tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918514418757933899.post5434126869387234785..comments2023-08-28T10:53:49.807-05:00Comments on The Classical Angler: Fitting the fly rod to the anglerErik Helmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727530868264488710noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918514418757933899.post-28813496290065268052010-06-01T20:26:56.308-05:002010-06-01T20:26:56.308-05:00Good thoughts Erik. I particularly agree with the...Good thoughts Erik. I particularly agree with the statement about over lining rods. One thing that irritated me no end when I was guiding, was the way rods were marketed. It's really frustrating to get clients who simply have the wrong rod, or even more common, the wrong line for the rod. I still see this today when teaching casting classes. People simply believe that faster is better. No fault of their own necessarily, it's just the ad campaigns at work. There are a substantial number of wonderful rods out there that are crap with their designated line weights. However, line 'em up one (sometimes even two) and they are magic. I've got some cane rods and a couple old graphites that don't HAVE line designations. The rod builder made the best stick possible and figured that you were smart enough to figure out what you liked on it...trout chasernoreply@blogger.com