"Joe" wrote in message
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*Snip*
"I have seen than some of you have personnal website dedicated to
fishing...
Could I find some comparative tests of items on it? Is it usual by on your
premise?

Vincent.


I think our new European friend is trying to relate their rod action
measurements to ours. I remember from old In-Fisherman stories that the
euro
style is by lbs. 1 1/2, 2, 2 1/2 and so on. Vincent, if I am right on this
I
suspect you could start by writing down your lowest rod weight class and
labeling it UL or ultra light and go up from there. Better yet e-mail
Shimano or one of the other international companies and ask is they have
comparison charts. Whew, I probably should have said that first. Good
luck!
Joe Z.

Hi Joe,

In fact we use gr ("grammes" in french 1OZ=28,3gr)... and there is nothing
to characterize the action of the rod... for exemple, my Diaflash is a "M"
10-30gr (1/3 1OZ more or less) but I don't know if it's a fast, ultra fast
and so on...
By now, with our different explications I know how to translate the power
but it still missing me comparisons for the action... :-s

Lest's try to find some...

First my Diaflash 7' 1/3 1OZ: it is perfect for 1/2OZ sofbaits, the rod bent
a bit, I always fill the elastisity of the rod during my animation...
With a stickbait like the biggest sammy or gunnish, it is perfect! The lure
go far away and the filling during the animation is very good, again I fill
the elasticity of the rod during the "walking the dog".
But with a "heavy" soft bait around 1OZ for... hum... how to say?... You
know when you make the lure turn around the scion and cast juste up to the
water... more or less like a pitching... in this case the rod bent too
much...or with a big Bfreeze walking the dog under the water, I fill that
the rod is a bit "just"... :-o
I just want an action a bit faster... with more or less the same power.

Second my Garbolino 6' 1/2 1OZ: It is very straight! I mean a XXfast
action... :-) It never bent during the animation of a 1/2OZ bait, I fill
anything, but is perfect for a gig 1OZ softbait even to cast "around" the
scion.
Against: It is too staight for "walking the dog"... I don't fill the lure
and it is a pain to be synchronized...
It is too fast... too straight...

So my filling puching me to buy a Shimano Compre 7' MH but does it's action
be between my too rods? And where???

for tackle warehouse it is a MH Xfast and only this... :-s
http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/descp...MANO-SCCR.html

BassPro have a MH 1/8-1-1/4 OZ:
http://www.basspro-shops.com/servlet...arget=bro wse

And for Cabelas the MH is a 3/8-1 OZ... :-s
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...jpg&hasJS=true

Not easy I know... ;-)

Vincent.