Hi, Group....
A mini-quiz:
1.) List as many advantages and disadvantages of long vs. short fly rods.
2.) Lefty once wrote, " The longer the fly rod, the more it helps you make the cast."
a.) List any thoughts you may have in support of that statement.
b..) What, if any, are the limitations of that statement.?
c.) Give a fishing circumstance where a 10' single handed fly rod might be preferable to an 8 1/2' rod.
d.) Can you think of a fishing circumstance where a 5' long fly rod might be best ?
e.) Lefty taught us a trick to solve the problem of the angler out on the stream in just such a, "short rod circumstance" as in, d.) who finds himself with only a 9' rod at his disposal. (His short rod is 2 miles back at the car !)
What is Lefty's trick ?
3.) Can you come up with an accepted definition of, EFFECTIVE ROD LENGTH ?
4.) Who first described this ?
5.) Name two books in which this is described.
Gordy