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While we're all just getting in to this and using our experience of other finesse fishing techniques in the UK with the comparison with the of the Injection (etc) to decide our light tackle purchases, has anybody played about much with varying rod lengths?
I know we don't have much in the way of longer, lighter rods over here at the moment but personally I see big advantages in using slightly longer rods on occasion - especially when standing high up on a harbour wall or rocky outcrop. Personally I have selected a solid tipped rod of 7'6" and a hollow tip 7'9". It'll be an experiment if nothing else... Those who have watched the Japanese LRF videos may have noticed that their rod lengths vary according to technique and fish size. Longer rods generally get used for slightly larger lures, slightly bigger fish and when they are casting (rather than just flicking things out or down). Its rare that I've seen 7'3" rods being used for anything but close in stuff.
7'3" or less will obvously do the job admirably (as it has been), but my question is really just about whether anybody has tried anyting longer?
We're obviously in very early days and eventually we'll talk about rod length being important I'm sure. But for now, how far does people's experience travel?
I know we don't have much in the way of longer, lighter rods over here at the moment but personally I see big advantages in using slightly longer rods on occasion - especially when standing high up on a harbour wall or rocky outcrop. Personally I have selected a solid tipped rod of 7'6" and a hollow tip 7'9". It'll be an experiment if nothing else... Those who have watched the Japanese LRF videos may have noticed that their rod lengths vary according to technique and fish size. Longer rods generally get used for slightly larger lures, slightly bigger fish and when they are casting (rather than just flicking things out or down). Its rare that I've seen 7'3" rods being used for anything but close in stuff.
7'3" or less will obvously do the job admirably (as it has been), but my question is really just about whether anybody has tried anyting longer?
We're obviously in very early days and eventually we'll talk about rod length being important I'm sure. But for now, how far does people's experience travel?