fiberglass rods?

"Wayne Harrison" wrote...

"Conan the Librarian" wrote

Go for it. It's still my favorite way to unwind after work.

wow. apparently you've never tried consuming two or three
"see-throughs".

yfitons
wayno (after all, that's the source of the famous phrase, "hailfar, i just
come unwound...")

It's not the first one or two that do the unwinding.
--
TL,
Tim
who always thought it was the third olive that did the trick, though I rarely
make it that far these days.
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"Wayne Knight" wrote in message
Modern fly fishers are such sissies, that's the one thing that I never
understand, seems to me a few ounces just ain't that important. I think a
little extra weight helps me keep the casting/mending/playing process in
synch just a little better.

I'll chime in here to add more on that point. In the
bamboo/fiberglass/graphite debates, there is much said against the weight of
the first two materials as though that were automatically a negative. I'll
admit up front that I'm a graphite guy; but I also disagree with that
"weight is bad" generalization.

Especially in the recent decade, much progress(?) has been made in replacing
metal parts with plastics or composites, sometimes to reduce cost, sometimes
to add functionality. In many instances, however, I simply prefer the
weight and feel of a heavier tool, regardless of its equal or lesser
functionailty. My old Canon FTb camera is an example. You could pound
nails with the SOB, but I find I prefer the weight, despite it being far
less sophiticated than its modern counterparts.

Joe F.

"rw" wrote in message
. ..
rb608 wrote:
If I have to lug something around for miles in the mountains I want it
to be as light as possible, without unduly compromising durability. That
goes for cameras as well as fly rods. It's especially important for a
fly rod because you're working with it for hours on end. Weight adds
nothing to the functionality of a fly rod. My ideal fly rod (and reel)
would weigh nothing. I'd rely on the weight of the line (where weight is
actually crucial to functionality) to keep the rig from floating away. :-)
Just my opinion, of course.

rw,
I thought your horse lugged you and your equipment around the mountains.
Ernie

rb608 wrote:
"Wayne Knight" wrote in message

Modern fly fishers are such sissies, that's the one thing that I never
understand, seems to me a few ounces just ain't that important. I think a
little extra weight helps me keep the casting/mending/playing process in
synch just a little better.


I'll chime in here to add more on that point. In the
bamboo/fiberglass/graphite debates, there is much said against the weight of
the first two materials as though that were automatically a negative. I'll
admit up front that I'm a graphite guy; but I also disagree with that
"weight is bad" generalization.

Especially in the recent decade, much progress(?) has been made in replacing
metal parts with plastics or composites, sometimes to reduce cost, sometimes
to add functionality. In many instances, however, I simply prefer the
weight and feel of a heavier tool, regardless of its equal or lesser
functionailty. My old Canon FTb camera is an example. You could pound
nails with the SOB, but I find I prefer the weight, despite it being far
less sophiticated than its modern counterparts.

If I have to lug something around for miles in the mountains I want it
to be as light as possible, without unduly compromising durability. That
goes for cameras as well as fly rods. It's especially important for a
fly rod because you're working with it for hours on end. Weight adds
nothing to the functionality of a fly rod. My ideal fly rod (and reel)
would weigh nothing. I'd rely on the weight of the line (where weight is
actually crucial to functionality) to keep the rig from floating away. :-)

Just my opinion, of course.

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

"Wayne Harrison" wrote in message ...

"Conan the Librarian" wrote

[woodworking]

Go for it. It's still my favorite way to unwind after work.


wow. apparently you've never tried consuming two or three
"see-throughs".

I admit I've never tried that. I tend to go for a darker sort of
unwinder ... amber or brown ales come to mind.

Speaking of which, while I was in Moontana I got to taste my first
Moose Drool ale. I couldn't resist the name (hey, how often do you
get to say, "Bring me some more moose drool, please"?), and it turns
out it's a damned good brown ale.

ObFF: I also tried the Troutslayer Ale, but it didn't help me fish
any better.


Chuck Vance (maybe I should have tried the Grizzly Wulff
instead?)

Ernie wrote:

rw,
I thought your horse lugged you and your equipment around the mountains.
Ernie

Sometimes. Not always. There are lots of places they can't get to.

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

Mu - I thought u were on the Left Coast.

Anyhow, I have some glass stix, including some Lami Brush Creeks and a
DiamondGlass. I'm looking to get a Hardy Perfection.

For small stream trouting, these are neat tools, and different than cane or
boron.

tl
les

On Sat, 5 Oct 2003, LesYoung wrote:

Mu - I thought u were on the Left Coast.

I am. The streams of the eastern Sierras flow into the high desert. Many
of them are just a few feet wide.

Mu