Fenwick According to James Castwell

James,

Thanks for the explanation of that insider Fenwick comment. If nothing else, since Fenwick made a lot of glass rods for serious fishermen, the odds are with you when you pop the question. The insight of it helps me, even though I never used a Fenwick. As I try to transition from glass and early graphite rods to something more 21st Century I sense that the timing is way different. What would you compare it to?

molassas.... :D

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Originally Posted by Bear742

James,

Thanks for the explanation of that insider Fenwick comment. If nothing else, since Fenwick made a lot of glass rods for serious fishermen, the odds are with you when you pop the question. The insight of it helps me, even though I never used a Fenwick. As I try to transition from glass and early graphite rods to something more 21st Century I sense that the timing is way different. What would you compare it to?

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There are several choices in Glass out there today as there is in Graphite.
Parabolic, is going to be way different than a dry fly taper.
I have Berkley, Fenwick, Lamiglass, Steffen Bros, and McFarland glass and they are all different.
I got the McFarland 8' 3pc. 6wt. for Christmas. It is what he calls a dry fly taper, but, it handles weighted flies fantastic. Not as slow as the Lamiglass, in fact, pretty fast for a glass.
One thing about glass, is I feel it will make you a better caster. It makes you slow down and wait for it, plus you can feel the load up.
I feel that fast/tip action rods cover up a lot of mistakes, but that is just my opinion.

Question; J.C. were Fenwick first with a "Glass to Glass" Ferules, as with their Feralite Rods?? Just curious. Thank you. Jax

Jax, sorry, I don't remember.

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fast/tip action rods cover up a lot of mistakes,

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Then again, I often hear that they magnify mistakes and only the really good casters can handle them. "Too fast for beginners!"

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Originally Posted by J Castwell

Jax, sorry, I don't remember.

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fast/tip action rods cover up a lot of mistakes,

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Then again, I often hear that they magnify mistakes and only the really good casters can handle them. "Too fast for beginners!"

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That too! :D

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Originally Posted by Jax

Question; J.C. were Fenwick first with a "Glass to Glass" Ferules, as with their Feralite Rods?? Just curious. Thank you. Jax

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Yes, Fenwick was the first. It was around 1962/65 somewhere around there. I think Jimmy Green was to thank for that.

Thanks Fly Goddess; I thought that might be the case. I still give my 9wt Feralite an outing on the Tongoriro or one of the lakes once in a while. Talk about Lazy Laidback Action compared to my 6wt Inovation by Kilwell that is the love of my life for fishing "The Dry" Have Fun. Jax

FG,
I agree with you. My dead grandmother can cast a tight loop with a WF line on a fast action rod.