medalist 1494 on a 3wt..?

BJ Conner wrote:


If it's one of the new Chinese made medalist there not suitable for
anything.

Don't buy any more Chinese crap.

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On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:13:18 -0700, wrote:


anyone use one on a 3wt? Wondering if it would be too heavy.
5.4oz.
Thanks,
Brian


Not sure what you mean by "too heavy." It's simply a matter of personal
preference, but I'd offer that one who had chosen a 3 wt. would
seemingly want to chose a smaller, lighter reel - hey, as always, YMMV -
but if one were given one or both and had no choice, then it would do no
"harm" to the rod to use it. You may be another story, depending on
amount of use and your ability to set things up. If I may - why the
question?

I suggest an Abel Super 12. Only $745, and $300 for an extra spool.

http://www.anglersworkshop.com/cgi/aw/SUPER-REEL.html

You never know what size of fish you'll tie into with that Korean POS. :-)

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On Sep 14, 6:38 pm, rw wrote:
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On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:13:18 -0700, wrote:

anyone use one on a 3wt? Wondering if it would be too heavy.
5.4oz.
Thanks,
Brian

Not sure what you mean by "too heavy." It's simply a matter of
personal
preference, but I'd offer that one who had chosen a 3 wt. would
seemingly want to chose a smaller, lighter reel - hey, as always,
YMMV -
but if one were given one or both and had no choice, then it would do
no
"harm" to the rod to use it. You may be another story, depending on
amount of use and your ability to set things up. If I may - why the
question?

I suggest an Abel Super 12. Only $745, and $300 for an extra spool.

http://www.anglersworkshop.com/cgi/aw/SUPER-REEL.html

You never know what size of fish you'll tie into with that Korean POS.
:-)

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What about chinese food?
is it Korean? I dated a Korean for a bit...I'm pretty sure if she was
"Made in America" though. So the connection might be lost, but
regardless that abel looks very nice...

Yeah, that Abel is the bees's knees and ONLY $745.00!

Op

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What about chinese food?
is it Korean? I dated a Korean for a bit...I'm pretty sure if she was
"Made in America" though. So the connection might be lost, but
regardless that abel looks very nice...

Korean food is awful. Kimchi everywhere, all the time.

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On Sep 14, 8:53 pm, rw wrote:
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What about chinese food?
is it Korean? I dated a Korean for a bit...I'm pretty sure if she was
"Made in America" though. So the connection might be lost, but
regardless that abel looks very nice...

Korean food is awful. Kimchi everywhere, all the time.

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So is it safe to assume that you just dislike Koreans in general.?

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On Sep 14, 8:53 pm, rw wrote:

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What about chinese food?
is it Korean? I dated a Korean for a bit...I'm pretty sure if she was
"Made in America" though. So the connection might be lost, but
regardless that abel looks very nice...

Korean food is awful. Kimchi everywhere, all the time.

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So is it safe to assume that you just dislike Koreans in general.?


No, that's not safe to assume. Ask Fortenberry.

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rw wrote:
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On Sep 14, 8:53 pm, rw wrote:

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What about chinese food?
is it Korean? I dated a Korean for a bit...I'm pretty sure if she was
"Made in America" though. So the connection might be lost, but
regardless that abel looks very nice...

Korean food is awful. Kimchi everywhere, all the time.

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.


So is it safe to assume that you just dislike Koreans in general.?


No, that's not safe to assume. Ask Fortenberry.

Or better yet refer to Timmay's acronym page.

The short story is this:

Cabelas came out with the moderately priced Three Forks rods
which were manufactured in Korea and they were an immediate
hit on roff, practically everyone raved about them. I had an
opportunity to cast one and promptly labeled it a Korean
piece of ****, hence shortened to KPOS. I don't believe anyone
has changed their mind, most here still think the Cabelas
Three Forks is a good rod for the money and I still think it's
a KPOS.

No offense to Koreans intended.

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Ken Fortenberry wrote:
rw wrote:

wrote:


So is it safe to assume that you just dislike Koreans in general.?


No, that's not safe to assume. Ask Fortenberry.


Or better yet refer to Timmay's acronym page.

