The Tackle Talk Thread

[Inchlaggan]

there are really only cosmetic differences between small and large arbour, however one should never underestimate the importance cosmetic differences in fishing tackle.

You are nearly there. Correct "there are only cosmetic differnces", Correct again "one should never underestimate the importance of cosmetic differences". Large arbour= longer brand name or bigger font (as demonstrated before), Brand name = higher price and (obviously, as the production costs are largely equal) larger profit- enough profit in fact to spend four weeks chasing no-native vermin in the antipodes. But, hey, business is business.

[Wildfisher]

Large arbour= longer brand name or bigger font (as demonstrated before), Brand name = higher price

Indeed, but don't forget that as well as the usual control for the floating disk  disk-drag the new reel will also need to allow space for for the placement  of the controls and excitation circuitry for the new generation of microprocessor controlled multi-mode-density fly lines.

[johnsd]

Piscatus thank goodness at last someone who knows someone who knows what he,s talking about. :roll:

[Wildfisher]

Clearly we need Wullie oan the design team.

The  core matrix of the new multi-mode-density fly lines is based on  special nano-spheres made not from glass but  from a revolutionary P-type semi conductor material called stanicon. By sending different excitation  frequencies down the line core electrons from the N-type line coating migrate towards the P-type stanicon spheres leaving ?holes? in  the outwardly sealed coating thus making the line more buoyant. In layman?s terms, with the twist of a knob  (calibrated  0 to 11 ) you have complete hole control and can convert your line from HI-D to high floating in seconds. And all this for ?16.99 including shipping.


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[alancrob]

I have no idea what you are all talking about, 'cept fur Wullie of course.

But I am fairly certain the 42 is the correct answer!

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[Highlander]

I have said this before, you guys really have to get out more often, you really do.
Tight Lines

[Malcolm]

You need another consultant - Corsican Dave our skiing expert. Skis are now "smart" and incorporate microchips to send messages along the piezo-electric layer to alter the stiffness of skis in 42 different ways. So now you can have the same rod switching from super soft to super super stiff for different applications. A sort of inStan viagra.   

[Wildfisher]

So now you can have the same rod switching from super soft to super super stiff for different applications.  

It's the way forward,  no doubt about that. The same technology provides the opinion or switchable blank colour. Just turn the dial and off you go. Blue for stockie bashing, greens, browns  and greys  for real trout fishing, bright orange for casting competition etc etc

[Inchlaggan]

Just turn the dial and off you go. Blue for stockie bashing, greens, browns  and greys  for real trout fishing, bright orange for casting competition etc etc

Just add a simple prism and you can get a rainbow effect for stockie bashing.
A similar, simple, addition would be a laser sight for precision casting. A pulsed laser would allow the reflected beam from the fish scales to be used to calculate the exact distance at wich you released the fish.
A sub-minature 3-way mercury switch in both rod tip and butt would allow the position of each (in relation to each other) to be computed. A USB or wireless link to a laptop on the bank. AutoCad or similar software could be used to display this information in 3D,nd viewable from any angle. This could be compared to the perfect cast of each type, allowing anglers to correct their own mistakes. (I can foresee some resistance from tackle manufacturer approved casting instructors.) But it would allow you to respond to your angling partner's usual comment -"too much wrist"- with "feck off, computer says no!"- worth every penny.

[Wildfisher]

Strangely enough I was thinking along those very lines myself. I would however replace the sub-miniature 3-way mercury switch with a tri-axial accelerometer. By the simple addition of an embedded 16 bit microcontoller real time analysis of many casting faults would  be possible. In addition a straightforward mathematical transform could shift rod  resonant frequency measurements into the time domain taking into account  line loading and casting arc. This data could then be compared against a table  of ideal casting arcs, stops and loading values prompting  the caster with a series of  electric shocks or dispensing  peanut rewards much in the same way as one would train monkeys. ***


*** Disclaimer : Any perceived association between fly casters and monkeys is purely coincidental.