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Date: December 26, 2006 at 23:22:54
From: Richard Fasanello, [pool-71-125-94-193.nwrknj.east.verizon.net]
Subject: Re: Trying to get a true 8wt rod.


Ken, I blame the line makers equally for the confusion. They
constantly introduce new taper/head length combinations, but
continue to label them by the weight of the first 30 feet. As you have
so often and so correctly pointed out, it is time to change the system.
The multitude of line tapers/head lengths now available has made the
current system obsolete. Your idea of labeling the rod with the
optimum weight, in grains, that the rod is made to cast, and labeling
the line with the total head weight, for matching up, is superb. I know
the RIO Outbound series is labeled this way. I realize some casters
might still prefer sizes other than the optimum labeled ones, according
to their style of casting, but for the average angler, I think it would be
a great improvement.


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