11-01-2006, 01:26 AM
[cool][#0000ff]The usual reason for longer handles on longer casting rods is leverage. Bigger rods, casting bigger lures and fighting bigger fish often need two hands on the rod or sticking it under one arm or jamming it into the gut while fighting a fish.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I make casting rods from 5 feet to 7 feet. I have made several 7 foot light action casting sticks, with six inch rear handles to help prevent catching the rod on clothing or body parts while fishing from a tube. I almost never use any rod with a handle longer than 8" to 10". But, like many things fishing, it is a matter of personal preference and others may have entirely different viewpoints.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I am in the middle of writing a "treatise" on rod building. It is a long way from complete, but there are already a lot of answers to the questions you just asked. I will attach the incomplete Word doc and you can dig out what you want to and ask questions about anything not answered.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I make casting rods from 5 feet to 7 feet. I have made several 7 foot light action casting sticks, with six inch rear handles to help prevent catching the rod on clothing or body parts while fishing from a tube. I almost never use any rod with a handle longer than 8" to 10". But, like many things fishing, it is a matter of personal preference and others may have entirely different viewpoints.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I am in the middle of writing a "treatise" on rod building. It is a long way from complete, but there are already a lot of answers to the questions you just asked. I will attach the incomplete Word doc and you can dig out what you want to and ask questions about anything not answered.[/#0000ff]
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