05-27-2008, 11:35 PM
[#0000ff]TD: .... I know of one fairly new FC4 that was quickly destroyed by a member's teenage son using it for tobogganing down a ski slope....[/#0000ff]
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[#000000]I'd say there was a wonderful father-son conversation after that little episode !
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[#0000ff]Babdav: ... Forums and eyeball indicate that odc and fishcat 4 are similar shape and dimensions- I am concerned with snags and drags. ... [/#0000ff]
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[#000000]Hi Babdav - they are not quite the same size. The ODC is a little bigger than the FC4 but smaller than the Fat Cat and SFC. (if it makes a difference)
The Fat Cat and SFC are bigger so they might just be attractive for the slow moving water since they approximate closer to the ideal of high ride and size required. Esp if a H3 is out price-wise.
The thing is - all of the tubes you're looking at are good tubes. So don't worry about quality because you are already "over the vital threshhold" quality-wise.
Look to comfort and design that suits you personal mode of use. SIze of tackle boxes vs size of pockets.[/#000000]
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[#0000bf]... those are some beautiful pike- what size are the ones you are catching there? ...
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In Ireland I'm in perfect lattitude for cold water species. Having a mild climate we have no freeze-up in winter , so they achieve growth for a much longer period of each year than eg Canada, US, or mainland Europe which have more extreme temp variations.
Trout and pike grow fast here.
A decent day piking over here would see maybe 3 - 10 fish caught with 1-2 in the teens, and a twenty popping up say after several good trips.
But it's been tough lately ... gale force winds and cold east winds from Europe instead of the usual milder Atlantic westerly sea breezes we expect, so all the fishing here seems to be almost a month late seasonally speaking.
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[#000000]I'd say there was a wonderful father-son conversation after that little episode !
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[#0000ff]Babdav: ... Forums and eyeball indicate that odc and fishcat 4 are similar shape and dimensions- I am concerned with snags and drags. ... [/#0000ff]
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[#000000]Hi Babdav - they are not quite the same size. The ODC is a little bigger than the FC4 but smaller than the Fat Cat and SFC. (if it makes a difference)
The Fat Cat and SFC are bigger so they might just be attractive for the slow moving water since they approximate closer to the ideal of high ride and size required. Esp if a H3 is out price-wise.
The thing is - all of the tubes you're looking at are good tubes. So don't worry about quality because you are already "over the vital threshhold" quality-wise.
Look to comfort and design that suits you personal mode of use. SIze of tackle boxes vs size of pockets.[/#000000]
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[#0000bf]... those are some beautiful pike- what size are the ones you are catching there? ...
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In Ireland I'm in perfect lattitude for cold water species. Having a mild climate we have no freeze-up in winter , so they achieve growth for a much longer period of each year than eg Canada, US, or mainland Europe which have more extreme temp variations.
Trout and pike grow fast here.
A decent day piking over here would see maybe 3 - 10 fish caught with 1-2 in the teens, and a twenty popping up say after several good trips.
But it's been tough lately ... gale force winds and cold east winds from Europe instead of the usual milder Atlantic westerly sea breezes we expect, so all the fishing here seems to be almost a month late seasonally speaking.
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