The short story is this:

Cabelas came out with the moderately priced Three Forks rods
which were manufactured in Korea and they were an immediate
hit on roff, practically everyone raved about them. I had an
opportunity to cast one and promptly labeled it a Korean
piece of ****, hence shortened to KPOS. I don't believe anyone
has changed their mind, most here still think the Cabelas
Three Forks is a good rod for the money and I still think it's
a KPOS.

No offense to Koreans intended.

I think that FOR THE MONEY the KPOS is a decent rod. I bought one for my
daughter. (She never fished again after the first trout she caught was
hooked in the eye -- grossed her out.)

I used the rod occasionally and thought it was OK, but I haven't even
seen it in years.

For trout fishing I use my Sage SP 5wt about 95% of the time.

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On Sep 15, 1:59 am, Ken Fortenberry
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rw wrote:
wrote:
On Sep 14, 8:53 pm, rw wrote:

wrote:

What about chinese food?
is it Korean? I dated a Korean for a bit...I'm pretty sure if she was
"Made in America" though. So the connection might be lost, but
regardless that abel looks very nice...

Korean food is awful. Kimchi everywhere, all the time.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

So is it safe to assume that you just dislike Koreans in general.?

No, that's not safe to assume. Ask Fortenberry.

Or better yet refer to Timmay's acronym page.

The short story is this:

Cabelas came out with the moderately priced Three Forks rods
which were manufactured in Korea and they were an immediate
hit on roff, practically everyone raved about them. I had an
opportunity to cast one and promptly labeled it a Korean
piece of ****, hence shortened to KPOS. I don't believe anyone
has changed their mind, most here still think the Cabelas
Three Forks is a good rod for the money and I still think it's
a KPOS.

No offense to Koreans intended.

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Further word on the KPOS:

The favorable reviews on the Three Forks rods apply only to the 3 pc
3wt. A few years ago, Cabela's had the entire Three Forks line of rods
on sale for half price, so for 25 bucks, I picked up an 8' 5wt as a
beater/loaner rod to keep in my vehicle all the time. It is a POS of
the first order.....worth 25 bucks, maybe, but no more. The 3 wt seems
to be some sort of happy accident, and remains one of my favorites,
alongside my much more expensive Sage and Orvis rods. It cost me 40
bucks a number of years ago, and is currently adorned with an Orvis
CFO reel and a $50 line.

To the OP....This rod is very light, and will feel a bit strange with
the relatively heavy Medalist on it. There are some inexpensive
lightwieght reels in small sizes out there if you look around. There
are still a few Redington Redfly (discontinued) reels here and there,
an Okuma and Daiwa both make small capacity, inexpensive reels.

On Sep 14, 2:35 pm, wrote:
On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:13:34 -0000, BJ Conner
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On Sep 14, 1:24 pm, Mike wrote:
On 14 Sep, 22:13, wrote:

anyone use one on a 3wt? Wondering if it would be too heavy.
5.4oz.
Thanks,
Brian

If the reel is too heavy, then it can make the whole outfit feel
unbalanced, but an even greater problem is the reel position. It
should be as close to your hand as you can get it. The actual weight
is rarely the problem with such things, the position of the weight is.

On some rods which appear tip heavy, simply adjusting the hand
position in relation to the reel can make a massive difference. The
only real way to find out if the reel you have is OK, is to simply try
it.

For most of my rods and fishing I like to use the lightest reel I can
find. I now use mainly carbon fibre reels for most things.

TL
MC

If it's one of the new Chinese made medalist there not suitable for
anything.

Not true at all. While they are not the equal of the older US-made
reels, they have a _limited_ place. I'd certainly not attempt to use
one for bonefishing or suggest others try, but I'd readily use or
suggest one as a "line holder" reel, super-economy small bass and/or
panfish reel, etc.

TC,
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There not the equal. true. There over 70 years, your grandfather
could have bought a new one. Why can't they let them die in peace,
They could have just come up with a new design like everyone else that
make crap in China.
Every where you look it more and more stuff made in China ( even
pickles ). When I am out fishing I can look at my reel ( a 50s
Medalist) be reminded that we were once a country that could do
things.