rod action

What is rod action "L". The rod does not appear to be a lite action
rod. It appears to be more on the heavy side.

Most likely mis- marked by manufacturer

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Custom Trim & Millwork
Millennium Custom Fishing Rods
"fishtale" wrote in message
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What is rod action "L". The rod does not appear to be a lite action
rod. It appears to be more on the heavy side.

On Sat, 22 Jul 2006 18:33:32 -0500, "Dave Norton"
wrote:

Most likely mis- marked by manufacturer


Dave... Don't you know L is for large. Now if it was an XL it would
be worth something,

Checked the rod on the internet. It is listed as medium. It is rated
for line to 20lb test so I doubt if it would be lite action. I
purchased the rod in any case. If it proves to be defective I will
return it. Thanks

Fishtale, if the rod were mislabeled by the manufacturer, then it was just
that /mislabeled.

A medium rod is tested at no more than 15-17 lb. test. At 20lb. test you
begin to border on med/hvy action. If it proves to be defective it will be
because of the angler not the rod blank. JMHO!

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Custom Trim & Millwork
Millennium Custom Fishing Rods
"fishtale" wrote in message
oups.com...
Checked the rod on the internet. It is listed as medium. It is rated
for line to 20lb test so I doubt if it would be lite action. I
purchased the rod in any case. If it proves to be defective I will
return it. Thanks

I am sure Wal-Mart cannot wait to see you again.
fishtale wrote:
Checked the rod on the internet. It is listed as medium. It is rated
for line to 20lb test so I doubt if it would be lite action. I
purchased the rod in any case. If it proves to be defective I will
return it. Thanks

fishtale wrote:
What is rod action "L". The rod does not appear to be a lite action
rod. It appears to be more on the heavy side.

Most rods manufactured after Jan. 2006 are using the new international
standard
lettering to avoid any confusion by the consumer. Rods are sold
according to the following letters, M, F, L and LB. In order, those
letters stand for Minnow, Fingerling, Lunker and Lying *******.

There is some confusion in that the rod is labelled lite but the line
rating indicates a medium. With that labelling a big fish could be
overplayed or underplayed. That could either be hard on the fish or the
rod. I like the rod but i sure would like to know for sure it's true
action.

fishtale wrote:
There is some confusion in that the rod is labelled lite but the line
rating indicates a medium. With that labelling a big fish could be
overplayed or underplayed. That could either be hard on the fish or the
rod. I like the rod but i sure would like to know for sure it's true
action.


If you need a label to tell you how stiff or soft your rod is, you
really need help.

What are the chances that he has a salt-water rod? LOL


"RichZ" wrote in message
...
fishtale wrote:
There is some confusion in that the rod is labelled lite but the line
rating indicates a medium. With that labelling a big fish could be
overplayed or underplayed. That could either be hard on the fish or the
rod. I like the rod but i sure would like to know for sure it's true
action.


If you need a label to tell you how stiff or soft your rod is, you really
need help.