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Rod Why should somebody have to email you when they ask a basic question about inline rods.new bass fishing  I would like to know the advantge of such a rod. To me it seem to less prone to tangle. Do custom rod makers make them or can you only get them at a place like bass pro and how come. My walmart doesn’t seem to carry them an i’ve lokked,

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Al, I thought you were asking new bass fishing for a quote on a rod! That is why I told you to e-mail me. As to the interline rods, The only way you will be able to buy one is through a distributor for the manufacturer of that rod. I remember that Bass Pro Shops & Cabelas both carry them. As for whether I would recommend them? I can’t honestly say! I have no personal experience with these rods,new bass fishing I have “heard” both good and indifferent opinions regarding them. I guess you will have to make up your own mind in that respect. Good new bass fishing Why should somebody have to email you when they ask a basic question about inline rods. I would like to know the advantge of such a rod. To me it seem to less prone to tangle. Do custom rod makers make them or can you only get them at a place like bass pro and how come. My walmart doesn’t seem to carry them an i’ve lokked, Al.

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I have an inline and use it some – the action is a little light for me, bought it in a Georgia Outdoor Writers Assoc. auction. The main problem I see with it is making sure you have the wire line threader with you – if you break off and the line goes back thru the rod, you will never get it back  thru without it! Also, if the line is getting a little memory, it  does not cast as good. Ronnie http://fishing.about.com

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Have you tried the new braided lines such as fireline or power pro. They get no memory and should cast well. I have never used and inline rod and doubt that I would like having to thread it, but I may try one someday. Good Luck. Woo URL – www.homestead.com/woofish/home.html Fishing and lots more

- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have an inline and use it some – the action is a little light for me, bought it in a Georgia Outdoor Writers Assoc. auction. The main problem I see with it is making sure you have the wire line threader with you – if you break off and the line goes back thru the rod, you will never get it back  thru without it! Also, if the line is getting a little memory, it  does not cast as good. Ronnie http://fishing.about.com

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This post “still” violates the NG charter. It is a coy ploy to disguise an ad; which are “NOT ALLOWED” by the charter for this NG. I looked at this link & it is on his website which is designed to sell a cutesie knot tier. bull sh)*

<whining temper tantrum snipped Rodney, just what in the hell do *YOU* call it when you post the same thing in no less than 5 different newsgroups (none of which have “marketplace” in their titles)  all on the same day???????  I call it SPAM myself. — “Our eyes and hands and feet will give us the same assistance in doing mischief as in doing good; but it would not therefore be better for the world, that all mankind were blind and lame. Arms are not to be laid aside by honest men, because carried by assassins and ruffians; they are to be used the rather for this very reason.” -George Campbell

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Rodney, Just how do you figure that what I said was an attempt to conjure up some business? And yes I do teach people to build rods! But it does take a certain amount of intelligence! Something that you seem to be lacking!! As is shown by the 2nd question that you posed in your post. — ~~~~ The RodMaker (aka) The Shadow

- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – He may have been answering your question, But he did it in the form of an advertisement! Something which is strictly prohibited by the charter for this NG. And if you are asking about a rod quote, then email me privately, as I do not do business on this NG! Looks like you just did business on this news group,, you just told “everyone” who wants a quote on a custom rod to email you privately, if you didn’t want “everyone to know how to get you to quote them a rod,, you would have sent that part privately to the individual. WHat A hypocrite By the way do you ever show people how to make their own rods? Do you go out of your way to show them how, to do it yourself? I’m showing “fishermen” how to do something,, it cost them nothing,,  I could easily not show ANY directions on my web site,, I would just show the finished knot,, then you would “HAVE TO BUY” to learn the knots , from the directions.  If I was a money hungry spammer that’s what I would do.  Not give them away FREE — Rodney Long, Inventor of the  ”EZ Knot,” http://ezknot.com/

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He may have been answering your question, But he did it in the form of an advertisement! Something which is strictly prohibited by the charter for this NG. And if you are asking about a rod quote, then email me privately, as I do not do business on this NG! — ~~~~ The RodMaker (aka) The Shadow

- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Rodmaker This post “still” violates the NG charter. It is a coy ploy to disguise an ad; which are “NOT ALLOWED” by the charter for this NG. I looked at this link & it is on his website which is designed to sell a cutesie knot tier. Rodmaker He was just answering my question. Where else to get a better answer but from the inventor. At least he doesn’t sign his posts knotmaker. Rod is it possible to make a custom made inline fishing rod. And  would it be cheaper due to the absence of guides. Al

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And I don’t attempt to sell anything on this Ng! — ~~~~ The RodMaker (aka) The Shadow

- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – This post “still” violates the NG charter. It is a coy ploy to disguise an ad; which are “NOT ALLOWED” by the charter for this NG. I looked at this link & it is on his website which is designed to sell a cutesie knot tier. bull sh)* YEAH IT’S ON “”"” my web site “”"”" It happens to be the only site I own,, where do you want me to put it?  You want me to get another site, just so you won’t be tempted ? Give me a break,, my god man, if you can’t tie this by hand ,, that is your problem,, use a nail, use what ever you like,, it is a “new” Knot , how come many on this news group write me and say thanks,, yet “”"”"”you”"”"”" don’t want them to see anything new. Every knot site I have ever seen on the internet, has “something” on it for sell, some where. There was no link on the page to spend any money,, “”"not even”"” an “”"order”"” link, it was posted for the simple fact of a new “”"”EASY KNOT “”"”"”"”"  . I deliberately posted to the news group the web “page” “prior” to uploading the “commercial links from the page”  so that it would “not” be what you call spam I tell you what, If I offer ONE FREE, TO EVERYONE ON THE GROUP THAT Gees man I don’t sell 100 dollar plus custom rods, where a couple would make my week, if everyone on this group bought one,, I might make $2.50 total profit,, this one email cost me more than that,, just in my time. — Rodney Long, Inventor of the  ”EZ Knot,” http://ezknot.com/

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This post “still” violates the NG charter. It is a coy ploy to disguise an ad; which are “NOT ALLOWED” by the charter for this NG. I looked at this link & it is on his website which is designed to sell a cutesie knot tier. — ~~~~ The RodMaker (aka) The Shadow

- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Guys this is similar, but it is easier to tie You can possibly tie this by hand, put your finger where the tool is shown, or use your nail knot tool,, so this is not an ad.  I just sharing a new knot, I could care less if you buy my tool to tie it. This is great for fly line to leader, for those of you who fly fish for bass It is just a knot I came up with for my EZ Knot,, I have no idea if I am the first to come up with it,, but it sure does work great, in any place you want to use the Albright. http://ezknot.com/Albright.htm Take a look. — Rodney Long, Inventor of the  ”EZ Knot,” http://ezknot.com/

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Rodmaker This post “still” violates the NG charter. It is a coy ploy to disguise an ad; which are “NOT ALLOWED” by the charter for this NG. I looked at this link & it is on his website which is designed to sell a cutesie knot tier.

Rodmaker He was just answering my question. Where else to get a better answer but from the inventor. At least he doesn’t sign his posts knotmaker. Rod is it possible to make a custom made inline fishing rod. And  would it be cheaper due to the absence of guides. Al

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This post “still” violates the NG charter. It is a coy ploy to disguise an ad; which are “NOT ALLOWED” by the charter for this NG. I looked at this link & it is on his website which is designed to sell a cutesie knot tier.

bull sh)* YEAH IT’S ON “”"” my web site “”"”" It happens to be the only site I own,, where do you want me to put it?  You want me to get another site, just so you won’t be tempted ? Give me a break,, my god man, if you can’t tie this by hand ,, that is your problem,, use a nail, use what ever you like,, it is a “new” Knot , how come many on this news group write me and say thanks,, yet “”"”"”you”"”"”" don’t want them to see anything new. Every knot site I have ever seen on the internet, has “something” on it for sell, some where. There was no link on the page to spend any money,, “”"not even”"” an “”"order”"” link, it was posted for the simple fact of a new “”"”EASY KNOT “”"”"”"”"  . I deliberately posted to the news group the web “page” “prior” to uploading the “commercial links from the page”  so that it would “not” be what you call spam I tell you what, If I offer ONE FREE, TO EVERYONE ON THE GROUP THAT Gees man I don’t sell 100 dollar plus custom rods, where a couple would make my week, if everyone on this group bought one,, I might make $2.50 total profit,, this one email cost me more than that,, just in my time. — Rodney Long, Inventor of the  ”EZ Knot,” http://ezknot.com/

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He may have been answering your question, But he did it in the form of an advertisement! Something which is strictly prohibited by the charter for this NG. And if you are asking about a rod quote, then email me privately, as I do not do business on this NG!

