What action rods do you like?

[tea stick]

Do you prefer slow, medium or fast action rods?
I'll break this up into 2 catogories, bamboo and ...may I dare use the term "plastic"?


Since I started this thread...I'll go first.

I have a graphite rod (plastic) that I love and it would be considered a slow rod (for graphite).... great for dry fly fishing. For tossing bass poppers, I prefer something faster and stiffer.

I also have a boo rod that is medium fast but being boo,it's still slow enough to smoke a cigarette on the backcast It's great for dries and nymphing. Overall, I prefer the slow action rods.

What action do you prefer?

I think the faster rods such as graphite are better for casting and for fishing that does not require light tippets, but for smaller, and especially trout streams, I would have to go with a fiberglass rod. Something that is softer and slower. My favourite rod right now is a 5 1/2 ft 5 wt E. Hille custom made fly rod I bought from a friend at a fly club.
Ian

[J Castwell]

My three favorite rods are the worlds slowest (Hardy Perfection), the worlds fastest (Sage TCR) and the worlds best (Ron Kusse quad). Of course the Gatti FR 906 is the standard.

[October Woods]

Depends on my mood, but then I can choose depending on my mood also...



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[RonMT]

I like slow and medium action rods for most feshwater and fast action for the saltwater. If the wind comes up on a big river out here it helps to have a fast action rod near to hand. ron

[Riverdancer]

Fast action cannon to chuck lots o lead and an indicator!!

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[Gardenfish]

I have rods representing slow, medium and fast actions. My casting is the same with all of them as best I can tell. So, I have no preference.

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"Give me ambiguity or give me something else"

[brhokla]

I prefer to use a Med action rod!

[Sawkill]

The rods I like best range from medium-fast to almost-fast. I have one rod that is very fast, (I think,) a Scott 905 STS, and I can't cast it to save my life. On the other hand I have an 804 STS that casts quite nicely for me. It seems quite a bit less fast.

Have a great day.

Bob

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[Jackster]

Give me slow to medium for small to medium sized streams (Some bamboo rods, Scott 'G', Winston IM-6). Medium to medium fast for most trout fishing (Winston BIIx) and fast for the salt (Scott S3, GLX, Winston BIIx)