Christmas, rods, etc etc

Von:Willi )
Betrifft: Matching reel and line/rod weights. What can one get away with?


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Mike Connor wrote:


Most problems with reels, at least in regard to the perceived weight,
arise because they are incorrectly attached to the rod, and thus
farther away from the rod hand than they should be.

This struck home to me when I replaced the handle and an uplocking reel
seat on a rod with a new handle and a down locking reel seat. The rod
just didn't feel "right" after this. I reshaped the new grip so it was
the same as the old one. This helped a little but it just didn't feel
the way it should. Well, recently I drove off with this rod laying on
the roof of my truck resulting in a lost rod. So I built another one on
the same blank, this time with an up locking seat. Much more comfortable.



In the majority of cases, the lightest reel suitable for the task at
hand is the best choice.

At least for a trout outfit, I agree.

Willi

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Many years ago now, a friend of mine demonstrated most conclusively to me,
how important it was to have the reel as close to the rod hand as possible.
I like the reel to be almost touching the heel of my hand, or even brushing
my small finger. I have modified quite a few butts and reels seats, (reel
seat lengthened and offset!, butt shortened), to facilitate this. It makes
a massive difference to the feel of a rod. In some cases, with heavy reels,
I have my rod hand exactly level with the reel ( modified reel feet!).
Usually in such cases, I grip the rod so that the reel foot is between my
small finger and my ring finger. This invariably also necessitates a butt
modification, ( and possibly a reel foot modification), so that one´s hand
is actually on cork, and not on the reel seat itself. It is well worth doing
though. One may glue in "split" cork rings to achieve this.

Most commercial rods have the reel set too far away from the grip, the butts
are too long anyway, amd shaped incorrectly for correct grip at the right
position. They are also often to "slim", making them difficult to grip
properly. As I have small hands, this is not usually such a problem for me,
but it can be for many others.

Should you wish a most conclusive demonstration, then use a spinning rod
with a fixed spool reel. Grip the rod below the reel, and the rod feels
heavy, amd control is lost. The same applies when the rod is gripped above
the reel. The best "feel" and control are obtained when the hand is exactly
level with the reel. The same applies to fly reels. The effect is quite
amazing, and will influence casting etc very considerably.

Anybody having trouble with "balance" or "feel" should experiment in this
direction. Some beginners have been quite astounded at the difference this
makes.

TL
MC

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Betrifft:Retopic: merry christmas mike... was Giant stream cleats?
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Mike Connor wrote:
I use these on my felts, for rock, ice etc;

http://www.samson-web.ch/rshandel/schuhketten.html

This is a German site, but you should be able to find something
similar in the States.

TL
MC

good to see ya kickin' mike.... damn good to see ya back.

wally


Thanks Walt! I have a rather flaky server, and google is not exactly
convenient, so I see some posts very late, or even not at all it seems.

TL
MC