Walter...
That is true only of the rod is overloaded and then partially unloaded during the casting stroke.
One way of looking at the cause of a tail, is to consider that it is due to a degree of UNLOADING during the stroke.
Erratic application of power can provide both inappropriate overloading and momentary unloading during the stroke which can yield a tail, since this makes the rod tip dip and return, ie. a concave rod tip path.
Just having, "too much bend" with the use of, say.....carrying 50' of line two size ratings above that of the rod designation, will not necessarily cause a tail.
Bottom line, here, is that you need a concavity of the rod tip path either during or between strokes to make a tail. Just bending the rod....no matter how much won't do the trick unless it returns from that bend prior to the completion of the stroke.
GOOD QUESTION, WALTER !
Gordy
From: Walter Simbirski <simbirsw@xxxxxxx>
To: Gordon Hill <hillshead@xxxxxxx>
Subject: bend = load
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 19:31:43 -0700
Gordy - If a loaded rod is a bent rod then can we say that tailing loops are caused by overloading the rod?Walter