Rod questions…

  • NOEL CANTU
    NE IOWA
    Posts: 135
    August 21, 2009 at 2:53 pm #1264080

    Hey all,
    More thinking = More questions…
    I don’t have a high dollar budget for fishing. I fish the Lightning Rods from Berkley, they’re in my price range and I think for the money they are very good.
    My question is, Can someone explain what is meant by a rod having a slow or fast taper or soft tip? What does that mean? When I look at a rod and I read that it is MH,ML M or H I don’t think this has anything to do with the “taper”.Thanks in advance.
    Tight lines,
    Noel

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11704
    August 21, 2009 at 3:03 pm #799365

    Slow and fast taper has to do with how the rod bends. A fast taper means that the rod is stiffer throughout and bends more towards the tip. A slow taper bends more throughout the entire rod blank. Fast tapers are more sensitive, slow tapers are mroe forgiving.

    tom_gursky
    Michigan's Upper Peninsula(Iron Mountain)
    Posts: 4751
    August 21, 2009 at 7:55 pm #799497

    I’d also take a good look at the St. Croix Triumph line in the same basic price range…more models/styles to choose from and these come with faster actions than the Berkleys. The TRS66MF is a great all round Walleye/Bass rod.

    NOEL CANTU
    NE IOWA
    Posts: 135
    August 24, 2009 at 1:32 am #799752

    Hey guys,
    Thanks for the replies – some very interesting reading…

    Tight lines,
    Noel

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