[Jim Eddie]

Saw this question on another forum and it got me thinking , whats the best way to store your rod in the rod bag ?
I have always stored them with the thickest part at the bottom of the bag , others suggest the reverse and some thickest section down apart from the butt section wich is handle up

How do you guys do it ?

 

Jim

[Barry Robertson]

I stick the but into the bag first then the rest the same way 
Then it goes in a tube so dont see what difference it would make 

[Rob Brownfield]

A bag????

 

I dont think it matters at all. I know the theory was that in days gone by folk would hang up there cane rods (to stop them taking on a set leaning against the wall) by a loop in the rod bag and that the butt should face down the way so if the loop broke the rod would land on the strongest part of the rod. But with modern rods thats not an issue anymore.

[slippy]

  First fished with an old Farlowes greenhart rod that had a crochet hook at the tip because of bad storage but don't matter much these days really.
Me, I'm habitual and always put butt to top of bag and second section fat side down, dunno why, just always have. 

[The Black Douglas]

I also tend to store my rods in a bag with the thickest part of each section facing downwards, and then place the bag in its tube
its just the way i have always done it.
Although when you think about it if both ends of your rod tube are padded it will make no difference which end goes in first