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Author:
Michael
Date:
Feb 20, 2013
Subject:
Feeling Force in a Rod
Message:
Today I got a rod in the mail to compare to another for the same fishing. After putting both together I took a few swings with each to compare the action. One difference I felt was the feeling of "force". When you feel more force in another rod of the same type of fishing, action, and height of the other, what does that mean?
Author:
angry john
Date:
Feb 20, 2013
Message:
I dont think i get the question due to the "force". One may be a faster action, which means it loads faster. Or do you mean the power is higher. The crazy thing is there is no standard for either. A medium power rod from abu garcia is diffrent from st croix. The best way to know what your realy getting is to check the lure weight range. The speed of a rod, is also different from each company. The tendency is to make faster rods now than they did in years past. Your ugly sticks are a moderate speed. They work well for crankbaits, but leave a lot to be desired while jig or worm fishing, The amount of effort required to set the hook on a 3/8 jig on a medium ugly stick is outrageous if you can even do it. Large single hook fishing is best done with graphite rods, not glass or hybrid rods. Check this out... http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/rod-actions-power.html
Author:
Michael
Date:
Feb 20, 2013
Message:
[quote:b77ac15f76="angry john"]I dont think i get the question due to the "force". One may be a faster action, which means it loads faster. Or do you mean the power is higher. The crazy thing is there is no standard for either. A medium power rod from abu garcia is diffrent from st croix. The best way to know what your realy getting is to check the lure weight range. The speed of a rod, is also different from each company. The tendency is to make faster rods now than they did in years past. Your ugly sticks are a moderate speed. They work well for crankbaits, but leave a lot to be desired while jig or worm fishing, The amount of effort required to set the hook on a 3/8 jig on a medium ugly stick is outrageous if you can even do it. Large single hook fishing is best done with graphite rods, not glass or hybrid rods. Check this out... http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/rod-actions-power.html[/quote:b77ac15f76] The 2 rods were my new Daiwa Emcast Surf and a Sea Striker Surf that I got last year and only used once. What I mean by "force" is when I swung them, I felt more stiffness and strength with the Daiwa than the Sea Striker. Example would be playing baseball vs tennis.
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