Feel...what is feel?
Perhaps that should be Who not what
Its interesting this
Another material used for handles is Rattan, which is a cord bound over a wooden former and then treated with some kind of varnish. Looks might rough on the old hands to me, but was used many moons ago and some are trying to use it again
Ah well it takes all sorts.
Rob. Or should i call you Noggin the Egg Nog
I don't really agree about the "feel" being a bendy kind of kind of thing, although you never know
However the rod doing the work for you is another matter, i reckon when they talk about cane this is what most are referring too, and it relates to how the rod will cast a line very smoothly with no obvious vibrations or hardness. That "feels" nice and given casting with cane is usually a laid back affair with time spent on a nice even casting rhythm then i can understand that description.
When they talk about "feel" from a carbon rod then this is also about how it feels in the hand during casting, Again this has much to do with Smoothness and the way a line can be cast without obvious vibrations. It seems though that much of the damping effect of the carbon is built into the Lightnes factor and fast recovery, I figure that due to the stiffness of the material, where Cane absorbs much of the induced vibrations, the carbon tube needs to dissipate them so the faster it does this the less noticeable they are. With less stiff carbons you probably get more vib's therefore less feel up to a point where the carbon starts to absorb more and starts to feel nice again.
Back to Cork, i quite like the burled barks, i might order a few up and have a play. Thanks for the link
I'm with irvine as regards Leather, it looks ace but i would be very concerned about getting it wet and swelling and drying out and becoming hard, i just think of a chamois and washing my car
Sandy
Now i've opened a can of worms