"riverman" wrote in message
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Actually, I'd think the snowcover makes it a perfect time to test-cast a
rod. When the ground is clear, the only place I can manage to get a good
test cast is on a road, which tears up the flyline, or on a grassy field,
which gunks up the line and snarls the tippet. I'd think laying out a long
line on some nice, clean (and maybe hardpacked) snow would be a very
gentle
way to test cast.


You're right Myron (or should I say MyRoom?), but it is windy here and
the reel was not attached when I got the rod. I was waving it inside.
Really nice feeling! Lightweight and rather fast action. I liked it!
I was surfing and finding a reference price for a new rod of this type,
about 300 euros.
The guy who is selling this rod told that he was buying it for a spare rod
for Varzina river (Kola peninsula) last august. He told that he was using
it only
a couple of times and landing a trout, size about 3 kilos. He asks 200
euros
for that rod.

I'm going to talk with my son, because he needs also a travel rod.
Will there be a fight? Do I have to search another rod for myself?

OsmoJ