On Aug 29, 4:40 pm, Dave LaCourse wrote:
On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:24:28 -0700, wrote:
haven't bought anything yet. Never complained, just asked a question.

You don't seem to be too happy with your pos fly rod, so you have to
alter it? That's complaining.

I know what it is, I made no claims to say anything different. But
thanks for the wisdom. Fly fishishing ..classism.. and consumerism at
it's finest.

Classism? Bull****. You're a fly fisherman. Would you buy cheap
tires for a race car? Flimsy helmet to ride your bike? A pair of
brown shoes to go with your tux? Spend the money on a good rod and
you won't complain (or at least not about the lack of a fighting
butt). No classism involve. Properism..... is that a word? It is
now!

BTW, putting a piece of rubber meant to go on a walking cane is not a
fighting butt. A fighting butt (a good one, at least) actually makes
the fly rod longer by a few inches at the butt thereby making it
easier to land a big fish. I have a ten foot Sage 7 weight with a
screw-in fighting butt. It is an enormous help when fighting a big
trout or salmon. Without it, it is just another 10 foot Sage 7 weight
and no walking cane rubber is gonna make it better.

Dave

Dave,
I haven't bought the rod yet. This is getting out of hand. I'm taking
it the wrong way. I'm dabbling in the upper weights. My primary rod is
a 5wt and a friend convinced me to try for some steelhead here off the
Lake Erie tribs. I am only mildly interested ,the crowds are enough to
keep me away. I fish the rest of the year with a 5wt . I had an 8wt at
one time and it was overkill and tiring for me...this 8wt will be used
4 times a year tops. I can't justify spending alot on something that I
don' really like to use..more of a novelty for me. Didn't mean to
ruffle any feathers here. I wasn't complaining about a rod I never
bought I was just asking if I could put something on this $50 dollar
rod I noticed that, in reality I probably wouldn't need. Because, my
chances of hooking a steelhead are slim but if it did happen I wanted
to jam something softer into my stomach before my tippet broke
off...rough day sorry about the classism ****...