece
>> and a 8'6" 6 wt 2 piece rod blanks.
>>
>> I got a deal on some rod blanks.
>> However, they are a 9 ft 3 wt. 2 piece
>> and a 9ft 6 wt 3 piece.
>>
>> Is there anything I should be wary of here?
>>
>> My present rod is 8'6"
>>
>> Tight lines!
>> Lionel
>> -----------------------------------------
>> -- Lionel
>>
>
> Nothing in particular, long rods can be very useful. However, 9´6" is
> about the length limit for most people. After that the mechanical
> disadvantage ( leverage) causes problems.
>
> Make sure you get the ring ( guide) spacings correct. The more pieces a
> rod has, the more difficult this is.
>
> TL
> MC
>
>