tommos16
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Ah the millionaire dream will have to go on a while yet then!
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Shimano did it about 20 years ago by making an oval blank with different actions depending on orientation...
I think many confuse action & power when they are 2 different things. You can have same action but different power or same power but different actions. And all between.
The way I see it; both a tip actioned rod and a through actioned rod of the same test curve would still be able to exert the same amount of maximum power; although on a through actioned rod the power is applied a little more gradually than on a tip actioned rod, and can cushion the power a lot more causing less hook pulls and gives a little more control over a hard fighting fish.
But if I’m using a float rod I have to be able to pick up the line on the strike a lot faster; especially if the float has travellled downstream a bit; so it has to be a balance between both actions.
Legering is a different thing and a through actioned rod would normally be my choice if hook and hold tactics were not needed.
Keith
One thing many forget is one can put a lot more pressure on to a fish with a short through action rod, than a longer and stiffer rod ( ooer, missus!), simply because of the principle of levers. Think of the difference of how much weight you could hold using an outstretched arm compared to one bent at the elbow.
I keep meaning to actually do a test to determine the difference, maybe one day soon.
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The big question is, has anyone here used one? I wonder how much they go for and if they come available often and how bad they were that they didn't catch on.
I know exactly where you're coming from.
But...... whereas a through actioned rod of 12oz test curve might apply pressure more gradually (as the tip might need to travel further to reach 12oz of force) the tip actioned rod might have much more power lower down (stiffer butt/middle) and so actually be a more powerful rod when the brakes are put on.
And a through actioned rod can often be too slow in action for many things in terms of tackle control etc.
There are so many possibilities.
I have a fairly extensive selection of Aerocast Carp, Match (Original and later AX versions) and Feeder rods. I was using a 15' Aerocast Specimen match rod this evening to land my PB tench. They tend not to go for a great deal second hand, but I've not seen one offered for sale in quite some time. They were never bad rods, but they are a bit heavier than a similar standard rod. Unfortunately for Shimano, many just assumed that the oval blank was nothing more than a gimmick. No doubt there is an element of gimmick about it, but the concept is not without merit as far as I'm concerned.
It's not necessarily whats more powerful,it's what is actually more effective playing a fish,often the very reason a match rod is good for big barbel when float fishing is because it hasn't the power,therefore the fighting fish doesn't pull back as hard,ok on a river in winter,but most rivers down here have copious weed during summer so float fishing for them can be very difficult...