Anyone Cast a 10' ?
 

On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:28:59 -0500, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
rod and a joy to use from a canoe. The extra foot really makes a
difference when you're sitting or kneeling in a canoe and yes, it

C'mon you sissie, just stand up :-)

I'm working on doing just that with my 18' Grumman.

She'll have a 2hp Honda four stroke and a trolling motor
which can be mounted for either solo or two-person fishing,
a casting deck amidships, a removable seat behind the center
thwart for solo use and outrigger pontoons on both sides so
even a big, clumsy lummox like myself can stand on the casting
deck. And all this will be easily and quickly removable so as
to convert this lean, mean, musky-chasing machine back into my
grandpa's heirloom canoe with nary a hint, besides a few extra
holes in the gunwales, that she's been "modified".

I've already got the 2hp, the pontoons and the removable center
seat, all I need now is to set up the casting deck and get the
trolling motor and battery. Hell, I'm even thinking so long as
I have a battery in the boat I might get a fish finder too and
mount the transducer on the trolling motor.

All it needs now is a nice coat of metal flake paint...

/daytripper (It's a slippery slope on down to the Power Bait ;-)

Anyone Cast a 10' ?
 

daytripper wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
wrote:
C'mon you sissie, just stand up :-)
I'm working on doing just that with my 18' Grumman.
snip

All it needs now is a nice coat of metal flake paint...

/daytripper (It's a slippery slope on down to the Power Bait ;-)

Yeah, and it all started with a sink-tip line. ;-)

--
Ken Fortenberry

Anyone Cast a 10' ?
 

On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:28:59 -0500, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
rod and a joy to use from a canoe. The extra foot really makes a
difference when you're sitting or kneeling in a canoe and yes, it

C'mon you sissie, just stand up :-)

I'm working on doing just that with my 18' Grumman.

She'll have a 2hp Honda four stroke and a trolling motor
which can be mounted for either solo or two-person fishing,
a casting deck amidships, a removable seat behind the center
thwart for solo use and outrigger pontoons on both sides so
even a big, clumsy lummox like myself can stand on the casting
deck. And all this will be easily and quickly removable so as
to convert this lean, mean, musky-chasing machine back into my
grandpa's heirloom canoe with nary a hint, besides a few extra
holes in the gunwales, that she's been "modified".

I've already got the 2hp, the pontoons and the removable center
seat, all I need now is to set up the casting deck and get the
trolling motor and battery. Hell, I'm even thinking so long as
I have a battery in the boat I might get a fish finder too and
mount the transducer on the trolling motor.

If you make the deck out of something like Penskeboard (Whaleboard,
etc.) and 'glass it, with some runners on the bottom, also out of PB,
you'll have something easily removable, light-weight, _totally_
rot/moistureproof, and no extra holes needed.

If you don't know Penskeboard, etc., it's lightweight fiber board
(glass, not wood, fibers) used in boat building. It is _not_ the PVC
and similar material, ala Starboard. A 4' x 8' x 1/2" sheet is under
150USD and would make a sub-40lb.-ish platform. Technically, you don't
even have to 'glass it over, but I'd do so.



TC,
R

Anyone Cast a 10' ?
 

On Sep 26, 4:52 pm, daytripper wrote:
I also used it on the Salmon River last fall and its reach made mending
precise and easy, and it stood up to what I still think was the biggest salmon
we hooked on the trip (it was damn near as long as Paul and had to be nearing
50 pounds)...

Hey, I've seen Paul; and he's a lot more than 50 pounds. :-)

Joe F.

Anyone Cast a 10' ?
 

"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message
...
I was wondering if anyone here owns and cast a 10' 7wt. fly rod?
I've tried a 9'6" and thought that was a bit long. Most of my fly-rods
are under 9'. I was wondering about the casting control of the 10'er.
Heard the extra length was good for mending characteristics.
Comments?
-tom



Thanks, enjoyed reading all the post, especially the stories using the 10'
fly-rod.
-tom

Anyone Cast a 10' ?
 