Looks like you just did business on this news group,, you just told “everyone” who wants a quote on a custom rod to email you privately, if you didn’t want “everyone to know how to get you to quote them a rod,, you would have sent that part privately to the individual. WHat A hypocrite By the way do you ever show people how to make their own rods? Do you go out of your way to show them how, to do it yourself? I’m showing “fishermen” how to do something,, it cost them nothing,,  I could easily not show ANY directions on my web site,, I would just show the finished knot,, then you would “HAVE TO BUY” to learn the knots , from the directions.  If I was a money hungry spammer that’s what I would do.  Not give them away FREE — Rodney Long, Inventor of the  ”EZ Knot,” http://ezknot.com/

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Guys this is similar, but it is easier to tie You can possibly tie this by hand, put your finger where the tool is shown, or use your nail knot tool,, so this is not an ad.  I just sharing a new knot, I could care less if you buy my tool to tie it. This is great for fly line to leader, for those of you who fly fish for bass It is just a knot I came up with for my EZ Knot,, I have no idea if I am the first to come up with it,, but it sure does work great, in any place you want to use the Albright. http://ezknot.com/Albright.htm Take a look. — Rodney Long, Inventor of the  ”EZ Knot,” http://ezknot.com/

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I like your jig to tie knots. Is there other jigs to tie other knots like for marine use. It seems better to have a jig rather than to have a book and try to decipher the geometry in your head in order to tie the knot. Al

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I like your jig to tie knots. Is there other jigs to tie other knots like for marine use. It seems better to have a jig rather than to have a book and try to decipher the geometry in your head in order to tie the knot. Al

There are other jigs, but they all tie this same knot, or there abouts, the thing is most cost over 5 dollars, and are not as ez to use, for all types of knots,, as far as for salt water uses, my jig will tie every rig you can think of, actually more than most can think of,, and all commercial email me privately and I will show you every knot you will ever need, for any type fishing — Rodney Long, Inventor of the  ”EZ Knot,” http://ezknot.com/

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Question:

John: Can’t give you a correction, but the URL for the Jersey Coast produces a Can’t Find Errorstriped Bass Fly Fishing    http://207.86.100.194/~jcaa/         Here’s the new list, friends.striped Bass Fly Fishing There are a bunch of new ones this time.

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Here’s the new list, friends.striped Bass Fly Fishing There are a bunch of new ones this time. I’m using a new editor to make it, and it works better with spaces between addresses and descriptions than tabs, so the format has changed. If you use a monospaced font, it should still look the same for you, though. Or don’t bother with any of that, just click on the first link to see this as a proper page. Please email me with any additions or corrections. catch u laterstriped Bass Fly Fishing I wondered if you’d mind if I took advantage of your labors here and put this list on my web site.  It is a commercial site, but I’d think that this would be a good resource for customers or people who are just browsing around.   If this is ok I’d like to post a link to your site and put a little blurb in about you, since you’ve done a lot of work here. Let me know what you think. Steve ps – check out Homesite 2.0 for HTML editing.  Forget the address, but you can find them on Infoseek’s search engine.  I’ve used a lot of editors and it’s the nicest I’ve found. striped Bass Fly Fishing May be better ones out there, but not a lot better I’ll wager.

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Snip Steve ps – check out Homesite 2.0 for HTML editing.striped Bass Fly Fishing  Forget the address, but you can find them on Infoseek’s search engine.  I’ve used a lot of editors and it’s the nicest I’ve found.  May be better ones out there, but not a lot better I’ll wager.

Actually Homesite 2.5 prerelease is out and it works great.

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Here’s the new list, friends. There are a bunch of new ones this time. I’m using a new editor to make it, and it works better with spaces between addresses and descriptions than tabs, so the format has changed. If you use a monospaced font, it should still look the same for you, though. Or don’t bother with any of that, just click on the first link to see this as a proper page. Please email me with any additions or corrections. catch u later, John http://www.fishingworld.com/Entry.html                               FishingWorld http://www.fishingworld.com/M-Baits/                                 Michael Muncys handmade cedar M-Baits http://www.island.net/~stevelen/                                     Porta-Bote Folding/Portable boats http://www.finefishing.com/                                           Lou Bignamis Fine Fishing Internet Magazine http://www.texs.com/circfish/                                         ??? Circular Fishing Magazine http://www.infop.com/outdoor/                                         Sagis Outdoor News & Arizona Game and Fish Dept http://www.pacificnet.net/boaters/                                   Pacific Boaters http://kanweb.com/fly/                                               Andy’s Arkansas Flyfishing Homepage (was Andy’s fishing page) http://www2.southwind.net/~mikeyes/index.html                         Carp Anglers Group http://www.ilhawaii.net/~fish/                                       Chucks Charter boating in Kona, Hawaii http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~merikson/jigs.html                      Jig Fishing http://www.peak.org/~robertr/fishing.html                             The Anadromous Page http://www.geo.mtu.edu/~jsuchosk/fish/fishpage                        JPs fly fishing page http://bullhead.adp.unc.edu/~longlegs/longlegs.html                   (?) Joel Dunns Fishing Page ftp://ftp.geo.mtu.edu/pub/fishing/from_nicb/flys.htm                  The Virtual Flybox http://www2.ecst.csuchico.edu/~jschlich/Flyfish/flyfish.html          North Calif Flyfishing http://www.azlink.com/~jshannon/                                      Fly Fishing in Arizona http://www.agron.missouri.edu/flyfishing/                             Missouri Flyfishing Page http://ngp.ngpc.state.ne.us/gp.html                                   Nebraska Game and Parks Page http://www.unm.edu/~datkins/flyfish/flyfish.html                      New Mexico Flyfishing Page http://www.flyshop.com/                                               The Virtual Flyshop http://www.ofps.ucar.edu/~john/fish/                                 Colorado Fishing http://www.cba.uiuc.edu/~rtaylor/fish/fish.htm                       Illinois Fishing Page http://www.cs.montana.edu/people/starkey/fishing.html                 Denbigh Starkeys Bozeman, MT, Fishing Homepage http://travel.mt.gov/recadv/fishing/fishing.htm                       Fishing in Montana http://www.dfw.state.or.us/ODFWhtml/Rec&Ed.html                       (?) Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife http://www.ismennt.is/fyr_stofn/lax-a/uk/anclub_uk.html               Angling Club Lax-A (Iceland) http://www-personal.umich.edu/~srraymon/index.htm                     Great Lakes Related page http://www.teleport.com/~davorinf/index.html                         Oregon Fishing http://www.ts.umu.se/~widmark/lwfishxl.html                           LWs fishing site http://www.eaglenet.com/PaxP/mstrs/headboat.html                      St. Marys County Charter Boats & Fishing Parties http://www.xs4all.nl/~young/fishing/fishing.html                      World of Fresh Water Fishing http://www.ernies.com/~ernies/                                       Ernies Casting Pond (Soquel, CA) http://www.well.com/user/amv/amv.htm                                  Alexs Outdoor LinXs http://www.blkbox.com/~davidj/                                        Texas Reports http://www.state.sd.us/gfp/                                           S Dakota Dept of Fish and Game http://www.ool.com/                                                   Outdoors Online http://www.ucalgary.ca/~powlesla/personal/fishing/fishing.html        Jim Powleslands Fishing Page http://www.maine.com/fish-ny/                                         Salmon River/Lake Ontario Sportfishing Reports http://www.ts.umu.se/~widmark/lwcroch.html                           Interested in how to make a Crochet Fly? http://www.ono.com/bass/index.html                                    BASS home page http://tuna.mit.edu/fishing/faq/                                      John Kims Fishing FAQ http://pages.prodigy.com/lenjoy/                                      Len Joys page http://www.metroguide.com/aussiebait/                                 Aussie Bait http://www.anglingbc.com/                                             British Columbia http://www.aescon.com/misc/columbine/weekly/fishrep.htm               Summit County Fly Fishing Report http://www.reel-time.com/                                             Internet Journal of Saltwater Flyfishing http://www.gorp.com/                                                 Fishing, reports, and other outdoor stuff http://www.tyrell.net/~gsaxwell/                                     Simons Fishing Web http://www.tyrell.net/~guides/                                       Simpson and Flynns Guide to Hunting and Fishing th http://www.spav.com/                                                 Sporting Adventures – guides, lodges, etc. http://www.flsun.com/                                                 Floridas Suncoast Outdoors Online Home Page http://sbh.cse.bris.ac.uk/fishing.html                                Steve Hills Fishing Page (UK) http://www.gorp.com/gorp/activity/scottish_ff_faq.htm                 Scottish Flyfishing FAQs http://www.interknowledge.com/northern-ireland/ukifish1.htm           Fishing in Northern Ireland http://www.algonet.se/~henrik_b/                                     Baltic Sea Sportfishing http://www.wiso.gwdg.de/ifbg/vehling.html                             Carsten Vehlings Fishing Page http://www.pi.se/magnus.ugander/fb_home.html                         Specimen Group Fina Biten Home Page http://wmi.cais.com/saltfish/index.htm                               Saltwater Fishing Home Page http://noreast.com/                                                   The Journal of Northeast Sportfishing http://www.hut.fi/~pat/match.html                                     Match Fishing http://www.gorp.com/gorp/activity/saltfaq.htm                         UK Sea Fishing FAQ http://www.kotka.fi/~huusko/index2.html                               Finland – salmon, seatrout and whitefish fishing http://www.kinghill.com/                                              King of the Hill Fly Fishing Company http://www.webdirectory.com/                                         Environmental Directory – big http://www.spav.com/sa/basecamp/launchpad/                           Sporting Adventures Launchpad http://www.mackerel.com/muskie/muskie.html                            Intl Muskie Homepage http://wmi.cais.com/bassfish/                                         Bass Fishing http://www.the-fishing-network.com                                    The Fishing Network http://www.lanminds.com/local/vinnie/gallery.html                     THE MARK VINSEL GALLERY. http://www.flyfishing-online.com/                                     Flyfishing Online http://www.primenet.com/~fishone/                                     Fish on the line http://www.gsn.com/sportswr.htm                                       Prescription Sportsware – fishing logo shirts, etc http://www.teleport.com/~flyfish/                                     The Fly Fishing Shop page http://peacock.com/skindiver/                                         Hawaii Spear fishing http://canadiana.com/vnorth/                                          The Virtual North http://www.alaska.net/~guidesak/rudy/rt.htm                           Rudy Ts Alaska Page http://www.flyfield.com/                                              Fly and Field http://www.wyoming.com/~llc/                                         Lander Llama Company Wyoming Wilderness Pack T http://www.flyfishing.com/                                           Complete Flyfishing Site http://www.virtualadventures.com/                                     Virtual Adventures http://www.aquavntr.com/~gofish/                                     ???The Four Seasons Angler http://flyfishers.com/                                               Flyfishers Online http://www.caller.com/outdoors/                                       South Texas Outdoors http://home.aol.com/ryoli/                                            Capt. Ron Yoli http://www.cqw.com/capquest/                                         Getting a USCG Captains License http://www.mtjeff.com/~bodenst/flyfish.html                           TERRYS FLYFISHING PAGE http://www.wp.com/trees/                                              No Ontario Fishing/Hunting Camp (SPRUCE SHILLING C http://www.vol.it/UK/EN/SPORT/MARE/                                   Video On Line Sea page http://www.daiwa.com/                                                 Home page for Daiwa (Canada) Ltd http://freenet.vcu.edu/science/troutun/vcctu.html                     TROUT UNLIMITED, VIRGINIA CAPITAL CHAPTER http://flyfish.com/                                                   Flyfishing Resource http://zebu.uoregon.edu/cgi-bin2/Mckenzie/Mckfrontend.pl             McKenzie Oregon Flyfishing Page http://www.vitinc.com/nn/clubs/gofc/gofc.html                         Gainsville FLA Offshore fishing club http://www.aloha.net/~websurf/                                       Captain Steves Home Page (Hawaii) http://www.jef.com/jef/Waterfront/                                    The Waterfront (mainly N Carolina) http://www.teleport.com/~rccjh503/                                   Richards NW Oregon Page http://www.et.byu.edu:80/~fryc/

