10-24-2008, 11:24 PM
[quote Brook]
Comes Lee Wulff (of course) who demonstrates that you don't need a rod at all to cast the whole 90 feet.
Brook
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Now that is a new one for me. But then again Silk line is unbelievable.
I have seen videos of Lefty Krah do the casting 90' with his hand, but again, new technology in the line.
If you have some video or what ever of Mr. Wulff doing this, I would love to see it. He as his wife are my heros.
I never took Wulff as a distance caster anyway. I do have the video of him breaking out the little 6' 5/6 Bamboo for the first time and landing 25+ lb Fish!
I have answered before about muti piece rods, and as Brook mention, with todays design, the amount of pieces does not mean the same. The older rods actually were made with a big hump at the ferrule. A build up so it could slip over the other section. You just don't see that any more.
With today Graphite the ferrule forms a connection in which makes it as one.
Again I don't think the number of sections matters. The only thing I have heard is HARMONICS. And that an ODD number of pieces puts the guides in a desired spot. ODD meaning 3, 5, 7 piece rods.
I have a 7 piece and love the idea that it can fit in my back pocket on a hike.
Brook, about the odd pieces...hmmmm, two of my Winstons are three and one is a five...Hummmmmm. Even my Bamboo is a three Hmmmmm. And my Mc Farland Glass!
But wait, all my other rods are four with a couple of two piece and they are FANTASTIC! (even the Eagle Claw LOL)
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Comes Lee Wulff (of course) who demonstrates that you don't need a rod at all to cast the whole 90 feet.
Brook
[url "http://www.the-outdoor-sports-advisor.com"]http://www.the-outdoor-sports-advisor.com[/url][/quote]
Now that is a new one for me. But then again Silk line is unbelievable.
I have seen videos of Lefty Krah do the casting 90' with his hand, but again, new technology in the line.
If you have some video or what ever of Mr. Wulff doing this, I would love to see it. He as his wife are my heros.
I never took Wulff as a distance caster anyway. I do have the video of him breaking out the little 6' 5/6 Bamboo for the first time and landing 25+ lb Fish!
I have answered before about muti piece rods, and as Brook mention, with todays design, the amount of pieces does not mean the same. The older rods actually were made with a big hump at the ferrule. A build up so it could slip over the other section. You just don't see that any more.
With today Graphite the ferrule forms a connection in which makes it as one.
Again I don't think the number of sections matters. The only thing I have heard is HARMONICS. And that an ODD number of pieces puts the guides in a desired spot. ODD meaning 3, 5, 7 piece rods.
I have a 7 piece and love the idea that it can fit in my back pocket on a hike.
Brook, about the odd pieces...hmmmm, two of my Winstons are three and one is a five...Hummmmmm. Even my Bamboo is a three Hmmmmm. And my Mc Farland Glass!
But wait, all my other rods are four with a couple of two piece and they are FANTASTIC! (even the Eagle Claw LOL)
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