On Jan 13, 12:24*pm, Larry L wrote:
On Jan 12, 5:39*pm, Frank Reid © 2008 wrote:



Frank Reid
(sounds like sweet piece of boo)

I've had the rod around 20 years, probably more. * * Until your post I
had all but forgotten about it.

This morning, spurred with renewed interest by this conversation, I
dug it out and did some casting out front.

First, the 7wt thing I mentioned must have been a misfiring
synapse. * *Today a 5wt line *felt about right to me. * *I used to
have another cane rod, maybe I got them confused ... maybe my idea of
what 'feels right' has changed a lot in the decade since I last
touched the Powell? * Whatever, I could cast a 5wt about the same as
with a modern rod, but soft, rod I tried for comparison. * * The small
size of the guides seems to limit distance upon shooting more than any
rod loading factor, but I was still reaching respectable ranges with
the 5 and *a 6wt felt a bit heavy.

I also 'remembered' the Powell as being heavy. * *Well it is heavier
than a graphite but not really at all like I recalled.

Lastly, I accepted the rod under the condition I "fish it, not just
collect it" * * * *Therefore, since it's been years, guilt prods me in
that direction. * * I'm going to tie some soft hackles today and,
weather permitting, run down to the T___River to swing them through
some riffles and into the the drop off below tomorrow. * *I don't seem
to own a single "tweedy" thing to wear and I threw all my pipes away a
couple decades ago. * * * Um, I do have an English *Barbour waxed
cotton coat that might suit the "boo" image G

Anyway, Frank, thanks for the link .... and for rekindling my interest
in the rod

De Nada. Its an awesome rod from all that I can read. Its hollow, so
only weighs a tad over 4 oz. Awful damn light for a 9 foot long chunk
of wood.
Frank Reid