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General => General Topwater & Jigging Discussion => Topic started by: dante green on January 17, 2013, 05:38:02 PM
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Good day Fellas!!
I hope all is well for everyone. Here's what I'm asking and hopefully I can get some insights :)
Why is that certain rods state their line range is like pe6 - pe10 and lure max is like 240gr but at the same time same model rod, just
a couple inches in difference, line range is like pe6 - pe8 and lure max is like 170gr? I can't seem to understand why there's a significant
difference in lure weight? I hope someone can shed some light here. Before bashing at my novice curiosity, please know that its just a question.
cheers
D.
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Dante,
The blank will have a different profile, probably towards the tip especially. More flexible rods will likely have a lower max. lure rating and more than likely a lower maximum PE rating, although not necessarily (generalization there).
Regards,
Trevor
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Usually the lighter rod will be longer. They may have used the same blank but for the heavier one they lopped a couple of inches off the top :(
Its not a good way to do it as you end up with one has a really nice action and the other is a "tippy" or the shorter one will be stiff, but that may not be a problem for distance casting :)
What it may feel like one will feel really nice but the other will not bend properly under load.
You can sort of fiddle a little with blanks by cutting a little off the tip & or the butt but its a bit hit & miss. I assume if they are both by the same manufacturer, they haven't compromised too much :)
Load them both up to what the manufacturer says and look at the curve and if they have cut the tip the bend will be a bit closer to an arc.