JR wrote:
Bill Kiene wrote:

About 90% of all 2 weight rods would work better with a 3 weight line.


In other words, a fair number of 3-weight rods are mislabeled as
2-weights. Golly. The "industry" better get on the ball and mislabel
more 3-weight lines as 2-weight, or the suck..., uh, customers are going
to start thinking they're being had...

JR




As a consumer I think the pattern of not following the standards that have
been accepted for a long time, sucks. With flylines, this is getting to be
somewhat commonplace. For example, some lines sold as 5 weights are
not 5 weights based on the standard. Maybe this is starting with rods too.

It seems ironic, based on what PC reported: spey casters are trying to
establish a standard to make things less confusing, the "regular" fly
gear industry is ignoring established standards and things are getting
muddled.

Willi