fishhawkxxx Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 Who makes a good 10-12' parabolic surf rod? For up to 8oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surf bomber Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 Which ever rod that’s rated for at least 8-12 oz and you can compress it will work … how far do you want throw 8 oz?… to actually bend it it in to a parabolic curve you may be lookin at a 30-70 split type rod … tsunami may have rods that are 30-70 split …. Or a soft rod like an ugly stick … penn , century, zipplex ,okuma , diawa may be a little tough to get that parabolic curve … but yesterday I threw 8 oz ,90 -100 yds measured with a 10 year old diawa 11 ft surf rod , rated 8-10 oz…I couldn’t tell you if if I bent it in a parabolic curve but it bent from the top 1/3 using a modified hatteras cast.. lol lol lol snag777 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAFisher Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 (edited) This rod is known as fast / J curve rod 8oz here in SA. Please. That's bent into a C curve casting 4.5oz The dam(n) wall is about 200yd from my casting position Edited March 18, 2022 by ZAFisher snag777 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhawkxxx Posted March 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 That's what I'm looking for! Thanx za, what rod is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcallaham Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 if I had the money and wanted a rod like that I would get a CTS vapor trail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjmarti3 Posted March 23, 2022 Report Share Posted March 23, 2022 ZA, Not looking to criticize in any way but the picture you posted is deceptive when trying to make a judgement on how parabolic a rod bend is. Because of the camera angle relative to the rod motion, the rod bend becomes distorted and now is exaggerated. To make a better judgement a simple overhead cast taken from the side would provide a better comparison. I can post couple of pics as an example. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyangler Posted March 23, 2022 Report Share Posted March 23, 2022 4 mins ago, cjmarti3 said: ZA, Not looking to criticize in any way but the picture you posted is deceptive when trying to make a judgement on how parabolic a rod bend is. Because of the camera angle relative to the rod motion, the rod bend becomes distorted and now is exaggerated. To make a better judgement a simple overhead cast taken from the side would provide a better comparison. I can post couple of pics as an example. Charlie Like this? Century Stealth S3 1326 - not as heavy as the OP is seeking however. “No nation in history has survived once its borders were destroyed, once its citizenship was rendered no different from mere residence, and once its neighbors with impunity undermined its sovereignty.” - Victor Davis Hanson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAFisher Posted March 23, 2022 Report Share Posted March 23, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, cjmarti3 said: ZA, Not looking to criticize in any way but the picture you posted is deceptive when trying to make a judgement on how parabolic a rod bend is. Because of the camera angle relative to the rod motion, the rod bend becomes distorted and now is exaggerated. To make a better judgement a simple overhead cast taken from the side would provide a better comparison. I can post couple of pics as an example. Charlie Charlie, Nope. Its bent in a C. I understand what you mean, but I bend it. it's a STIFF C curve, but its a C curve, not a J I've cast heavier and stiffer C curve rods, was just making a point about bending a rod. How does a OH cast allow you to make a better judgement? Cause it;s what many (most?) folks do? No, that doesn't sit well with me; its a technique that loads a rod poorly and starts to unload too early. Cmon Flyanglers rod is a case in point; I can cast my rod off the tip and it will perform OK.. load up the butt and the payload will fly Edited March 23, 2022 by ZAFisher snag777 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAFisher Posted March 23, 2022 Report Share Posted March 23, 2022 Parabolic ie C curve does NOT mean soft or noodly. snag777 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjmarti3 Posted March 23, 2022 Report Share Posted March 23, 2022 (edited) edit Edited March 23, 2022 by cjmarti3 correction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjmarti3 Posted March 23, 2022 Report Share Posted March 23, 2022 Two pics, same old man, same rod. same weight. Difference is rod angle relative to camera. 1. Low rod angle to camera: Still 636 4A copy.mp4 2. High rod angle to camera look at second frame: Still 658 1A copy.mp4 3. Reference, Complete video clips: 636 1A *.mp4 658 Low ineratia copy.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAFisher Posted March 23, 2022 Report Share Posted March 23, 2022 I'll download and have look-see. High intertia is a good thing for actual fishing..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcallaham Posted March 26, 2022 Report Share Posted March 26, 2022 On 3/17/2022 at 5:32 PM, fishhawkxxx said: Who makes a good 10-12' parabolic surf rod? For up to 8oz. how about a good quality carp rod, say 4or 5 lb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhawkxxx Posted March 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Jcallaham said: how about a good quality carp rod, say 4or 5 lb A little too light I would think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAFisher Posted March 26, 2022 Report Share Posted March 26, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, fishhawkxxx said: A little too light I would think A spod / spom rod (carp rod for throwing large quantities of bait out) would normally be rated at 5lb T.C and would be ok for 8oz maybe 10oz total... add a big bait and I'm not sure. I'm thinking for 8oz +bait you uare in Century Surf Machine territory Edited March 26, 2022 by ZAFisher snag777 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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