On Monday 11 March 2002 08:50 pm, you wrote: > New silly question, > Say you have a rod designated as an 8 wt, what would happen to > performance if you used say a 7 Wt? Or possibly a 6 Wt with the rod ? > As others have said, "Inquiring Minds would like to know"
Ah, yes, overlining and underlining, kind of like pushing the processor on your computer. It all depends on the rod. if it is slow or moderate action, you might end up with a faster action rod that can false cast one heck of a lot of line. If its a fast action 8 however, it may feel like a 2x4 with kite string attached. Over and underlining rods should be based on their current action with their specified line. I currently have a 7 wt that is a moderate flex rod, and I would like to try it out with a 6 wt line, but probably not a 5 wt. I have a buddy who broke the tip on his 5 wt, and chucked a 5wt line in his 9wt for several weeks, but he's a newbie. I just built up a 9ft 4wt rod, that seems to be a bit softer than I thought it would be, and I am tempted to try it with a 3 wt to see what would happen. In my book, "just do it" and report the results. Rob -- Rob Blomquist Kirkland, WA
