Do the TFO rods tend to be on the heavy side????
TFO rods
Do the TFO rods tend to be on the heavy side????
"Heavy" is a rather subjective term. As compared to?
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I'm thinking of getting a 10' 5 wt rod that won't be too tiring...hope that's not an oxymoron.
I have a 10' 6/7 Red.fly that seems a little heavy to me but I don't know what it weighs. However I see Redington 10' 7 wt this year is 4.0 oz in 6 wt.[again mine is 6/7]
TFO 10' 5wt is 4.2.
So I'm assuming the TFO's are running heavier...true????
I'm trying to compare 10' 5 wt rods and not get into the spendy ones.
Actually after I first posted I went to H & H site and they may have what I want ..Ron's getting a call this PM.
Their brand.. but the St. Croix LE is also tempting but maybe too fast...also spendy since it may not be used much....
After those considerations I suppose it's hard to advise me????...no way I can cast them...
Its not the same weight but I have a 8'6" 4wt in both a TFO and a Forecast. The TFO feels a ton lighter both in its weight and action. Thats TFO compared to Forecast now if you compared the TFO to a St. Croix or a G-Loomis then it would be a different story.
My TFO 6wt 9' rods are lighter than my Red.Fly 6wt 9' rod. Hope that helps.
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It also depends on the TFO model.
the Series 1 rods are a bit heavy, the pro models feel lighter. I'm assuming the TiCR are on par with others in that price range.
LF, step in...there are two sponsors involved.....
I really value your opinion....
why don't you just go to the sites of the rods you have in question and look at the weights.
I really don't think most folks will be able to discern a two tenths of an ounce of a difference (4.0 vs 4.2) bewteen rods over a day of fishing. You may find that the action of a rod or the distribution of the weight along the blank may have more impact on how 'heavy' it feels to you. Personally, I often find this to be the case rods of nearly identical weight.
Why do you want LF to save you? I would humbly suggest that you find a way to get the rods in question in your hands and cast them and then buy the one you like.
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