Well, it's finally happened, i've flipped.
Spent the last two evenings obsessing over line weights, head lengths, profiles, grains and grams. to 4 decimal places. I came home from work tonight to find this:
Nope, it's not calorie counted spaghetti.... but the kitchen scales called into use to determine the weight of an old shooting head... I'd done this before leaving for work early this morning, and forgotten about it. came home, and realised I've fipped...
the cause of this obsession... a new 6-wt, 11' orvis switch rod, a thing of great beauty, brutalised in my hands... obsessing at the moment over finding the right kinda lines for different situations. coupled with the cold weather and the wind, and not being able to get out and properly learn to cast it, i'm going slightly nuts.
I've learned a lot about lines this week though. I am seeking professional assistance, and a proper report on the rod & it's applications to the Don may follow, if I can hold a pen whilst in a straightjacket...
ah, here's a wee pic of my new toy. in the sunshine last week.