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The only thing that interests me is Fly Fishing For Bass.constom Bass Fly Fishing   Is stated Incorrectly.  I meant to say, WHEN fishing for BASS I’m only interested in doing so with a fly rod.

Sorry bout that little misunderstanding. g

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The only thing that interests me is Fly Fishing For Bass.constom Bass Fly Fishing  I am starting a Web Page just for that subject.  Those of you here that wish to contribute your favorite BASS FLIES with full write-ups and pictures are welcome.  I’m thinking of titling it “BASS of the MONTH”  ; )  I’m in support of fishing for Bass for the right reasons. DUCK

Question:

Just tried to put it in layman’s terms-fly fishing bass bugs I could get into a discussion about flux lines, gauss, windings etc. but I think my description gave enough information to understand the basics….sorry if I offended your sensibilities.

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A pickup is basically an electromagnet that “picks-up” the vibrations of your strings passing through their magnetic field,fly fishing bass bugs and converts that signal into electricity.  The signal travels through your cable and into your amplifier, which converts the electricity back into sound.  I hope this helps you, and good luck.

Um, close but not quite right.fly fishing bass bugs  An electromagnet is a coil of wire around a soft iron core. It is only a magnet when there is current applied to the coil. A guitar pickup on the other hand is a coil of wire around a strong permanent magnet. In a pickup the magnetic field is always there (prime reason to keep steel wool and metal chips away!). The electricity comes out of the pickup rather than being force in as in an electromagnet. I suppose you could design a pickup that used an electromagnet rather than permanent ones, but I can’t think of fly fishing bass bugs any reason to do that except waste lots of batteries. Otherwise, what he said. Benj — SPAM-GUARD! Remove “user.”, if present, from address to email me.

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Pickup…also known as hillbillymobile..fly fishing bass bugs .just watch TV for 30 seconds and you’re bound to see one on a commercial…

I’m new at bass and was wonder what are pickups and what’s the differences?

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I’m new at bass and was wonder what are pickups and what’s the differences? Bad Pickup:  ”Do you come here often?” Better Pickup: “Didn’t we meet last year in Paris?” Best Pickup: “So what am I supposed to do with this winning lottery ticket?”

Pickup of the Millennium, Ford F-150 For bass pickups, show her your Zon, or read about it here: http://www.bassplayer.com/gear/pickup.shtml r.

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A pickup is basically an electromagnet that “picks-up” the vibrations of your strings passing through their magnetic field, and converts that signal into electricity.  The signal travels through your cable and into your amplifier, which converts the electricity back into sound.  I hope this helps you, and good luck. i beg to differ that a pickup IS an electromagnet… it CAN BE…but, not IS….

The vast majority of pickups you see are magnetic pickups (those little bars under the strings) although there are other types.  If you to an average music store and play some basses there’s a 99% chance that all of them will have magnetic pickups.  There are other kinds like piezos (used a lot for acoustic instruments) and there is a certain theory considering something called a “lightwave” pickup.  Obviously the lightwave pickup is pure science fiction.  All of the info you hear about them is gov’t propaganda.  The lightwave pickup isn’t real, just like the moon landing in 1969. fred LIGHTWAVE hodshon

Hey now.  None of this Star Wars stuff.  We can’t have people thinking those things really exist.  If there’s a bass out there with a lightwave pickup, then I’m driving my X-Wing to church tonight. Joe.

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A pickup is basically an electromagnet that “picks-up” the vibrations of your strings passing through their magnetic field, and converts that signal into electricity.  The signal travels through your cable and into your amplifier, which converts the electricity back into sound.  I hope this helps you, and good luck.

i beg to differ that a pickup IS an electromagnet… it CAN BE…but, not IS…. fred LIGHTWAVE hodshon

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I’m new at bass and was wonder what are pickups and what’s the differences?

Bad Pickup:  ”Do you come here often?” Better Pickup: “Didn’t we meet last year in Paris?” Best Pickup: “So what am I supposed to do with this winning lottery ticket?” Worst Pickup: “JeRI – __PLEASE__! i _lOvE_= ^U^” -Red — Paul << << << << << << << Fly Fishing Website: www.directcon.net/buztail << << << << << << <<

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I’m new at bass and was wonder what are pickups and what’s the differences? — Paul << << << << << << << Fly Fishing Website: www.directcon.net/buztail << << << << << << <<

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A pickup is basically an electromagnet that “picks-up” the vibrations of your strings passing through their magnetic field, and converts that signal into electricity.  The signal travels through your cable and into your amplifier, which converts the electricity back into sound.  I hope this helps you, and good luck.

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“Thick” = Got one… “There he is” = Got one… “Break his jaw” = Set the hook

Also “Cross his eyes” = Set the hook -Burton — L. Burton Hawley           2330 NW Hummingbird Corvallis,winter Bass Fly Fishing OR

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Barracuda….Haitian Wahoo.

Dammit…….Left the boat keys at home Dammit…….My line broke Dammit…….Fouled the anchor Dammit…….Lost a new lure Dammit…….Lost an old lure Dammit…….Left the plug outta’ the boat Dammit…….backlash Dammit…….missed a strike Dammit…….fly hung 20 ft. up a tree Dammit…….caught a friend by the ear Dammit…….caught myself by the ear Dammit…….someone’s in my spot Dammit…….shark ate my world record bluefish Dammit…….hooked a shark on the pier Dammit…….it’s raining on my fishing day DAMMIT!!!!…I have to work. A.

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DEBAGALATED- (ie: you’re de-bag-a-lated.)winter Bass Fly Fishing The horrible wind knot that develops after (especially with lots of beginners) a person casts for about 10 minutes until they realize they have a knot. — Brian D. Nelson, Missoula, Montana Montana Flyfishing and Hunting Outfitter http://www.montana.com/dno/dno.htm http://www.montana.com/dno/hunt.htm

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DEBAGALATED- (ie: you’re de-bag-a-lated.) The horrible wind knot that develops after (especially with lots of beginners) a person casts for about 10 minutes until they realize they have a knot.

