Thursday
Jan262012
Bendy vs. Stiff
Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 12:00AM One man, two rods.
Cast at the same time, same line on both, and same line length.
Bendy rod: Berkley Grayphite 8 feet 5/6
Stiff rod: Sage TCX 690
Line Rio tournament Gold 5 weight
To make up for the difference in length, the rods where taped together so the tips where aligned.
tagged fly fishing video, fly rods in Events, Film and Video
fly fishing video, fly rods in Events, Film and Video
Reader Comments (8)
Wtf, I dont get it they look like exact same loop. Is that the point? There's no difference?
Interesting, especially if you're a Sage rep. The truth of the matter is that the rod blanks coming out of "the over seas" industries are all tapered to compete. They are all fast tapers, extremely light, just not as much of an 'over spine'. The true test would be with another 30 feet of line out (well into the taper), or a type 3 or 4 sinking line....something a little more rod demanding.
-Observing the rods compete side by each is sure cool to see though. At the end of the day it's the very rod in your hand that keeps you casting, being a hundred or a thousand bills at the counter.
Yeah is he casting two rods with one hand, because that would be pointless. The rods would influence each other too much to see the real difference.
can I please have those 3 minutes back
AND????
WTH is that pink thing against the wall??
That's pointless. Two different rods really need two different casting styles. They're both good rods and a good caster would get good results from both, but this video doesn't prove anything!
Yeah, pointless, taping the two rods together is like a three legged race.
Wait maybe THAT is the point.