rdean Yes, it is, but let me he-e-e-e-e-e-l ya, brotha! I picked
rdean through some of the original thread, including at least some of
rdean the split-shot experiment. While this may have already
rdean appeared, I'm not wading thorough it all to check, so if it's
rdean old news, sorry for wasting the bandwidth. Unless the fishing
rdean caster is NEEDING (not just WANTING) to boom out some serious
rdean line in less-than-ideal conditions and knows what they are
rdean doing, a little weight one way or the other just doesn't
rdean matter. I'll kiss your ass on the casting lawn and give you an
rdean hour to sell tickets if 1 caster in 50 could _explain_ the
rdean difference (i.e, not just say, 1 is different than 2, etc.) in
rdean 5 rig-ups I could hand them, all X weight-rated, yet 49 out
rdean of the same 50 could probably catch fish in 49 of 50 places
rdean they could imagine with any or all of the same rigs.

rdean Simply put, don't get all wrapped around the axle. AFTMA
rdean rating is a range, and if the exact weight in grains (between
rdean x weight and x + 1 weight, within such a _practically_
rdean small margin) is THAT crucial to someone, they're either anal
rdean beyond all reason or a tournament caster.

Well, I'm not a tournament caster. On the other hand, this weight
thing is not crucial - it just doesn't please me. Let me put it the
other way round: if you can't tell the difference, why on earth do the
line companies then deviate from the standard? What's the _frigging
point_? Don't try to tell me that the standard does not help at all -
since it certainly does - so why start messing with it if there's
nothing to be gained?

Anyway, I he-e-e-e-e-e-ar ya, brotha, and since you're concerned with
my health, let me assure you that I sleep extremely well at night in
spite of having bought a 4wt SA GPX line a couple of years ago. And
yes, it's an excellent line too.

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Jarmo Hurri

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