Well, yes and no to "progress". Materials can get stronger and resins can get stronger. But I would not call faster actions " better”. I like the decreased weight to an extent....but fas action rods do not fish well to me.
Well, yes and no to "progress". Materials can get stronger and resins can get stronger. But I would not call faster actions " better”. I like the decreased weight to an extent....but fas action rods do not fish well to me.
From the report: "We refuse to test any private labeled rods (Ex. Cabelas, LL Bean, Bass Pro Shops etc)."Originally Posted by Byron haugh
And: "Redington Link and other rods - Heavy and not very impressive. "
Trigg,
Thanks. Hope NJ follows.
NJ
Just got a response from George Anderson. As Trigg pointed out, Cabellas and LL Bean were out because they are private labels.
On Reddington, George pointed out that one of their rods was included last year and scored quite low. He said Reddington rods didn't make the cut.
Like I said earlier, I read the report and saw all of that. I understand the statements....but don't see the private label relevance.
Either way, my point is its a specifically focused review. Great for comparison sake, but doesn't really produce a "best". In my opinion.
[QUOTE=NJTroutbum;507885]Like I said earlier, I read the report and saw all of that. I understand the statements....but don't see the private label relevance.
The relevance is that they don't sell there rods. No they don't carry all the brand's but they carry the top scoring rods.you can decide if they carry them because they are best or if they are best because they sell them
What a shame if, say, an L.L. Bean rod would test pretty high for the cost, but is left out because it's only available from Bean. Yet, they fall all over themselves for a Fenwick rod that I can hardly find on-line. Makes little sense to me.
Chuck
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