Unfortunately,  I never received the original on this post,  but here are a few my friend and I have come up with over the years…. AIR BATH….what you give a fish when you catch ‘em…winter Bass Fly Fishing. WHIRLY-GIG RIG….that thing that happens when your bait gets all tangled up on itself… CARPET DANCE….what a fish does when you get ‘em into the boat,  just as the hook comes loose…(not one of my favorite occurences) “WORRY ABOUT IT LATER” CAST….those casts made into spots that you will have to worry about if a fish takes the lure! See ya on the water! winter Bass Fly Fishing– “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”

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Slurpage… term used for fish hitting on topwater baits.  ie  ”I was using a buzzbait and getting some good slurpage.  Also used as an exclamation after missing a fish on topwater.

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backlash–what your buddy gets proffessional overrun-winter Bass Fly Fishing–what you get i think i saw these in In-Fisherman about 10 years ago we use them all of the time now

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“Thick” = Got one… “There he is” = Got one… “Break his jaw” = Set the hook “Whapper” = Small fish “Boat” = Float Tube “Salad” = Aquatic vegetation “The Dog” = A good fishing buddy of mine “Dog” = A big fish “Horse” = A bigger fish “Cow” = Bigger still “Jump-n-runner” = A characteristic of the rainbows in Indian Creek Res. Upon setting the hook they immediately jump, and then take you into the backing.  Jump-n-runners can be found all over. The following are more camping than fishing slang, but they go well together: “Mr. Softy” = Toilet tissue “Sgt. Scratchy” = What get’s used when Mr. Softy isn’t available “The Professor” = Jagermiester

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another word for backlash is “taking line inventory” another word for reeling a bait fast “whoopin’ it” another word for setting the hook”crossed his eyes” another word for buzz bait”buzz-em-up”

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Slurpage… term used for fish hitting on topwater baits.  ie  ”I was using a buzzbait and getting some good slurpage.  Also used as an exclamation after missing a fish on topwater.  Slurpage!

Gee, I thought Slugpage was a noun, for those web pages dedicated to defaming some celebrity (like the recently-defunct “Walter Cronkite Spit in My Food” page)…. Allen

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“Balled Up” – describes anytime that you’re not fishing, for whatever reason… — TimW Halfordian Golfer

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limbata: the dance you do when you’re wading around on slippery rocks.

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Allen Matsumoto writes: Gee, I thought Slugpage was a noun, for those web pages dedicated to defaming some celebrity (like the recently-defunct “Walter Cronkite Spit in My Food” page)….

Wouldn’t “slurpage” the bugs that the fish are slurping? CQ

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“nigger fishin’” for still fishing;

Gee, I haven’t heard that one in twenty years. I guess I live in a part of the country where most folks don’t consider that slang anymore – just slur. Not to display my own prejudices too blatently, but I can only assume and hope this came from rec.outdoors.fishing.bass, not r.o.f.f. Sadly, Allen

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Here’s a few: “brown trout” for an empty beer bottle in the river; “bobo” (pronounced bow bow) for white suckers; “nigger fishin’” for still fishing; “caught some real estate” for getting snagged; “dick fish” for small fish caught; “peckerheads” for juvenile trout caught while steelhead fishing; “hammerhead” or “hammer handle” for small pike; “whistling trout” for white sucker as they are thrown through the air; “dogfish” for burbot”

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: : “nigger fishin’” for still fishing; : : Gee, I haven’t heard that one in twenty years. I guess I live in a part : of the country where most folks don’t consider that slang anymore – just : slur. : : Not to display my own prejudices too blatently, but I can only assume : and hope this came from rec.outdoors.fishing.bass, not r.o.f.f. Think again.  Rich white flyfishing types are much more likely to be racist than the stereotypical “Bubba” bass fishermen.  In 1995 when I spied^H^H^H^H^Hconsulted for a so-called “fair housing” agency, one of the employees there (extremely rich white woman who inherited lots of $ from plantation ancestors) used the term “nigger pole” to refer to long crappie-type rods.  One of her co-workers and fellow racists was only into fly fishing, not any other types. The N word appears several times in a mid-century fish atlas written by a Yankee who considers trout and Atlantic Salmon above all other fish types, and only admits a scant few other species are good, and only then because “they will rise to a fly”.  This same racist Yankee author puts down Southerners when he claims certain species are considered worthless, except in the South.  Thus the flyfishing bigot is also the racist, lumping crackers in with the other races he hates. Of course there are still a lot of racist KKK types in cracker territory, but they’re probably not fishermen.  If they’re cowardly enough to hide behind hooded sheets, they’d probably be afraid to venture into bass habitat with all those snakes, skeeters, gators, etc.  However, they might not be afraid to wade in inch-deep streams on private country club flyfishing ranches, eh?  What KKK member would admit fondness for BLACK Bass? I don’t see “no blacks allowed” in B.A.S.S. or Bass N Gals, but that type of rule is often in place in flyfishing clubs!  Not that any nonwhites would have any desire to pay $XXXXX annual dues to wade in safe inch-deep streams and be around snotty country club types.  I wonder what fuss would occur if a flyfishing equivalent of Tiger Woods appeared on the scene?  They’d probably try to assassinate him! (just displaying a counterpoint to your admitted prejudice!) As to fishing slang, here are some of my favorites… H.L.S. = losing your entire rig in a snag (“Hook, Line, and Sinker”) Tree Bass = casting your rig into an overhanging tree Stinkpot = any type of turtle who steals bait or gets caught Shoal Ruiner = inboard motor (usually over 200 HP) that wrecks fishing Mother Of All Boats = Airboat (coined shortly after Desert Storm) Minions of Hell = jet skiers Servants of Satan = jet skiers Swampies = novice canoeists (non-fishers of course) Crawl-A-Bottom = Logperch, a type of Darter (I caught one yesterday!) Mudsucker = Buffalo (I caught two yesterday!!) Stone Perch = Freshwater Drum Jack Salmon = Southern word for Walleye and Sauger John A. Grindle = Bowfin W.T. = nearby misbehaving people (abbreviation for White Trash)

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I don’t see “no blacks allowed” in B.A.S.S. or Bass N Gals, but that type of rule is often in place in flyfishing clubs!

Can you provide a list of those clubs? I’ve gone over the charters of the local TU and FFF chapters, they seem to have left it out. The original post was a mean spirited troll, let’s put it to rest and go fishing.                                        Charlie Wilson

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I am a member of the Long Island FlyRodders. Yes we have dues ($25/yr) but you can eat that in doughnuts in a year of meetings. Our meetings are open, anyone can attend and eat our doughnuts, drink our coffee and see a presentation on fly fishing for free. The only member ship restriction is you have to WANT TO FLY FISH. Meetings ore held on the second Tuesday of each month at the Hicksville V.F.W. hall Good fishing — Dennis C. Aron Independent Representative #13921 Champion Fishing Co., Ltd – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – : : I don’t see “no blacks allowed” in B.A.S.S. or Bass N Gals, but that type of rule is often in place in flyfishing clubs!  Not that any nonwhites would have any desire to pay $XXXXX annual dues to wade in safe inch-deep streams and be around snotty country club types.  I wonder what fuss would occur if a flyfishing equivalent of Tiger Woods appeared on the scene?  They’d probably try to assassinate him! (just displaying a counterpoint to your admitted prejudice!)

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Just to add a couple more: Snot rockets, hammerhandles     ~ small pike rat                             ~ a severely undersized fish porker, hog, behemoth, Janice   ~ a really big ugly fish to rock, slay, slam, or whack   ~ to catch fish, as in “I                                   really slammed the northerns                                   this afternoon.” to get knobbed                  ~ to get skunked, as in “We                                   got knobbed all morning.” Cpt. Kirk

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Hi Ranger… “n____ fishin’” for still fishing;

I know there was more than likely nothing meant by this.. But there is enough of the racial BS in the world already.. We don’t need that garbage in here Ok ! Please refrain from using these types of words. We are all friends here no matter what colour, sex or religion we may be…. Thanks…  Eric E.Noeldechen Eric E.Noeldechen -TFN Pro Staff www.the-fishing-network.com Custom Plating in,Gold, Bronze and Copper Maple leaves,Oak leaves, Grape leaves, Baby shoes The only custom plating shop in S.Western Ont. Association, Corporate, Wholesale, Retail Please drop me a line anytime… ******To Reply to my mail Please Remove the # at the end of my address to prevent SPAM-Mail-BOTS Check out my column “Eric At Large” TFN Offers a wide variety of fishing articles, for the beginner to the advanced fisher.

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Wrinkle Neck—small fish

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Tree Fish – snagged in a tree. Rock Fish – snagged on a rock. Moss Fish – caught a bunch of moss (sometimes there is a fish under the moss). Stick Fish – caught a stick (once one turned-out to be a spotted gar). Pollywog – Yeller-bellied mud cat.

