"Peter Charles" wrote in message
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On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 13:39:13 GMT, (Goat) wrote:

daytripper wrote:

#1 recommendation: make it a five piece so you won't have to worry about
getting it on and off airplanes.

I have never owned a rod of more than two pieces. ( well my Dad broke
one of my rods once but I am not counting that one ) I don't travel
much either.

I have always thought, that many connections would effect the rods
action. Does it?

Don't get me wrong. If I was dragging my rod on a plane I would not
want it to leave my sight. Lose my pants...Fine. Lose my rod....I'm
****ed off! But what the hell do I know I have never been on a plane.
But if I was going to be traveling I would buy a multi piece rod in
hopes that it would be in tact when I got ???? / Home.
So what do you think about multi piece vs. action. Is it noticeable?

Currently have 17 rods (I think) and only one is two piece -- it's
bamboo. The rest range from three to seven. If the ferrules are well
made, then you won't notice any performance degredation.

Though some people don't like them, spigot ferrules are the best for
travel rods. They don't create flat spots in the blank -- important
when there are as many as six joints. My cheap Caeblas Stowaway 7 is
one of the best six weights I've owned - seven pieces and spigot
ferruled.

Spigots cost more to make plus some less knowledgeable members of the
fishing public wreck their first spigot ferruled rod by tyring to
force the ends of the blanks to meet. One fellow on another board has
apparently wrecked his brand new, $600+ USD, spigot ferruled, spey rod
by jamming the sections together so tight (in order to make the blank
ends meet) that he had to use pliers to pull the sections apart. Put
these two aspects together and it's understandable why many
manufacturers steer away from them. However, you'll find some premium
rod companies stick by them -- Hardy, Winston, Scott, CND, even Daiwa
of Scotland produces it's Whisker line with spigots.

Peter

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