Originally Posted by
Gael
Ok, let me rephrase that, the best rod to start with is a medium rod, a fast rod is less forgiving cause if you miss time your cast, it totally messes things up. I saw this when I took two total newbies out, put one on a fast and the other on a medium, the one on the fast really struggled, when I swapped the rods around, whoever had the medium rod casted better.
I think what it comes down to is how beginner is you beginner. If it's the first time they hold a rod, fast rods don't work well for them. Once they have a bit of practice under their belt they will prefer a med-fast faster rod as they can cast further with it.
I must say, even I would battle with a fast actioned rod on the streams, where really short casts are all that is required. They just don't load for short distance casting, and furthermore, you can't roll cast with them, no matter how good a caster you are. The medium is a much better all round rod. I use my 3# Sage LL for close quarter stream fishing aswell as still waters. It is powerful enough to cast a full line if necessary, providing there is not too much wind about. Guys like Philip and MC will back me up on this, I'm sure.
"Innocence is a wild trout. But we humans, being complicated, have to pursue innocence in complex ways" - Datus Proper
Bookmarks