Rip his lips off  –  Set the hook Slam him  –  Set the hook Wall-hanger  –  Large fish Line-stretcher  –  Large Fish Stretch your line  –  Get a bite Fish On —  got a bite get the net  –  got a bite net stretcher  –  large fish Fishing for really tall fish  –  snagged in a tree Old moss back  –  black bass Old moss belly  –  mess of moss buried up  –   fish are deep in the grass/moss Lock jaw  –  not biting professional overrun  –  backlash bird’s nest —  backlash Dink  –  too small to keep “Go Grow up”  – released dink “Tell your Mama!”  –  released dink —    ”Keep your hooks wet, keep what you’ll eat, and throw      the rest back for the rest of us to catch again!!!”   Bob,                      /                            /                            /    (   /    /|          Happy          /      _/ * <<<<<<<<<<<< / |                        /          ( / |                      /                   |       (I wish all your fish were this relative size!?!) Any Opinions express here are mine alone, and not those of my employer. Besides, at my age, my memory is so bad now, that I don’t even remember what I just wrote here!     The return address on this message WON’T get to me!)

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Tree Fish – snagged in a tree. Rock Fish – snagged on a rock. Moss Fish – caught a bunch of moss (sometimes there is a fish under the moss). Stick Fish – caught a stick (once one turned-out to be a spotted gar). Pollywog – Yeller-bellied mud cat. You, know, I caught a bat one night fly fishin’, whished I could figure out some way to work that into the slang.  hmm, I guess I did. — Russell C. Cole Cole’s Studio http://www.ionet.net/~rcole

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lunker  - a big fish sow     – a big female fish eye-trouble – refers to an undersized fish (eyes too close to the tail)

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more slang small thermo-nuclear device : what you want to give to the local jet-skiers water-ski : getting a small fish back to the boat in a hurry when you’re using             a powerful rod/reel …. as in “I water-skied him back to the boat” launch : similar to water ski ….. what happens to a small fish when you make          an agressive hookset with a powerful worm rod frothing : what the white bass do to the water surface during a feeding frenzy no-brainer : when you’re worm fishing ….. slowly dragging ….. bump it slowly              over the rocks ….. let it sit a bit …. nope, no fish on this              cast so you begin reeling it back in quickly – and BOOM, A STRIKE! lip-fish : any bottom feeder fish (caught by accident of course!) with those            ugly, suction cup lips lunker cove : your favorite fishing spot on a given lake (can also be lunker               point, lunker log, lunker rock etc.) See Ya Scott

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I need some help,striped  Bass Fly Fishing I want to get start fishing for Bass with a fly rod. What type of equipment do I need to get started.

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An good all-around rod is an 8-wt,striped  Bass Fly Fishing 9-footer with a half decent disc drag reel.  A good way to start is with a kit from Cortland Line Company, that includes the line and reel and rod, plus a leader and a video on casting technique by Leon Chandler. You might be spending around $200 with this by the time you get a few flies, etc.  NOW if you want to spend lessons, etc. etc. striped  Bass Fly Fishing I need some help, I want to get start fishing for Bass with a fly rod. What type of equipment do I need to get started.

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I need some help, I want to get start fishing for Bass with a fly rod. What type of equipment do I need to get started.

Well fist a rod and reel, I don’t know your experience level for flyfishing or price range so I’ll be a little vague. If your a novice I don’t recomend going expensive, but I don’t believe you should put yourself at a disadvantage with inferior equipment either. Currently I live in sacramento, but had the pleasure of growing up in chico, Ca.striped  Bass Fly Fishing That may not mean anything to you, but chico is the home of Walton Powell Fly Shop. Which is where I learned to fly fish 15 years ago. And they make some of the best fly rods in the world and have some excellent classes for beginers and advanced. Well on to the advice.striped  Bass Fly Fishing I do not recommend a dual purpose rod for both bass and trout( that would put you at a disadvantage either way, novice or advanced). (oh yeah, I tried it and hated it) For bass you’ll want a fairly stiff, heavy rod with a good reel and a weight forward floating line about a # 7. And you’ll want to buy about 6 good tippets(til you decide if you want to continue buying them or make your own) and a good assortment of poppers and floating bugs. (now days I make my own) You’ll want some fly grease to help the dry flies float if you decide to use them. And you’ll probably want a decent fly tying kit if you plan to stick with it. I highly reccomend some beginning classes to start. You may also want a hat that covers your neck and ears, glasses or sunglasses and a thick shirt. And still you may pierce your ears a few times when learning to cast. Shop around the area and find a fly shop you like and feel comfortable with, let them know what your wanting and go for

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If you are just learning to flycast or are looking striped  Bass Fly Fishing for a gift for someone who is a beginning to intermediate flyfisher take a look at this new website :  http://www.flyfishers.com/phv/   Efficient Fly Casting Volume 1, Dry Land Casting reveals the secrets of learning to fly cast.  And you can do it in your own back yard!  Get more  out of your next fly fishing trip with the lessons shown here.   In Volume 2, The Roll Cast, you will learn how to make this most important fishing cast.     These tapes have received excellent reviews and I am convinced that you will save time and money by viewing these tapes.  Unlike lessons, you will be able to view these tapes over and over again and learn from each viewing!

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I need some help, I want to get start fishing for Bass with a fly   rod. What type of equipment do I need to get started. Start with a good baitcaster on a medium 6 foot pole with 8 lb line and a Texas rig 6 inch plastic worm.  Cut out three-inch wings from a sheet of thin clear plastic and staple them onto the back of the worm.  Cast into the wind and hopefully the worm will fly to the spot you think the bass might be. On the serious side, I think fly fishing might be more fun for trout or salmon.  Bass have a tendency to hang around the bottom and it generally takes a big noisy lure to get them to strike something on the surface. Richard  - Alice4Mac 2.4.4 E QWK Eval:27Jan96

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Shakespear make a perfect flyrod for fighting bass.  It’s an Ugly Stick flyrod.  Get one 9 ft. long in a 8-9 wt size.  Then get a matching weight forward floating flyline and a decent reel with a good drag.  This should set you back between 100-200 bucks and for beginning, this is a perfect setup.  You may think that it feels heavy compared to a trout rod, but the larger bass bugs and lures require the longer and heavier rod and line to cast properly. BASSMasters ran a good article this month on flyfishing for bass.  Check it out.  It’s very informative. Good luck…Kevin – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I need some help, I want to get start fishing for Bass with a fly rod. What type of equipment do I need to get started.

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I need some help, I want to get start fishing for Bass with a fly rod. What type of equipment do I need to get started.

Start with a rod in the 9′ range between 8 and 10 wt.  A bass taper line of the proper weight on a disk drag reel.  STH and Ross make good inexpensive  $100 –  $200 which do a good job.  Reddington   makes a series of starter rods thar will work well. For flys try a selection of surface poppers in deer hair as well as foam.  Maddam X,  Clouser minnows, Woolly buggers and larger dry flys also work on bass and larger panfish. Email if you need more help. Rick

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The Calcutta 250 is my favorite reel of all time.Bass Fly Fishing lake  The drag is unbeleivably smooth, it casts great, is dependable, and feels real nice.  After trying out my reel my brother went right out and got one and my friend got the Calcutta 400.  They are expensive but well worth the price.  I personally wouldnt settle for anything less.Bass Fly Fishing lake  You should check out my rod/reels/tackle ratings page on my webpage. Fish On!

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In Article Re: Bait Cast, Left or right hand?Bass Fly Fishing lake , Bassman Has anyone tried the Calcutta 250?  It’s left handed.

Actually, the 250 is right-handed.  But, they make a left handed version that is the Calcutta model 251. Bass Fly Fishing lake LH Shimano models end with a “1″, as do LH Quantum models. They also make LH (201) models of the Citica and Curado. Also, I heard a Shimano Rep. the other day saying that they were coming out with LH versions of the Calcutta 150 and the Chronarch.  So, that’s good news for the LH crankers in the crowd. I haven’t had a chance to see one in person and I’m curious if it’s too big compared to the Curado.

Actually, it has a smaller line capacity than the Curado, but the round shape gives it a higher profile.  I had the same problem with my Calcutta 200 and wound up selling it to a friend.  I now have a Chronarch that I like just fine (what’s not to like Bass Fly Fishing lake I fish with the Curado too and love it but I’ve always lusted after the Calcutta.

That was the same with me, but I just couldn’t get comfortable with the Calcutta after I got one.  I suggest you wait for the LH version of the Calcutta 150, which is the same size as the 100. Another lust – the Daiwa TDX-1 left handed.

I have looked at one of those.  It looks like the reel is backwards on the rod, but I think it may be more comfortable for right-handed anglers who want to cast-right, crank-left.  With the crank positioned *behind* the spool, instead of in front of it like on all other baitcast reels, it seems to feel more like cranking a spinning reel.Bass Fly Fishing lake  Of course, I’m not gonna pay $200 just to experiment, but it *is* an interesting reel.  d8-] Good Luck and Good Fishing! Richard

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Ditto on the sore arm!  I never gave it a second thought but that makes sense why I wear out a little faster than my fishing buddy who fishes right handed.

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Has anyone tried the Calcutta 250?  It’s left handed.  I haven’t had a chance to see one in person and I’m curious if it’s too big compared to the Curado.  I fish with the Curado too and love it but I’ve always lusted after the Calcutta. Another lust – the Daiwa TDX-1 left handed.

