Anyone Cast a 10' ?

I was wondering if anyone here owns and cast a 10' 7wt. fly rod?
I've tried a 9'6" and thought that was a bit long. Most of my fly-rods
are under 9'. I was wondering about the casting control of the 10'er.
Heard the extra length was good for mending characteristics.
Comments?
-tom

On Sep 26, 2:44 pm, "Tom Nakashima" wrote:
I was wondering if anyone here owns and cast a 10' 7wt. fly rod?
I've tried a 9'6" and thought that was a bit long. Most of my fly-rods
are under 9'. I was wondering about the casting control of the 10'er.
Heard the extra length was good for mending characteristics.
Comments?

Before it's heartbreaking demise, my 9'-9" 8 wt. was a salmon-catching
cannon. It could punch a long roll cast or a single-handed spey cast
with ease. Accuracy at distance was also easier, I thought. I loved
that rod. Mending? Yeah, I thought it was better, but I'm not sure
that was any more than attitude. I'm not sure the extra 9" really
made much difference there. Downside? It was definitely heavier, and
the slower pace took me a while to get used to.

Summary, the big rod is dead; but I bought another 9'-6", and I'm not
sorry.

On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:44:15 -0700, "Tom Nakashima"
wrote:

I was wondering if anyone here owns and cast a 10' 7wt. fly rod?
I've tried a 9'6" and thought that was a bit long. Most of my fly-rods
are under 9'. I was wondering about the casting control of the 10'er.
Heard the extra length was good for mending characteristics.
Comments?
-tom



I'm on my second 10' 7 wt.. I bought the first to give me more control
casting while sitting in a canoe. It rapidly became my favorite bass
rod whether I was sitting or standing. I really noticed the difference
when I broke it a few months ago and fished a couple 9 footers I still
have. They just didn't handle the bigger smallie flies as well as the
10' did. So I bought another one a month ago and really can't imagine
not using it for most of my bass fishing.


g.c.

Tom Nakashima wrote:
I was wondering if anyone here owns and cast a 10' 7wt. fly rod?
I've tried a 9'6" and thought that was a bit long. Most of my fly-rods
are under 9'. I was wondering about the casting control of the 10'er.
Heard the extra length was good for mending characteristics.
Comments?

I have Thomas & Thomas XL 10' 7wt. It's a sweet casting steelhead
rod and a joy to use from a canoe. The extra foot really makes a
difference when you're sitting or kneeling in a canoe and yes, it
will mend better than a 9 ft when standing in the stream.

--
Ken Fortenberry

On Sep 26, 1:46 pm, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

rod and a joy to use from a canoe. The extra foot really makes a
difference when you're sitting or kneeling in a canoe and yes, it

C'mon you sissie, just stand up :-)

Jon.

wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
rod and a joy to use from a canoe. The extra foot really makes a
difference when you're sitting or kneeling in a canoe and yes, it

C'mon you sissie, just stand up :-)

I'm working on doing just that with my 18' Grumman.

She'll have a 2hp Honda four stroke and a trolling motor
which can be mounted for either solo or two-person fishing,
a casting deck amidships, a removable seat behind the center
thwart for solo use and outrigger pontoons on both sides so
even a big, clumsy lummox like myself can stand on the casting
deck. And all this will be easily and quickly removable so as
to convert this lean, mean, musky-chasing machine back into my
grandpa's heirloom canoe with nary a hint, besides a few extra
holes in the gunwales, that she's been "modified".

I've already got the 2hp, the pontoons and the removable center
seat, all I need now is to set up the casting deck and get the
trolling motor and battery. Hell, I'm even thinking so long as
I have a battery in the boat I might get a fish finder too and
mount the transducer on the trolling motor.

--
Ken Fortenberry

On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:28:59 -0500, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
rod and a joy to use from a canoe. The extra foot really makes a
difference when you're sitting or kneeling in a canoe and yes, it

C'mon you sissie, just stand up :-)

I'm working on doing just that with my 18' Grumman.

She'll have a 2hp Honda four stroke and a trolling motor
which can be mounted for either solo or two-person fishing,
a casting deck amidships, a removable seat behind the center
thwart for solo use and outrigger pontoons on both sides so
even a big, clumsy lummox like myself can stand on the casting
deck. And all this will be easily and quickly removable so as
to convert this lean, mean, musky-chasing machine back into my
grandpa's heirloom canoe with nary a hint, besides a few extra
holes in the gunwales, that she's been "modified".

I've already got the 2hp, the pontoons and the removable center
seat, all I need now is to set up the casting deck and get the
trolling motor and battery. Hell, I'm even thinking so long as
I have a battery in the boat I might get a fish finder too and
mount the transducer on the trolling motor.

All it needs now is a nice coat of metal flake paint...

/daytripper (It's a slippery slope on down to the Power Bait ;-)

daytripper wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
wrote:
C'mon you sissie, just stand up :-)
I'm working on doing just that with my 18' Grumman.
snip

All it needs now is a nice coat of metal flake paint...

/daytripper (It's a slippery slope on down to the Power Bait ;-)

Yeah, and it all started with a sink-tip line. ;-)

--
Ken Fortenberry

On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:28:59 -0500, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
rod and a joy to use from a canoe. The extra foot really makes a
difference when you're sitting or kneeling in a canoe and yes, it

C'mon you sissie, just stand up :-)

I'm working on doing just that with my 18' Grumman.

She'll have a 2hp Honda four stroke and a trolling motor
which can be mounted for either solo or two-person fishing,
a casting deck amidships, a removable seat behind the center
thwart for solo use and outrigger pontoons on both sides so
even a big, clumsy lummox like myself can stand on the casting
deck. And all this will be easily and quickly removable so as
to convert this lean, mean, musky-chasing machine back into my
grandpa's heirloom canoe with nary a hint, besides a few extra
holes in the gunwales, that she's been "modified".

I've already got the 2hp, the pontoons and the removable center
seat, all I need now is to set up the casting deck and get the
trolling motor and battery. Hell, I'm even thinking so long as
I have a battery in the boat I might get a fish finder too and
mount the transducer on the trolling motor.

If you make the deck out of something like Penskeboard (Whaleboard,
etc.) and 'glass it, with some runners on the bottom, also out of PB,
you'll have something easily removable, light-weight, _totally_
rot/moistureproof, and no extra holes needed.

If you don't know Penskeboard, etc., it's lightweight fiber board
(glass, not wood, fibers) used in boat building. It is _not_ the PVC
and similar material, ala Starboard. A 4' x 8' x 1/2" sheet is under
150USD and would make a sub-40lb.-ish platform. Technically, you don't
even have to 'glass it over, but I'd do so.



TC,
R

On Sep 26, 11:44 am, "Tom Nakashima" wrote:
I was wondering if anyone here owns and cast a 10' 7wt. fly rod?
I've tried a 9'6" and thought that was a bit long. Most of my fly-rods
are under 9'. I was wondering about the casting control of the 10'er.
Heard the extra length was good for mending characteristics.
Comments?
-tom

While not a 7wt, I use a 10'6" 3wt as my primary trout
fishing rod. It's great for mending and since it's a very
slow action and 10'6" it's loads of fun once you hook a
fish.
- Ken