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Post by Silver Stoat on Feb 20, 2006 7:35:18 GMT -5
Marking the line is a good idea but would it not be better to go out and find the 'sweet spot' by casting and then mark it. This would give the result you are after for any given combination of rod and line regardless of any unusual line taper. Dave. Marking the head means you know where the head ends. It's the maximum rod loading before you go into overhang. It's up to you if you cast before this point or after. It's an indicator really. I suppose it's like the red bar on a rev counter in a car. Just before you hit the red your achieving the maximum advisable revs (at least I think thats what it means) but you don't need to drive like that all the time. (Unless you have a car with tinted windows and a bass canon in the boot.) I understood the purpose of what you were suggesting - it just seemed to me to be more useful to mark where the line comes to hand at the optimum load point. If this should fall on the running line section then a change of line weight would be indicated or, if the lighter line was preferred for presentation purposes, an acceptance that optimum efficiency would be sacrificed. Dave.
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Post by guideline on Feb 20, 2006 8:15:45 GMT -5
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Post by Clydebuilt on Feb 20, 2006 12:01:01 GMT -5
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