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In Article Re: Bait Cast, Left or right hand? , Charles Nahm – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’m sorry if this point has been rehashed to death over this question, but I think it’s kinda foolish to say one way is correct, and the other is wrong.  After all, I am right handed, I fish spinning combos for lighter baits on light lines like tubes, grubs, 1/4 oz. and smaller flippin’ jigs, or such.  I reel those baits with my left hand.  When I fish baitcasters though, I feel awkward because my left hand is a liability in its lack of coordination.  I can crank really fast with my right hand (I know, big deal) whereas I couldn’t with my left.  Burning a spinnerbait for smallies would not be an option for me if I had to crank left- handed.  Furthermore, on most of the lower end left-hand crank reels, aren’t they just reels designed primarily for right hand cranking flipped upside down to put the handle on the other side?  I think the new Daiwa TD-X line is the ‘first’ baitcaster designed for left handed cranking, at least that was one of their selling points at their booth last year.  Also, I David Fritts emphasized that cranking with your dominant hand is useful because most of the cadence, action, and attraction of the crankbaits he fishes is imparted through the reel and the cranking hand and not the other hand which is holding the rod. I’m not trying to argue that right hand retrieve is the correct way either.  I think baitcasters are a very personal thing. It comes down to this.  Use what works for you.  Not what other people say ’should’ work for you. Cheers, Charles Nahm

Yup!  That works for me!  d8-] Sorry, it’s Friday and I couldn’t resist. Good Luck and Good Fishing! Richard

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Peter, Bass pro shops have a LH bait caster for about $35 bucks. I have several of them & agree with others; it’s worth the small hassel of finding them to be able to “chunk & wind” in comfort.  Good luck. Ithink this may be an “Above the Mason/Dixon Line Question”

I’m sorry if this point has been rehashed to death over this question, but I think it’s kinda foolish to say one way is correct, and the other is wrong.  After all, I am right handed, I fish spinning combos for lighter baits on light lines like tubes, grubs, 1/4 oz. and smaller flippin’ jigs, or such.  I reel those baits with my left hand.  When I fish baitcasters though, I feel awkward because my left hand is a liability in its lack of coordination.  I can crank really fast with my right hand (I know, big deal) whereas I couldn’t with my left.  Burning a spinnerbait for smallies would not be an option for me if I had to crank left- handed.  Furthermore, on most of the lower end left-hand crank reels, aren’t they just reels designed primarily for right hand cranking flipped upside down to put the handle on the other side?  I think the new Daiwa TD-X line is the ‘first’ baitcaster designed for left handed cranking, at least that was one of their selling points at their booth last year.  Also, I David Fritts emphasized that cranking with your dominant hand is useful because most of the cadence, action, and attraction of the crankbaits he fishes is imparted through the reel and the cranking hand and not the other hand which is holding the rod. I’m not trying to argue that right hand retrieve is the correct way either.  I think baitcasters are a very personal thing. It comes down to this.  Use what works for you.  Not what other people say ’should’ work for you. Cheers, Charles Nahm

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I started out with right hand reels, converted to using left only, and now use both. I find you will get more casts in per hour if you use a left-handed reel.  Even if you don’t fish tournaments, that is sometimes useful when chasing after schooling fish or trying to cover a lot of water quickly. Holding the rod in your right hand will also give you a faster hook set, plus a little more power when trying to manuever the fish. The only drawback that I’ve found is that I end up holding / gripping the rod for long periods of times with no break.  Sometimes my right wrist and forearm will start to ache from being tense too long. So I keep one right hand reel ready and switch to it to give my right arm a rest.  BTW: I have this problem if I fish too long with a spinning reel (left hand retreive) also.

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I would like to get a bait cast outfit.  I am a right handed caster.  With my fly fishing equipment, I wind with my left hand, but people are telling me to get a right hand reel and switch the rod after I cast.   Does anyone have any advice?

Peter, Bass pro shops have a LH bait caster for about $35 bucks. I have several of them & agree with others; it’s worth the small hassel of finding them to be able to “chunk & wind” in comfort.  Good luck. Ithink this may be an “Above the Mason/Dixon Line Question”

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I’m in the exact same boat.  I have been using spinning reels for years and want to go to a bait caster but don’t know if I should switch.   I think I’m staying with the left handers.  Good luck on your decision.

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In Article Bait Cast, Left or right hand? , Peter Jonas I would like to get a bait cast outfit.  I am a right handed caster. With my fly fishing equipment, I wind with my left hand, but people are telling me to get a right hand reel and switch the rod after I cast.   Does anyone have any advice?

Peter, As most of the other replys have stated, the ultimate determining factor is your own comfort in using the reel.  I use spinning reels the same way you do.  And, up until 6 or 7 years ago, I didn’t use baitcasters at all.   However, I did have a couple of spin-casting reels that had RH cranks. When I got into baitcasting, I found that I could crank them either way, but for some reason I am not as comfortable cranking a baitcaster with my left hand as I am with a spinning reel.  I have never been able to quite figure out why.  Perhaps it’s the difference in the relative position of the crank and the rod between spinning and baitcasting.  Or perhaps it’s the difference in the cranking radius of the 2 types of reels.  Whatever the cause, I’m more comfortable cranking a baitcaster with my right hand. I have also taught myself to cast lef-handed, so that I don’t have to switch hands, if I don’t want to.  This also helps to reduce the tiring effect of doing all my casting with my right arm. In general, I’d say that the more flexible you can be with your rods and reels, the more fun and use you will get out of them.  But, this is supposed to be *fun*, so go with what feels best to you. Good Luck and Good Fishing! Richard

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That is the same setup i use…. It’s great. And no switching hands after i cast. Feels natural to me! I suggest you check out a Shimano Curado Left crank reel.  I crank left after years of using a spinning reel and it feels perfectly natural to use this bait-cast set-up.

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I would like to get a bait cast outfit.  I am a right handed caster.  With my fly fishing equipment, I wind with my left hand, but people are telling me to get a right hand reel and switch the rod after I cast.   Does anyone have any advice?

The why’s and wherefore’s of the right/left thing have always confused me so when I went for a casting outfit I went for the left hander exclusively. I have 2 Abu Garcia 501 light and 2 Quantum EX301 medium reels. They are all excellent. Oh that I could afford a Shimano Curado! Barry

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take the time to learn to use all your reels with the crank handle on the same side….its a pain at first..especially with the baitcasters,but worth it in the end. Fisher – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I would like to get a bait cast outfit.  I am a right handed caster. With my fly fishing equipment, I wind with my left hand, but people are telling me to get a right hand reel and switch the rod after I cast.   Does anyone have any advice?

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I suggest you check out a Shimano Curado Left crank reel.  I crank left after years of using a spinning reel and it feels perfectly natural to use this bait-cast set-up. It also lets you cast and fight fish with your stronger, right arm resulting in less fatigue after a long day or tangling with a sea monster.Peter Jonas wrote – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -I would like to get a bait cast outfit.  I am a right handed caster.  With my fly fishing equipment, I wind with my left hand, but people are telling me to get a right hand reel and switch the rod after I cast.   Does anyone have any advice?

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I would like to get a bait cast outfit.  I am a right handed caster.  With my fly fishing equipment, I wind with my left hand, but people are telling me to get a right hand reel and switch the rod after I cast.   Does anyone have any advice?

I am a right-hander who grew up using right hand to cast and his left hand to crank spinning reels.  I found that it also helped to hold the weight of the rod and the fish being fought with my stronger right hand. I only buy bait-casters with left hand cranks now. — Please heed this advice:  |                          |/                           V To reply, remove the “nospamsam” from my address. “Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.  Teach a man to fish and he’ll hog your spot,  tell his friends about it, get drunk, make noise,  and trash the place.  To hell with him,  let the bastard starve.”

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Go with what you’re comfortable with.  I was so used to spinning with my left hand, I couldn’t get comfortable with a right handed bait caster.  I think it’s faster too. Sometimes if I’m throwing a spinner tight to shore, I’ll leave my thumb on the reel and pull the lure while I’m reaching with my left hand to begin reeling.  I’m sure it’s saved me a lot of snags. In the more expensive reels, there’s more left handed versions available. If you want to stay cheap, you probably want to learn to reel right handed. Good luck and good fishing!

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I would like to get a bait cast outfit.  I am a right handed caster.  With my fly fishing equipment, I wind with my left hand, but people are telling me to get a right hand reel and switch the rod after I cast.   Does anyone have any advice?

I thought about buying a left-hand baitcaster too, but there aren’t alot of choices in left-handed models.  I decided to learn to switch hands with it so I would have more options if I needed another one.  It doesn’t take long to get used to switching hands.  It takes much longer to learn to avoid backlash and still get a reasonable distance…. Still working on that one!

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I would like to get a bait cast outfit.  I am a right handed caster.  With my fly fishing equipment, I wind with my left hand, but people are telling me to get a right hand reel and switch the rod after I cast.   Does anyone have any advice?

