Jerry....
Good logic. I'm not sure I could come up with an answer.
When we say, "everything equal" we'd have to take into account the ability of the caster.......even with the same caster for all rods we'd have a problem because we might be talking about a little lady caster, for example, who could handle the 4 wt. with great efficiency.......but would have problems when casting a 10 wt. outfit. In her case, she might well cast farther with the lighter outfit....
A strong man, however, would likely gain more distance when going up to a heavier outfit.
Gordy
From: jerry puckett <jerry_puckett2001@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Gordon Hill <hillshead@xxxxxxx>
Subject: All things being equal
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 15:04:03 -0800 (PST)
Gordy,All things being equal, same rod, same lines, same altitude, same atmospheric conditions, absolutely calm wind, casting ability superior--is there a rule of thumb for casting distance gained as one goes up a rod and line size?Example, I cast a 4 wt. rod 80 feet and move to the five weight rod, say, for example, can I expect a 10% improvement of 8 feet for a total of 88 feet? I then move up to a 6 wt. and gain another 10% of 88 ( 8.8) for a total of 96.8 feet total cast.Is this faulty logic or can a percentage of distance gained be given as a rule of thumb as one moves to different size rods.Thanks Jerry