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Originally Posted by numbskull
My other point is that, just as with flyrods (and a lesson I am just relearning), although faster action rods cast farther they require more effort and a faster stroke to do so. Slower action rods slow you down, and slowing down can be a very good thing when throwing bulky plugs or rigged eels hour after hour through a long night.
When you test cast a rod, how light it is and how far it throws is what you notice. When you own a rod, how well it fishes and how often you reach for it is what you notice. The two are often not the same.
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I don't know, George, I find the opposite to be true. Maybe it's just a matter of casting style. I cast medium/fast rods with much less effort than I do parabolic rods, and I find the exact opposite to also be true about footholds--I find it much easier to punch a cast out from shaky footing with a medium/fast taper rod, like an All Star, Mojo, or my latest Century. It's much harder to load a parabolic rod, at least for me, and the cast involves more of my body. I really need to step into a cast to get the maximum distance out of a softer rod.
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