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I would get what you are use too.  Best thing is to go in to your local sporting goods and try them out. They will hook up a baitcaster to a rood and put a rubber weight on it. See what feels best. Rich Burke (((((<{ Get Hooked on Fishing Not Drugs – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I would like to get a bait cast outfit.  I am a right handed caster.  With my fly fishing equipment, I wind with my left hand, but people are telling me to get a right hand reel and switch the rod after I cast.   Does anyone have any advice?

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Check out a new striped bass web page.peacock Bass Fly Fishing You will find the Fisherman’s Voice, The Fish Finder Bait, Tackle, tips and tricks and much more. Get involved by taking a survey or leave your JPEG or story. Located at http://home.earthlink.net/~robandwendy  We are also looking for charter boat captians to give  fish reports in exchange for publicity.peacock Bass Fly Fishing  Tell me what you think.  Rob Fly fishermen can share their information with all.

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hello all,bass fishing fly for smallmouth just wondering if anyone has had luck fishing for bass while fly fishing. what kind of equipment do you use. i want to start when i get back to the states. right now i’m in koreabass fishing fly for smallmouth. thanks for the help. thanks

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Oh boy!! You found one of the things I truly enjoy! bass fishing fly for smallmouth Taking after a bucket Mouth with something designed for smaller, spookier, fish. Try this: 8 1/2 foot 6-8 weight rod. I like to use 6-7 WF Floating line 6 to 8 ft tapered mono leader Any choice of poppers. The bigger the popper will keep you from knocking out all the Bluegill (Although that is fun too!) If you are really getting a wild hair, try the different streamers available or tie a few of your own.bass fishing fly for smallmouth Also, small weighted crawdad looking flies are killers too. Deer Hair poppers in all varieties are out there. Or, if you are a trout fisherman and tie your own, there are all kinds of resources that can show you how to tie these poppers.

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Hey! I’m retired military, and saw your post.bass fishing fly for smallmouth  where are you going back to?  that would help me in giving advice.

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I am a fly fishernan who fishes exclusively with a flyrod and flies for bass. Have caught many bass, largest about 4 lbs on surface popper. No largemouth yet as few in my waters.bass fishing fly for smallmouth I use Dahlberg Divers and any other popper (make all my own flies). If you are serious get Jimmy Nix video on tying and fishing bass flies. It is great. For subsurface I use Clouser Minnow or crayfish pattern (deadly on smallmouth). Best of luck. Once you catch a bass on surface with a flyrod ( I use 5 or 6 weight) you will never fish any other way.

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Hi Joe, I tried to post the following address before but something went wrong. http://www.momentoffame.com/category.html?id=24 check out Pete’s Bass.  It will go into the fly fishing section soon. Anyway, I often fish for bass with a fly rod.  A group of the local fly club members are going to the Sacramento Delta for stripers next weekend.

bass fishing fly for smallmouthjust wondering if anyone has had luck fishing for bass while fly fishing. what kind of equipment do you use. i want to start when i get back to the states. right now i’m in korea. thanks for the help. thanks

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just wondering if anyone has had luck fishing for bass while fly fishing. what kind of equipment do you use.

I use a 4 wt for stream smallmouths up to about 20 inches using streamers with a floating weight forward line.  I also fish streamers in ponds and lakes from my float tube with the same rod using a Teeny 130 which has a 24″ fast sinking head with a seamless (factory) connection to a thin running line.  If you want to throw topwater then I’d recommend going up to at least a six weight rod because bass bugs are heavy and bulky as compared to streamers.  Also, a 4 weight is kinda light in case you end up fighting a larger fish.  You’ll probably want a “fast” action rod – this will generally be indicated somewhere in the description of the rod. Soft action rods are preferable when you want to make delicate presentations; fast rods will let you punch out a line and a big fly. If you are looking for a beginner’s setup, consider the combo outfits from Cabela’s (www.cabelas.com).  These are available for under $100 and come with everything you need other than flies to get you started.   If you wan’t to spend a little more money for a better quality setup, there is a very well run internet fly fishing shop found at www.ezflyfishing.com.  If you call them (number is found on web site) the owner will usually answer and he is an extremely kind fellow.  He should be able to give further advice. At some point you may be interested in getting a float tube for stillwater (or canoe or other type of boat) and/or waders for rivers but that is another bag of beans. Mu Young Lee Ann Arbor, MI USA

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I don’t know about Korea but I do plenty of fly fishing for bass here in the states.  Down in Kentucky I have great success with panfish poppers.  I let them sit a lot and twitch once in a while.  Whenever I am having no luck with the baitcaster I can always catch a couple on the flyrod.

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I don’t know about Korea but I do plenty of fly fishing for bass here in the states.  Down in Kentucky I have great success with panfish poppers.  I let them sit a lot and twitch once in a while.  Whenever I am having no luck with the baitcaster I can always catch a couple on the flyrod.

I fish in Italy, and I have a lot of success with an orange streamer. I haven’t tried poppers yet, as here it is so cold that bass sit well down below water surface. Luigi

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just wondering if anyone has had luck fishing for bass while fly fishing. what kind of equipment do you use. i want to start when i get back to the states. right now i’m in korea. thanks for the help.

Never tried it but heard its supposed to be the funnest way of fishing.

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I fly fish exclusively for bass. Use 6 wieght rod and line with 12 lb tippet. Prefer surface poppers, Dahlberg Diver or other. When going below use weighted Clouser minnow or crayfish pattern (my favourite sub surface fly). Catch lots of smallmouths in my area Best of luck Regards from Montreal John Brkich

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I admit that I have an assortment of small mouth bass fly fishing 1,2 and 3 piece rods. Although the 1 piece’s might give better performance, they might not seem as practical unless your fortunate to have your favorite water in your back yard. My ultra lights are one piece cause their small but my 6 foot hog hauler is 2 piece and my long wands are 2 and 3 piece’s.small mouth bass fly fishing I don’t like to carry long pieces when walking threw brush as they tangle. Some really good rods are collapsible. BassBug: Is it a sport or a religion?

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To start I own aprox. 35 different fishing rigs. The only thing good about 2 piece poles is they can be more compact for back packing. Now try the cons of a two piece. Cons of 2 piece rods they are slightly heavier because of the joints. They tend to fly apart at times.small mouth bass fly fishingYou lose sensitivity due to the joint.The eyes can be out of alignment, you may bend the eyes trying to straighten the rod.You may break the rod trying to take it apart.There is a “small trick”  try rubbing the male end of the rod on your scalp before putting it together. Rubbing your scalp will slightly lube the rod. Cons of a 1 piece are ‘NONE OF THE ABOVE’ they just don’t come apart.

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To separate the pieces, hold the rod behind your knees (this is not a joke) and grip each side firmly close to the joint.small mouth bass fly fishing Pull your legs apart. You get tremendous sheer strength. Try it. Even the most stubborn rods succumb easily to this technique, and it impresses fishing buddies like a good bar trick. I don’t honestly think you can tell the difference in the way a 1 piece fishes over a 2 piece, but I sure prefer a 1 piece. MDCollier “I intend to live forever;  so far, so good…”

- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – To start I own aprox. 35 different fishing rigs. The only thing good about 2 piece poles is they can be more compact for back packing.small mouth bass fly fishing Now try the cons of a two piece. Cons of 2 piece rods they are slightly heavier because of the joints. They tend to fly apart at times.You lose sensitivity due to the joint.The eyes can be out of alignment, you may bend the eyes trying to straighten the rod.You may break the rod trying to take it apart.There is a “small trick”  try rubbing the male end of the rod on your scalp before putting it together. Rubbing your scalp will slightly lube the rod.small mouth bass fly fishing Cons of a 1 piece are ‘NONE OF THE ABOVE’ they just don’t come apart.

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I favor 2 piece poles for two reasons…..can be stored easier if not taking the boat out am only traveling in my car…and if I am taking the boat out and am getting my rods ready during the trip…I can break it down and do everything in the car….as for as performance..I see no difference. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – List your reasons for favoring one over the other.

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I favor 2 piece rods for my boat use. I don’t know if this is correct or not, but a one piece seems to me to have a more even bend while fighting a fish.  Also, it seems to me that not having a joint in the rod makes it less apt to break.  I’ve had the experience where a two piece rod broke on me at the joint while casting. Ever since, I’m a one piece rod afficcionado. I do admit, I have a two piece in the trunk of my car so if I want to fish somewhere on a bank, I can.   – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I favor 2 piece poles for two reasons…..can be stored easier if not taking the boat out am only traveling in my car…and if I am taking the boat out and am getting my rods ready during the trip…I can break it down and do everything in the car….as for as performance..I see no difference. List your reasons for favoring one over the other.

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Fortunately, back in the 50s, most rods were made of fiber glass and all you had to do was measure the rod diameter at the break, then send off to Herter’s for a ferrule which you hot glued into place, then you were back in business.  Loss of action?–sure–but when you’re 13 years old you care more about catching fish than you do rod action.

