Am I able to use smaller lure weights using my medium light rod?
Am I able to use smaller lure weights using my medium light rod?
Posted by Paito
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kotacross on
take my opinion with a grain of salt – because i don’t know shit.
but you can totally use a smaller lure
Rebel-lemon76 on
You can. Just not as effective. Maybe not move as much as its supposed to. Also can’t cast as far
volkerbaII on
You can, but at some point it becomes difficult to cast, especially with a relatively heavy line. You need some weight at the end to pull the line out, otherwise it’s like casting with no lure, and you can struggle to cast more than like 10ft. Only way to know how bad it’s going to feel is to try it.
TechnicalFruit1542 on
I use lighter weights than suggested frequently. You can do it just fine. It the heavier side where you should stick to the ratings, as going heavy could break the rod.
Going lighter in practice just means you may not “load” the rod as well when casting, so might not cast quite as far (although I think the effect of the rod load here is somewhat negligible, its more the light weight of the lure in general that decreases casting distance, but I digress) and it may take a little practice to get accuracy down with the lighter weights.
HowToDoAnInternet on
yes the rod is not going to explode if you put a lighter weight on it; it may just be difficult to cast!
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take my opinion with a grain of salt – because i don’t know shit.
but you can totally use a smaller lure
You can. Just not as effective. Maybe not move as much as its supposed to. Also can’t cast as far
You can, but at some point it becomes difficult to cast, especially with a relatively heavy line. You need some weight at the end to pull the line out, otherwise it’s like casting with no lure, and you can struggle to cast more than like 10ft. Only way to know how bad it’s going to feel is to try it.
I use lighter weights than suggested frequently. You can do it just fine. It the heavier side where you should stick to the ratings, as going heavy could break the rod.
Going lighter in practice just means you may not “load” the rod as well when casting, so might not cast quite as far (although I think the effect of the rod load here is somewhat negligible, its more the light weight of the lure in general that decreases casting distance, but I digress) and it may take a little practice to get accuracy down with the lighter weights.
yes the rod is not going to explode if you put a lighter weight on it; it may just be difficult to cast!