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Michael
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 Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 8:44 pm Post subject: Feeling Force in a Rod |
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Today I got a rod in the mail to compare to another for the same fishing.
After putting both together I took a few swings with each to compare the action.
One difference I felt was the feeling of "force".
When you feel more force in another rod of the same type of fishing, action, and height of the other, what does that mean? |
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angry john
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| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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I dont think i get the question due to the "force". One may be a faster action, which means it loads faster. Or do you mean the power is higher. The crazy thing is there is no standard for either. A medium power rod from abu garcia is diffrent from st croix. The best way to know what your realy getting is to check the lure weight range. The speed of a rod, is also different from each company. The tendency is to make faster rods now than they did in years past. Your ugly sticks are a moderate speed. They work well for crankbaits, but leave a lot to be desired while jig or worm fishing, The amount of effort required to set the hook on a 3/8 jig on a medium ugly stick is outrageous if you can even do it. Large single hook fishing is best done with graphite rods, not glass or hybrid rods. Check this out...
http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/rod-actions-power.html |
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Michael
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| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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| angry john wrote: | I dont think i get the question due to the "force". One may be a faster action, which means it loads faster. Or do you mean the power is higher. The crazy thing is there is no standard for either. A medium power rod from abu garcia is diffrent from st croix. The best way to know what your realy getting is to check the lure weight range. The speed of a rod, is also different from each company. The tendency is to make faster rods now than they did in years past. Your ugly sticks are a moderate speed. They work well for crankbaits, but leave a lot to be desired while jig or worm fishing, The amount of effort required to set the hook on a 3/8 jig on a medium ugly stick is outrageous if you can even do it. Large single hook fishing is best done with graphite rods, not glass or hybrid rods. Check this out...
http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/rod-actions-power.html |
The 2 rods were my new Daiwa Emcast Surf and a Sea Striker Surf that I got last year and only used once.
What I mean by "force" is when I swung them, I felt more stiffness and strength with the Daiwa than the Sea Striker.
Example would be playing baseball vs tennis. |
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fishfinder
Joined: 19 Jun 2011
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Location: Naugatuck, Ct.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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Great article, thanks for sharing!
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