In reply to Post #27
Using a size 10 hook with a 35lb hooklink 45lb leadcore and say 18lb mainline and a 3 1/2 tc rod that sound balanced?? Nope the hook will open up as the rest of the kit used will exert too much pressure it's pretty basic
Using a size 10 hook with a 35lb hooklink 45lb leadcore and say 18lb mainline and a 3 1/2 tc rod that sound balanced?? Nope the hook will open up as the rest of the kit used will exert too much pressure it's pretty basic
In reply to Post #31
I doubt Your 45lb leadcore and 18lb line with your 3 1/2lb rod will exert any more pressure (unless flat rodded) than a balanced 2.5lb rod with 10lb line.
Depending on the action and build of your 3.5lb rod a 2.5lb tc rod may exert more pressure
I doubt Your 45lb leadcore and 18lb line with your 3 1/2lb rod will exert any more pressure (unless flat rodded) than a balanced 2.5lb rod with 10lb line.
Depending on the action and build of your 3.5lb rod a 2.5lb tc rod may exert more pressure
In reply to Post #30
You haven't the faintest idea of what you're talking about ! I'd quit now before you embarrass yourself anymore 😉
You haven't the faintest idea of what you're talking about ! I'd quit now before you embarrass yourself anymore 😉
In reply to Post #32
Now that's hilarious lol
Now that's hilarious lol
In reply to Post #33
As usual from a lot on here your vague and quite frankly idiotic comments just trying to be a p***k don't really help lol I think it's you who needs to quit you don't see a match angler using heavy braided hooklinks and leadcore on a feeder rod cos it's idiotic, same with using really heavy mainline with lighter rods or really heavy tc rods with a 10lb hooklink it's asking for trouble you cretin
As usual from a lot on here your vague and quite frankly idiotic comments just trying to be a p***k don't really help lol I think it's you who needs to quit you don't see a match angler using heavy braided hooklinks and leadcore on a feeder rod cos it's idiotic, same with using really heavy mainline with lighter rods or really heavy tc rods with a 10lb hooklink it's asking for trouble you cretin
In reply to Post #32
Spot on mate
Spot on mate
In reply to Post #36
Really?? A 2.5lb tc rod is going to exert more pressure than a 3.5lb?? That's just laughable
Really?? A 2.5lb tc rod is going to exert more pressure than a 3.5lb?? That's just laughable
In reply to Post #37
My 2.25 12ft rods that bend like spaghetti will win a tug of war against my 5.5lb 13ft spod rod every day of the week
It's physics dahhhling
My 2.25 12ft rods that bend like spaghetti will win a tug of war against my 5.5lb 13ft spod rod every day of the week
It's physics dahhhling
In reply to Post #37
Do your research mate, it's all about physics and ring spacing. A rod with 6 rings is not allowing the line to follow the blank so it is not as powerful. More rings that allow the line to travel in more of a curve closer to the blank allow far more power to be applied. Tests have been done on land and in water against a scale and the results are very surprising
Do your research mate, it's all about physics and ring spacing. A rod with 6 rings is not allowing the line to follow the blank so it is not as powerful. More rings that allow the line to travel in more of a curve closer to the blank allow far more power to be applied. Tests have been done on land and in water against a scale and the results are very surprising
In reply to Post #39
It's mainly down to leverage, the lighter rod will bend more and become a shorter lever
It's mainly down to leverage, the lighter rod will bend more and become a shorter lever
In reply to Post #40
But it also has a softer action, a stiffer rod bent to the butt will exert more pressure I love it when people say it's physics but clearly don't actually know much about physics lol I'm done you guys believe what you like
But it also has a softer action, a stiffer rod bent to the butt will exert more pressure I love it when people say it's physics but clearly don't actually know much about physics lol I'm done you guys believe what you like
In reply to Post #41
Do a little research on second class levers and come back later. Unless your built like Geoff capes in his prime good luck bending my spod rod to the butt.
Try this, use a heavy spod rod, tie the line to a bucket and fill with water until you can't lift it, then attach a light rod and lift the bucket easily
Do a little research on second class levers and come back later. Unless your built like Geoff capes in his prime good luck bending my spod rod to the butt.
Try this, use a heavy spod rod, tie the line to a bucket and fill with water until you can't lift it, then attach a light rod and lift the bucket easily
In reply to Post #40
That as well
That as well
In reply to Post #42
This will show exactly the principle described....
https://youtu.be/cp6b_AhxVGI
This will show exactly the principle described....
https://youtu.be/cp6b_AhxVGI
It's a lot to do with where you hook the fish and what type of line you are using as well. Is too simplistic to say that a higher TC or heavy line/leader will straighten hooks. If you hooked a big fish at range, you've got a lot of line out to use as a shock absorber, especially if it's not a low stretch version. Hook that same fish locked up under the rod tips on the same set up and the results might be different, but the balance of the set up hasn't changed, it's just the circumstances that have.
You could argue that if you used a lighter rod and lower diameter line, you'd have less control over the fish, need to exert more pressure to keep in contact with it and actually be more likely to straighten a hook, where as the extra power of a heavier set up would aid you.
There's just so many factors, earlier in the year I straightened out a size 4 Drennan Continental. I was using 3.5lb test rods at full test curve, .4 line, a 45lb leadcore leader and i still had zero control Over the fish, until it done me. A lighter set up would have been smashed to fcuk in seconds. You know what sometimes **** happens and I think it's a bit rude to suggest that it's the anglers fault cos he doesn't know what he's doing. There's a lot of VERY experienced anglers on this forum. You might well be one of them, but you definitely aren't the only one.
You could argue that if you used a lighter rod and lower diameter line, you'd have less control over the fish, need to exert more pressure to keep in contact with it and actually be more likely to straighten a hook, where as the extra power of a heavier set up would aid you.
There's just so many factors, earlier in the year I straightened out a size 4 Drennan Continental. I was using 3.5lb test rods at full test curve, .4 line, a 45lb leadcore leader and i still had zero control Over the fish, until it done me. A lighter set up would have been smashed to fcuk in seconds. You know what sometimes **** happens and I think it's a bit rude to suggest that it's the anglers fault cos he doesn't know what he's doing. There's a lot of VERY experienced anglers on this forum. You might well be one of them, but you definitely aren't the only one.