some are thinking on this.

Responses on changing rod actions.

From Peter

maybe a tail but not enough stroke to form a good loop

 

 

From William

If you follow exactly the same stroke length and timing, you could end up chasing the snake.  If you had a longer pause and the same stroke length and application of power, you line would probably pile and the loop would be possibly larger and could tail do to the stroke being to short and fast for the distance being cast. 

 

WK

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 From Walter

Tailing loop.

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from Al

I do not agree with the tailing loop or tailing loop from too much power It is where you add the power.

I can cast one handed to 55 ft. I thought you chose that to make it past the one hand casting distance of most casters.

 

  So I am off to try it for sure. I will use the but section then a soft tip section just to make sure. YOU know I have to prove it to myself..

 

ol Al

Howdy Group,

Back after my testing.

 Changing rods or rod length did not work.

 What did work was changing LINES

 I took a 5 wt rod and loaded it with WF9F line it would be the soft rod.

 The tried a WF3F wt line this would be the stiff rod.

 I cast Tailing loops on both extremes

  Gordy YOU were right again.

With the 9 wt I was overloading using the same stroke I would for the 5 wt line

With the 3 wt line I did not have any load and to my surprise I again cast tailing loops.

 The rod was under loaded or not loaded acting like a straight stiff rod. My casting stroke and power had to be changes to make it cast at all. But I could not reach the 50 ft mark, with it under loaded

 Thanks that is not what I was thinking would happen at all.

ol Al

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from Gordy

ol Al...

 

As you know, the answer to this one is:  A TAILING LOOP.

 

That's the short answer.

 

Long answer:  Using no corrections to hand path or application of power, the tip path of the very soft (limber) rod will assume a CONCAVE path.

 

Gordy

 

 

 

 

ol Al

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