I've broken two 6 1/2' Orvis 1oz (2 wt) because of it slipping up a bit while casting. I now do what Charlie described, about a 1/4 twist and seat it pretty hard. I also check it frequently while fishing... sometimes it just feels a little funny like I'm losing a little action in it - a tell-tale sign.
Jim -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of CHARLIE MASTRO Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 4:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Broke ma rod I've never taped my spey rod together because I thought it would be such a big mess and I've never had a problem with mine coming apart. I was taught to push the sections together with a slight twist just as you seated the parts together. Charlie ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Mark Steudel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [email protected] To: <[email protected]> Subject: RE: Broke ma rod Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 15:35:06 -0800 What's the downside to taping your rod? Maybe gunk on your ferrels? Or just the pain in butt messing with tape? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Leland Miyawaki Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 8:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Broke ma rod Mark, There has been a lot of discussion on various spey sites vis-a-vis taping of ferrules. I used too but now simply check my ferrules periodically while fishing. Leland. >Well I was out trying to get a little spey casting practice in at green lake >and I wasn't having a very good time of it. I was trying to add a little >snap at the end of the cast when I heard a crack and the top of my rod flew >off. Now I didn't have a fly on the end of my line so I carefully pulled it >in hoping the line wouldn't slide through before I got to it. As I walked >back to my car I noticed that about a 1/4 inch down from the top of the >second to last piece had broken off, kinda weird. I'm guessing the top piece >must've been sliding up and just broken off the last bit. > >Mark
