Need some clarification on boo #'s

OK, I found this bamboo rod on EBay and it says HCH or D on the rod. Now, I
know that HCH converts to DT6, but what the heck is D? And would a bamboo
rod that is rated for DT6 throw a WF6 or maybe WF5? Getting my bamboo
stock built up.

Frank Church
...just call me Culm

In Frank Church wrote:
OK, I found this bamboo rod on EBay and it says HCH or D on the rod.
Now, I know that HCH converts to DT6, but what the heck is D?

~5 wt. level line.

I would suspect it'd cast OK with a WF6, although the rod
might feel a bit "faster". Depending on your casting style and
the action of the rod, you might even be able to get away with
a WF5. Best advice, as always, is to try it and see. :-)

Todd (remove hook to reply)

From: Frank Church

OK, I found this bamboo rod on EBay and it says HCH or D on the rod. Now, I
know that HCH converts to DT6,

Actually HCH converts (roughly) to a DT7.

but what the heck is D?

D level or 6wt level.

And would a bamboo
rod that is rated for DT6 throw a WF6 or maybe WF5? Getting my bamboo
stock built up.

I have limited experience, only owning one 'boo, but mine throws a 6wt dt as
well as a 6wt wf.

HTH


George Adams

"All good fishermen stay young until they die, for fishing is the only dream of
youth that doth not grow stale with age."
---- J.W Muller

"Culm Church" wrote in message
9.11...
OK, I found this bamboo rod on EBay and it says HCH or D on the rod. Now,
I
know that HCH converts to DT6, but what the heck is D?

http://home.mindspring.com/~filker/P...Line_Size.html

And would a bamboo
rod that is rated for DT6 throw a WF6 or maybe WF5?

IMO, the HCH should handle the 6WF and the HDH the 5Wf and there's a could
chance they could interchange, especially if it is the HDH.

Getting my bamboo stock built up.

Elitist cane whore

"Wayne Knight" wrote in message
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And would a bamboo
rod that is rated for DT6 throw a WF6 or maybe WF5?

IMO, the HCH should handle the 6WF and the HDH the 5Wf and there's a could
chance they could interchange, especially if it is the HDH.


Hate of follow up my own post but hit the send too soon. Several years ago a
friend turned me on to Long Belly WF lines, I like the Wulf series and use
them on a couple of canes.

From: "Wayne Knight"

http://home.mindspring.com/~filker/P...Line_Size.html

Both Orvis and Sci Anglers diagree with this chart. My Battenkill is plainly
marked "HDG" WF#6" and Sci Anglers lists "HCH" as DT #7 and "HDH" as DT #6.


George Adams

"All good fishermen stay young until they die, for fishing is the only dream of
youth that doth not grow stale with age."
---- J.W Muller

"George Adams" wrote in message
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Orvis and Sci Anglers diagree with this chart. My Battenkill is plainly
marked "HDG" WF#6" and Sci Anglers lists "HCH" as DT #7 and "HDH" as DT
#6.


dunno George, I'm no expert but the two references i have at home agreed
with it, but it's just the first thing I googled off the web. All that HCH
and HDH is for you old timers anyway, all I ever known is wf and dt ;-) I
think the poster who suggested trying it had it right.

From: "Wayne Knight"

All that HCH
and HDH is for you old timers anyway, all I ever known is wf and dt ;-) I
think the poster who suggested trying it had it right.

Absolutely. The disagreement in the various charts points out that the
conversion from letter to number is somewhat of an approximation. IIRC, the
letter system was based on diameters, while the number system is based on
weight.


George Adams

"All good fishermen stay young until they die, for fishing is the only dream of
youth that doth not grow stale with age."
---- J.W Muller

In George Adams wrote:
Absolutely. The disagreement in the various charts points out
that the conversion from letter to number is somewhat of an
approximation. IIRC, the letter system was based on diameters,
while the number system is based on weight.

Yup, and to further muddy things, the letter system
was based on diametre of *silk* lines, so any conversion
to the modern system is at *best* an approximation. :-)

From what I know of 'boo rods, there's a fair bit of
leeway as far as which line size works best for *you*.
Indeed, I've seen people disagree +/- a line wt. w.r.t.
the line *they* thought worked best. The conversion
gives you a ballpark number, but you pretty well *have*
to experiment a bit to see what really suits the rod.

Todd (remove hook to reply)

ojunk (George Adams) wrote in
:

From: "Wayne Knight"

http://home.mindspring.com/~filker/P...Line_Size.html

Both Orvis and Sci Anglers diagree with this chart. My Battenkill is
plainly marked "HDG" WF#6" and Sci Anglers lists "HCH" as DT #7 and
"HDH" as DT #6.

....I wondered about that too George, I used the same chart as Wayne which
is why I was confused on your conversion numbers..Time will tell, but I'm
gonna look silly as hell standing up to my knees casting in the front yard.


Frank