"Peter A. Collin" wrote in message
...
Tom Nakashima wrote:
I was wondering if anyone here owns and cast a 10' 7wt. fly rod?
I've tried a 9'6" and thought that was a bit long. Most of my fly-rods
are under 9'. I was wondering about the casting control of the 10'er.
Heard the extra length was good for mending characteristics.
Comments?
-tom


I have a 10 foot 7 weight T&T I use for steelhead. It is great for
mending and roll casting, which you spend a lot of time doing while
steelheading. I used the same rod on the Bow River, banging the banks
from a drift boat. it wore me out. Long rods are taxing on your wrists,
and I have a touch of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Pete Collin

Pete, by any chance is your carpal tunnel syndrome from casting?
-tom

Anyone Cast a 10' ?
 

"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message
...
I have a 10 foot 7 weight T&T I use for steelhead. It is great for
mending and roll casting, which you spend a lot of time doing while
steelheading. I used the same rod on the Bow River, banging the banks
from a drift boat. it wore me out. Long rods are taxing on your wrists,
and I have a touch of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Pete Collin

Pete, by any chance is your carpal tunnel syndrome from casting?
-tom

Several years ago I posted an article about tennis elbow relating to fly
fishing. A buddy of mine had a terrible time with it after a week long
fishing trip. He had to give up fly fishing for a year to allow it to heal.

Following is an interesting article on fly fishing related injuries:
http://www.umt.edu/urelations/rview/...06/fishing.htm

JT

Anyone Cast a 10' ?
 

Tom Nakashima wrote:
I was wondering if anyone here owns and cast a 10' 7wt. fly rod?
I've tried a 9'6" and thought that was a bit long. Most of my fly-rods
are under 9'. I was wondering about the casting control of the 10'er.
Heard the extra length was good for mending characteristics.
Comments?
-tom

I owned a 10' Powell 7/8wt rod. It would cast a mile, and mended a bit
better too. The only thing I didn't like about this particular rod was,
it was very stiff. It needed an 8wt line to properly load it. While I
never tried it, it might have been easier to cast with a 9wt line. I
scaled down to a Sage 9'6" XP 7wt(being built for me). I have
fished(steelhead)this same setup, and it's benefits(rollcasting &
mending)over the 9 footer I use, sold me on the switch.

brians

Anyone Cast a 10' ?
 

On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:44:15 -0700, "Tom Nakashima"
wrote:

I was wondering if anyone here owns and cast a 10' 7wt. fly rod?
I've tried a 9'6" and thought that was a bit long. Most of my fly-rods
are under 9'. I was wondering about the casting control of the 10'er.
Heard the extra length was good for mending characteristics.
Comments?

Mending made easy with my Sage XP 10 foot 7 weight. I bought it to go
Chinook and Steelhead fishing on the Saugeen River in Ontario with
roff's own Peter Charles. Put a Lamson 3.5 on it with steelhead taper
and it can pump out the big fly and the extra foot makes mending a no
brainer. It is a light rod (relatively speaking) and easy to use all
day. While in Alaska, I preferred it to the lodge's Orvis 8 weights.
It handled the big fish better and mending with it was much easy.

I used it in Russia to land big rainbows, Alaska with 15+ pound
Silvers, and Ontario with big Steelhead and Chinooks. It's four
pieces make it an easy travel rod to go with my multiple piece 5 and 6
weights.

Dave

Anyone Cast a 10' ?
 

On Sep 26, 1:44 pm, "Tom Nakashima" wrote:
I was wondering if anyone here owns and cast a 10' 7wt. fly rod?
I've tried a 9'6" and thought that was a bit long. Most of my fly-rods
are under 9'. I was wondering about the casting control of the 10'er.
Heard the extra length was good for mending characteristics.
Comments?
-tom

With all these replies, where's Wayne? I mean, if anyone had a 10'
7wt, I figure it would be him. Just saw his traveling rod show down
in So. Mo. Even impressed the guide.
I fish bigger water. I've just been given the opportunity to by a 10'
7wt blank through my fishing club. Hmm, methinks there might be a new
rod in my future.
Frank Reid