You mean tip-top, not ferrule, right?  When I was a teenager I made a spinning rod.  Cool custom wraps and everything.  When I busted the tip, for some reason I never replaced it.  It still caught fish just fine from the second to top guide! Regards, Jeff

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A two-piece is much more portable and is less vulnerable to such rod-eaters as ceiling fans. Interesting comment. I wonder what happened there! WHAT??  You’ve never encountered a rod-eating ceiling fan?  What about the notorious pole-smashing car door?

Actually, I never have, either the car door or ceiling fan. I’ve never used a single piece spin rod before, and I never found multi-piece to be that much of a detriment. Frankly, I could not tell the difference between a single piece and a multi-piece rod in a blind-fold test even if my life depends on it. My favorite rod is a $500 Winston 5pc fly rod for trout, and it is the best rod I have ever own in terms of action. All one has to do is to keep the ferrules clean and wax them every 3 months or so, and they will stay tight and last forever.

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It is a cheap rod.  But, the action isn’t all that bad. — Go fishing. And may your fish be as big as your tales!

My oldest (adult) son has a rod that about 1 out of 10 casts the top of the rod will come off.  I might suggest to him to glue the thing together! Either he is not putting it together anywhere close to tight enough, or the rod is damaged, or the rod has a defect or just a super-cheap design.

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You mean tip-top, not ferrule, right?

No Jeff–Back in the old days ferrules were made of nickel silver–whatever that is–and could be installed whereever you wanted one on a rod.  The didn’t bend, so put a real stiff spot in your rod.   I bought my first spinning rod in 1956–it’s hanging in a place on honor on my wall.  It’s about six inches short of its original 7 feet and the tip top has been replaced.  In addition, it has two extra ferrules–other than its original center ferrule.  These two–and the tip top–were the repairs I made so I could keep on fishing as a kid.  The action went from medium light to stiff, but I still caught lots of fish–just couldn’t cast light lures as well.   The old rod is fitted with my original Mitchell 300 and one of these days I may have to take it down and cast a River Runt (I caught my very first bass on a red and white RR).   The rod won’t be as sensitive as graphite, but the fish won’t know the difference. Bent rods, Rob

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A two-piece is much more portable and is less vulnerable to such rod-eaters as ceiling fans. Interesting comment. I wonder what happened there!

WHAT??  You’ve never encountered a rod-eating ceiling fan?  What about the notorious pole-smashing car door?    Actually, I’ve had very few casualities as an adult, but back in the 50s when I was a kid who loved to fish and who hadalmost no money, I lost a favorite spinning rod (What am I saying??–my ONLY spinning rod) to a fan and I’ve been wary of them ever since.  Fortunately, back in the 50s, most rods were made of fiber glass and all you had to do was measure the rod diameter at the break, then send off to Herter’s for a ferrule which you hot glued into place, then you were back in business.  Loss of action?–sure–but when you’re 13 years old you care more about catching fish than you do rod action.   Hope your rod is bent, Rob

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My oldest (adult) son has a rod that about 1 out of 10 casts the top of the rod will come off.  I might suggest to him to glue the thing together! Out of the 10 combinations I own (including two surf rods), I have three one-piece rods.  It might be my imagination, but they seem to be more sensitive: I can feel the spinner bait or crankbait action better on them then the two piece rods.  And I can feel the bottom better as well. — Go fishing. And may your fish be as big as your tales!

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My oldest (adult) son has a rod that about 1 out of 10 casts the top of the rod will come off.  I might suggest to him to glue the thing together!

Either he is not putting it together anywhere close to tight enough, or the rod is damaged, or the rod has a defect or just a super-cheap design. That has happened to me once in 20 years, and it was simply because I didn’t attach the 2 pieces!  (The top was just barely clinging to the bottom.)  On a correctly made ferrule, it is virtually impossible for the pieces to separate, as friction will keep it attached.  The harder the bend in the rod, the more friction there is, and the harder it is to come out. Regards, Jeff

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If I get a 1 piece pole it ends up in two pieces anyway. If I get a two piece at least I can pick where it comes apart! I have fished plenty with both and while I don’t disagree that the 1 piece may be  technically better I would love to see  a blindfolded fisherman pick out the 2 from the 1. just a thought… jcam

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You nailed it, Jeff. I have a 4 piece St. Croix, and it is one of the sweetest rods I’ve ever used. If you can tell the difference between a 1 piece and 2 piece without looking, your wife is probably a very happy woman… MDC “I intend to live forever;  so far, so good…”

- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – One piece rods perform better than 2 piece rods. 1- No loss of sensitivity at the joint 2- no loss of strength at the joint 3- the spine is more consistent (rodmakers will rarely bother to find the spine in the bottom half of a 2 piece rod) 4- no chance of the top half coming loose during fishing 5- no bother trying to line up the eyes correctly 6- no stuck joints when trying to take down the rod Having said that, with modern graphite rods and internal joints, the above are usually overstated and usually not too significant.  To wit: 1- very small difference 2- never a factor for me 3- you wouldn’t know the difference 4- c’mon, how hard is it to attach it right? 5- ditto 6- a problem with oldler metal ferrules, not graphite internal The highest price (hundreds of dollars) fly rods have joints.  If it’s good enough for those anal retentive bastards (I fly fish), it’s good enough for us good ol’ country boy bass fishermen (I bass fish.) If space and convenience are no problem for you buy 1 piece, otherwise buy 2 piece.  Even if space and convenience were no problem, you may find a 2 piece you really like – go ahead and buy it.  The other attributes of the rod are more important than how many pieces it has (power, action, length, material, handle) Regards, Jeff

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Guess I will enter this fray, For myself there is just something about a two piece rod.I don’t know maybe it’s how they seem to come apart  when you least need them to, or that they always crack at the ferrule. Anyway I only own one 2-pc., & I glued it together some years ago. — The RodMaker http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Gorge/2865

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List your reasons for favoring one over the other.

Welp, personally i believe that if use a 2 piece rod you tend to lose the stoutness of the rod.  Most times that is true, personally, the only reason i can see for using a 2 piece rod is the ability to easily store it.  I used to have a car and would carry my one piece rods around in it, still kept them, was a pain, but a 1 piece rod is so much better in my opinion cause i can cast farther with a stiffer rod, while one that is flimsy is a pain.  It depends on what type of fishing you are gonna do to, for bass fishing, 1 piece, but if you are catching something light, its obviously more fun with a flimsier rod cause you can feel the fish fight more, plus it increases the fun w/Crappie and other panfish.  Analysis – 1 Piece Berkley Lightening Mid-Light to Mid-Heavy…i prefer the mid-heavy BrainChild

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List your reasons for favoring one over the other.

I use both and generally prefer a one-piece for rods under 7 feet.  Here are the pros and cons as I see them: A two-piece is much more portable and is less vulnerable to such rod-eaters as ceiling fans. A one-piece should have a better action (no dead spot) and you can’t lose the tip section on the cast.

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A two-piece is much more portable and is less vulnerable to such rod-eaters as ceiling fans.

Interesting comment. I wonder what happened there! Never mind. It’s none of my business.

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sensitivity. TTB

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By my experience I will never own another 2 piece rod, I have lost many big fish because of breakage just below the union joint of the 2 pieces, another down side is that you have to keep an eye on the alignment of you eyes, to make sure you are getting maximum performance from you rod.   I have owned many 2 piece rods and have yet to find one that performs to my expectations. — Keep a tight line, Missouri Bass Fisherman http://members.cland.net/~cburks

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The only two piece rods I have are for flying to FL..At home I use one piece. Charlie Bowe – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – List your reasons for favoring one over the other.

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One piece and for a good reason.  If you  put it in the car right, you won’t have room for anybody else!

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I really don’t know if one is better than the other but I always use one piece if possible. I think I have one spinning rod that’s 2 piece but the rest are one piece. I just don’t feel comfortable with that joint. Mark http://members.aol.com/mmccoy01/index.html

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One piece rods perform better than 2 piece rods. 1- No loss of sensitivity at the joint 2- no loss of strength at the joint 3- the spine is more consistent (rodmakers will rarely bother to find the spine in the bottom half of a 2 piece rod) 4- no chance of the top half coming loose during fishing 5- no bother trying to line up the eyes correctly 6- no stuck joints when trying to take down the rod Having said that, with modern graphite rods and internal joints, the above are usually overstated and usually not too significant.  To wit: 1- very small difference 2- never a factor for me 3- you wouldn’t know the difference 4- c’mon, how hard is it to attach it right? 5- ditto 6- a problem with oldler metal ferrules, not graphite internal The highest price (hundreds of dollars) fly rods have joints.  If it’s good enough for those anal retentive bastards (I fly fish), it’s good enough for us good ol’ country boy bass fishermen (I bass fish.) If space and convenience are no problem for you buy 1 piece, otherwise buy 2 piece.  Even if space and convenience were no problem, you may find a 2 piece you really like – go ahead and buy it.  The other attributes of the rod are more important than how many pieces it has (power, action, length, material, handle) Regards, Jeff

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