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Group....
I got to thinking this morning. While using my 8wt 9' Loomis rod with
the cooler weather, (37 degrees), I couldn't help but feel that it flexed
differently than it did in the hot Florida sun. Granted, the line was
changed to a more flexible one of the same label.
Now I know that I am not quite as flexible when fishing when cold.
That was certainly true on my Alaska trips, and we've known for a long time that
line and leader flexibility change with big changes in temperature, but:
WHAT ABOUT THE FLEXIBILITY OF FLY RODS ?????
Intuitively, I suspect that their modulus of elasticity and, therefore,
their flexibility may well be such that they become relatively stiffer when
cold.
Do any of you know of any studies to show this ?????
Could this be one additional reason that many great casters I've hosted who
come from cold water areas have problems casting when they get out on the flats
in the blazing sun ??????.......and why I seem to have to take a bit of time to,
"adjust" when I start casting in colder climes.??? (I start by making some
embarrassingly poor casts as I try for distance in the cold. By going for
less distance, and making lots of casts, I get back in shape.....but it
takes many casts 'till I do.)
Let me know what you think.
Gordy
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