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ok, billy. i've understood where this has gone since it originally started. i do agree that i can spiral a rod w/ the spine where ever and the reel will stay on top when under pressure. but, i still argue for several reasons - my casting is effected if spined incorrectly, i'm not taking advantage of something that each rod has naturally, and i feel that internally something is happening to the blank over time due to a uncorrectly spined rod. fibers are compressing and elongating internally each time that rod is cast and/or fought. for a rod that may not be ever casted (bottom fishing, wire line, offshore) it may not be an issue. or will it?
as for a spinning rod spinned where ever, how could that ever help? we just said how casting is effected. in suffishing, this is extremely important, as is for tournament fw bass anglers. when i'm spining a blank for spinning, i hit the spot where the blank wants to jump. if i try to keep the blank right on that spot where the blank wants to jump left or right, it's difficult. so, if i throw guides right there is that rod going to perform correctly when fighting a fish?
so, we've discussed this issue at great length. few have taken on the issue on in this thread. some interesting points have been discussed. but, i still do not believe we have made a true case for the spine of a rod not being important or being over-emphasized. if something is negatively impacted, then the spine is important.
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