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Many Piece Spey Rods?
Interested in a new 12'6" rod from a manufacturer I've admired - but its only a 5 piece - why 5 pieces?; sorry; not likely will I ever purchase such a beast. -
Been thinking about many piece rods lately, why is this happening?. I never had an issue with 2 piece single handers or 3 piece spey rods. It seems nowadays though; single handers in 4 and more pieces are becoming more common place and spey rods in 5 and even 6 pieces are appearing more often. gag/barf
I don't believe for a minute that the consumer is driving this move to many piece spey rods (more than 4 sections) - sorry - that's BS - pull the other leg because that's the one with the bell on it. Who wants to cast a rod full of ferrules?
But hey they are "easier to transport" - well maybe; but not really. How common is hockey?- do you see multi-piece hockey sticks that can be broken down to smaller pieces for easier transportation? - not ever likely - and people travel day in an day out to hockey games, practices and tournaments all over the place with their and their kids full length hockey sticks. Similarly with skiing, how common is skiing? - and not ever likely will there be multi piece skis. People travel all over the world with their full length skis.
I wonder - it is easier/cheaper for manufactures to produce shorter lengths of graphite? Are many piece rods cheaper to repair under warranty? There must be some reason manufactures are heading this way.
Interested in a new 12'6" rod from a manufacturer I've admired - but its only a 5 piece - why 5 pieces?; sorry; not likely will I ever purchase such a beast. -
Been thinking about many piece rods lately, why is this happening?. I never had an issue with 2 piece single handers or 3 piece spey rods. It seems nowadays though; single handers in 4 and more pieces are becoming more common place and spey rods in 5 and even 6 pieces are appearing more often. gag/barf
I don't believe for a minute that the consumer is driving this move to many piece spey rods (more than 4 sections) - sorry - that's BS - pull the other leg because that's the one with the bell on it. Who wants to cast a rod full of ferrules?
But hey they are "easier to transport" - well maybe; but not really. How common is hockey?- do you see multi-piece hockey sticks that can be broken down to smaller pieces for easier transportation? - not ever likely - and people travel day in an day out to hockey games, practices and tournaments all over the place with their and their kids full length hockey sticks. Similarly with skiing, how common is skiing? - and not ever likely will there be multi piece skis. People travel all over the world with their full length skis.
I wonder - it is easier/cheaper for manufactures to produce shorter lengths of graphite? Are many piece rods cheaper to repair under warranty? There must be some reason manufactures are heading this way.