"In the first place, sheer lightness in a rod doesn't necessarily mean
less effort. The difference between a two ounce rod and a longer five
ounce model in ratio to the angler's total weight on the scales is about
the same as drinking half a tumbler full of water or going thirsty."
"The point is, ask not what you can do for the rod but what the rod can
do for you. With a long rod, a small movement of the arm or wrist will
take any reasonable length of lineoff the water for the backcast because
there really isn't that much line clutched by surface tension."
"Can't I, after all this, find at least one kind thing to say about our
new short fly rods? Well, yes, perhaps this, I am reminded of the
country sage's defense of bad breath. "It's mighty unpleasant, but it
beats no breath at all."
"Fly-fishing Heresies" by Leonard M. Wright (1975 - Winchester)
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