FlySpoke
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"In your grandfather's day there were salmon you could walk on their backs" The Poozies
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Post by FlySpoke on May 13, 2013 18:49:40 GMT -5
So I have been practicing about three to four hours a day right now. Today I did a five and a half hour session with a 15 foot 9 Weight Robert Meiser Highlander S. I lined it with a 9/10 65 foot head Carron Jetstream. The reel is an original Loop Evotec made by Danialson. If you are familiar with those reels you know they were known for how lite they are. Really not a very good Spey reel. Anyway I have been working on the physics between balance and power or a class one fulcrum. Kind of like if you had a sea saw out of balance it would take extra power to move the longer side. Less weight having to move a heavier and longer shaft. Each and every two hand rod we own has a different balance point given the weight of reel and line. Take any of your rods, strip off the amount of line that you most often use with that rod and then find the balance point. It might surprise you that it might not be even on the top grip. In my case it was three inches over the top grip today. I thought about how I could balance the rod and the electrical tape I used to secure the furls came in handy. Balance each reel with lead core, if you must, to force the fulcrum point to exactly where you want it to be. Then give the rod a go and you will not believe the power you will generate with such little force.
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Post by FK on May 17, 2013 0:21:45 GMT -5
Very creative,, lead core in the reels large arbor.
Beautiful rod, love the fancy burl wood in the reel seat.
The light weight of our new large arbor reels has been a problem for those of us who enjoy the long rods. The manuf. put more aluminum on the shop floor than in the reel body.
I have seen golf club lead tape on the lower cork grip,,, extra weight added to the internal hollow in the lower rod blank (a lot of trouble to do with out making a mess) lead shot and epoxy are commonly used.
Regards, FK Spey Casting North East
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