Question about rods with rollers
Submitted by Dicey on Sat, 2010-09-04 19:37
I know its a silly question to ask if you can cast the rod or not, but has anyone tried, reason why i ask is looking at getting a wilson LBG rod but it has a roller tip the rest are normal guides, is it possible to cast it? thanks in advance.
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pob (not verified)
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i had the same issue when i
i had the same issue when i wanted to buy one,ended up buying the gary howard lbg,wasnt till after someone just told me i could probably just replace the tip.
HuggyB
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I cast an O/H like rubbish
but the roller tip IMO will have no effect whatsoever on your casting. In theory it should aid casting with less frictional resistance.
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antsey
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yer there fine too cast i
yer there fine too cast i hav a shimano backbone 15kg roller tip i can cast better with roller tip than without
Dicey
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cool cheers for the info
cool cheers for the info
Rig
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change it
you can change the tip easy yourself or any tackleshop should be able to do it, my mate has 1 and if he uses thin diameter line on it then it sometimes gets caught down the side of the roller, have a look and see if that could possibly happen on yours
Goatch
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If it's a quality AFTCO
roller tip you won't have any dramas , in 15 years LBG I've never had the line jam in a roller tip
Just one more cast , honest !!!
woody
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Yep line will jam on cheap
Yep line will jam on cheap roller tips, like my Backbone elite did in the 09 Billfish Bonanza....remember Goatch? I Took it off and put a decent guide on it.
Dicey
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will be fine since its a
will be fine since i think its a aftco on the wilson, not a fan of live fibres but will give the LBG a chance.