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Old June 14th, 2004, 03:55 PM
Ken Fortenberry
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Default Replacement for sage 590 RPL

sundog wrote:
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The RPL was a fine rod I just did not like the feel, others I fished with
tried it and thought it was great, it was just not my style.


I have a 590-4 RPL and it's not my style either, but there are times
when it sees almost constant use while the 490-4 LL, the Winstons and
the 'boo sit idle. It is my favorite trout rod in a wind, or a gale,
or a friggin' late afternoon western typhoon. Try casting a hopper
into a gale with a slow rod and then fire up the RPL. Big difference.

And speaking of the RPL, where did the notion come from that silk
lines were the exclusive province of slow rods ? I put one of the
modern silk lines from Phoenix in 5DT on the RPL and I think the
lower profile silk line works very well on a relatively fast rod
like the RPL, especially in the wind.

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Ken Fortenberry

 




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