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I like 4 piece rods. They pack smaller, take less room in the trunk of the car and these days, there are no real disadvantages that I see.
I'll be interested to hear what others think as well.
Jeff
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I prefer four-piece simply for the convenience of not having to tote around a five foot tube, and a four-piece case fits will on the bottom of a backpack or in a suitcase.
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Dislike 1 pc
Anything else will do
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Dwight,
It is really just a matter of preference now.
Years back, the 'ferrule' or joint between sections wasn't well engineered and created what many referred to as a 'flat spot' or unflexing portion of the rod. Such rods felt different to cast, and many anglers believed that rods with fewer joints were superior.
On modern fly rod blanks, the ferrule flexes right along with the rest of the blank, and few anglers can tell how many sections a rod has by how it 'feels' in the hand.
Most choose the number of pieces based on either travel/portability concerns, or they buy a rod they like and take it how it comes. Many great rods come only in a certain number of sections.
So, while some folks (mostly older guys who still have the memory of the 'old' style ferrules) still prefer a two piece rod, for fishability it really doesn't matter. Buy what ever works best for you.
Good Luck!
Buddy
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I have 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 pieces rods. However, I don't use the 2 pieces any more after fish and travel with the other ones. 5-7 pieces are my preferred ones when I plan backpacks hikking trips, horseback trips, float trips, etc. No problem with the 3-4 pieces if I just have to go near my place. Their action is always excellent.
www.cabelas.com and www.llbean.com have excellent multi-pieces weapons.
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As has been said.........."Tis a matter of preference, anymore".
I own 3, Sage multi-piece rods- from 4wt to 6wt. I got them strictly for ease of packing, when traveling. Assembled and fished, I really cannot tell the difference, in any way, between them and my other 2 and 3 piece rods.
Fly rod manufacturing, today, has become such a science, that making 3 and 4 piece rods feel and cast like their 2 piece cousins, isn't hard to do, evidently!?!
I think it's all up to the individual, as to what and why, they'd want a rod that breaks down more than once.
To me, at least, it's strictly a convenience option.
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I have 2-5 piece rods with the majority being 2 & 4 pc.
I like 3 the best except on short rods where two seems to make more sense.
I don't know why but 3 just seems right whether it's bamboo, glass or pencil lead.
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Three, five or seven. The more ferrules, the more to go wrong, but they pack better and the 'harmonics' are better than 2, 4, 6 etc. The first harmonic is at half-staff, dead on with a two piece rod. The second harmonics are at quarter staff, right on with a four piece rod. The three, five and seven get around these.
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Originally Posted by J Castwell
Three, five or seven. The more ferrules, the more to go wrong, but they pack better and the 'harmonics' are better than 2, 4, 6 etc. The first harmonic is at half-staff, dead on with a two piece rod. The second harmonics are at quarter staff, right on with a four piece rod. The three, five and seven get around these.
JC,
Aside from the engineers and a few people "in-the-know" like yourself, who else would appreciate/benefit from a rod of odd-numbered pieces where the harmonics did not occur on the ferrule? I'm just going to guess that it has to be someone at a very high level of experience or a competition caster like our friend Jackster. Am I close? I cannot see it affecting the average enthusiast, otherwise the manufacturers would have gone purely to odd numbered pieces for their blanks. Or is this just a point of information that does not affect the action of the rod whatsoever?
Joe