Fishing The Fly Scotland
Index => Social Corner => Topic started by: Sandy Nelson on 09/02/2022 at 10:14
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One from my stash of Koi agates *smiley-love*
(https://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/19-090222101416.jpeg)
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Great shot :z16
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Just out of curiosity have you ever had problem with the agates for I remember some early ones had a habit of splitting?
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Hi Graham
I’ve never had an issue with stones splitting. Obviously if you stood on one or smacked it off a rock then it will likely break the same as a ceramic one would. I’ve had a few rods back for new snakes due to being damaged and a couple of SiC’s that had been cracked against stones but never an agate (touch wood) I like to think people take a bit more care of their gear when they picked the components.
I actually find they are better for casting than SICs and that might be controversial but is based on experience :z16
Cheers
Sandy
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*smiley-love* Very nice 👍
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They do look very very nice.
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Sandy
Do you put these on the butt ring only or the full set and if the latter is there much additional weight added to the rod?
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I only ever use them as a stripper at the butt.
I use Snakebrand universal Lites for the inters and always a normal loop tip.
Keeping the rings in the top half of the rod as light as possible does make a significant difference to the recovery rate which in turn affects the feel of the rod. :z16