Hmmmm...
http://www.yellowstoneangler.com/Fly...pleforkBVK.asp
PT/TB ;)
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Hmmmm...
http://www.yellowstoneangler.com/Fly...pleforkBVK.asp
PT/TB ;)
All is right with the world.....
For those of us playing the home version of this game, try this.
Drop out all of the categories that don't have anything to do with how the rod performs and recalculate the totals.
Or simply drop those categories that you wouldn't consider while test casting these rods, or those you just feel like dismissing, then recalculate the scores.
Doing that won't produce an outcome that has any more or less relevance to me, than an 18 rod shoot out does. But it might make somebody feel better about their purchase and choice in rods.
I was kind of bummed that the Echo's weren't tested, that the Ross World Wide FW series didn't get in the line up and the new Winston GVX was ignored ( He's a Winston dealer, isn't he? ). But you've got to draw the line somewhere.
I don't disagree with their findings ( It seems to me that they gave their honest impressions and insights ), I simply don't put the same emphasis on the same things, that their shoot out criteria does.
Although, one of the largest components to their nymphing rig test would've been how well those rods rolled that mess of gear up and out of the water at the end of a drift, for the next cast. For me, that's the test of how much blood a nymphing rod has flowing in it's veins and would've accounted heavily towards the outcome of that particular test.
Well that and I'd like to see the shoot out use a five weight line on these five weight rods, as opposed to a 5 1/2 weight line.
But I digress, Dave
How bout a FAOL shootout? At the "gathering" we had many rod brands. Pick 4 veteran casters and maybe some less than veterans, and cast to pie plates at 3 random distances. It would be a "real world" test, and maybe marketable for FAOL. I am certain that the results would be just as meaningful as the Yellowstone Angler's. :)
"Well that and I'd like to see the shoot out use a five weight line on these five weight rods, as opposed to a 5 1/2 weight line."
Which then nullifies the entire test. Surely George should have realized that overlining the rods was skewing the results. Unless western fly fishers are used to fishing rods stiff enough to require a slightly heavier line. Still casts doubt on the results, even though they are subjective.
Chuck
I'm reading Dave Hughes' book Trout from a Small Stream, and he likes stiff/fast rods, and uses a line weight one higher than designated. He's also expressed his admiration for George Anderson's nymphing talents, so maybe they have a different approach to angling than many of us. I look at these shootouts and other reviews for what they are (another opinion), and move along. I'm certainly not going to throw away what I have and buy the #1 rod in the shootout. Reading the comments from the other testers is just as interesting as Anderson's, and one said that the 70 foot test for a 5wt rod is silly. He said it would be better to walk 40 feet closer to the fish. :D With many of the nearby streams frozen, reading this sort of stuff gives me a slight connection to fly fishing, so I do it. ;)
Styrofoam plates of course!