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PennKev
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I call it like I see it.
PennKev wrote:
I call it like I see it.
+1 ...... Madison Avenue at work, employing every means possible to separate the customer from their money.troutbert,
You hit the nail right on the head. Sacrifice an enth of an ounce by making rods with thinner walls, thereby selling more rods so a manufacturer can claim their rod as the lightest, newest, greatest, fastest.
No thank you, I'll take my "antiquated" rods any day. Take a licking and keep on ticking. Somehow I can cast them and catch plenty of fish.
troutbert wrote:
I've seen two people fishing big name, expensive modern graphite rods cast and hook some obstruction, then jerk on the rod to try to loosen the fly, and snap the rod a little bit below the tip.
greenghost wrote:
troutbert wrote:
I've seen two people fishing big name, expensive modern graphite rods cast and hook some obstruction, then jerk on the rod to try to loosen the fly, and snap the rod a little bit below the tip.
Ironically, I bought a used Sage VPS about 5 years ago thinking that it was an older and therefore more durable rod. Wrong! I snapped the tip section for the third time last year. I haven't even sent it back yet for repairs. If anybody wants to buy a VPS490 with a broken tip, let me know.
Lesson learned: Older rods do not necessarily equate to more durable rods... no matter how end or low end the name.
Is there truly a noticable difference in graphite rods? I have a 5 yr. old IM6 5 wt. rod and was thinking maybe I should get a new one but when I look at the really expensive ones in the shop I can't seem to feel any difference.
outsider wrote:
I don't think we're talking about the same thing with a Sage VPS rod as being "old". When were they manufactured?
Two of my favorite rods were made in the 80's. A Thomas & Thomas Supralite 7 1/2' 4 weight that weighs 2 oz. and a Sage 480 RP that weighs in at 2 1/2 oz. Extremely heavy rods (sigh) that battled quite a few branches.