Sensitivity

ILfishinman · 02-27-07, 08:00 PM

no not that you pervs

is there a way to see if one rod is more sensitive than another? i got a rod as a gift and i havent gotten a chance to use it since its been soo icy and cold and all, (wish i lived down south like lizzy) and i want to compare it to my trusty ugly stik but i dunno if there is a way to test sensitivity without testing it on the water, if you have any ideas or ways you do it any help will be appreciated. thanks

keithdog · 02-27-07, 08:23 PM

try tying a lure to it and let it hang from the end of the rod, then have someone tap the lure and see how it feels, then compare it to your ugly stick doing the same thing.

ILfishinman · 02-27-07, 08:59 PM

awesome thanks keith, hey keith where do you do most of your fishing at near where you live? i got a friend who lives in hammond and is looking for places to go fishing when he can get out

JB · 02-27-07, 08:59 PM

I've always notice more sensitivity when you upgrade to better rods, but I've always fished with a finger touching the line, and over the years the line (and braid) makes the strike much more easier to detect...
I make sure all my rods have a space under the reel that allows you to keep in contact with the rod and the blank within.
I fish bionic blades and all star rods.

islandbass · 02-28-07, 03:49 AM

Hold the rod as you would when fishing and place the rod tip on a friends throat and have him or her recite the alphabet and feel the vibrations that will be transmitted from the vocal chords.

Repeat with the other rod. Keep in mind that both might feel very sensitive, but with good focus and concentration, you should be able to figure or which is more sensitive.

Anyway, this is what my daughter and I like to do when we get dragged along to Wal Mart with the Mrs. Sure beats tagging along in the laundry department.

skeeter944 · 02-28-07, 08:35 AM

thats just what i was gonna say ib,thats what i do!

bassinbob · 03-01-07, 01:21 AM

You know island bass my ex girlfriend tested me when we went to wal mart. She said I passed because I stayed with her and didn't wander off while she spent hours looking at her stuff. Good thing I didn't bass fish back then.

Bob

ILfishinman · 03-01-07, 09:10 PM

and by hours you mean 10 mins, it just seems like hours lol

02-27-07, 08:00 PM	#1
ILfishinman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 706	Sensitivity no not that you pervs is there a way to see if one rod is more sensitive than another? i got a rod as a gift and i havent gotten a chance to use it since its been soo icy and cold and all, (wish i lived down south like lizzy) and i want to compare it to my trusty ugly stik but i dunno if there is a way to test sensitivity without testing it on the water, if you have any ideas or ways you do it any help will be appreciated. thanks __________________ If light moves at 670616629 MPH, how fast is Dark? Bass count 07: lost count

02-27-07, 08:59 PM	#3
ILfishinman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 706	awesome thanks keith, hey keith where do you do most of your fishing at near where you live? i got a friend who lives in hammond and is looking for places to go fishing when he can get out __________________ If light moves at 670616629 MPH, how fast is Dark? Bass count 07: lost count

02-28-07, 03:49 AM	#5
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	Hold the rod as you would when fishing and place the rod tip on a friends throat and have him or her recite the alphabet and feel the vibrations that will be transmitted from the vocal chords. Repeat with the other rod. Keep in mind that both might feel very sensitive, but with good focus and concentration, you should be able to figure or which is more sensitive. Anyway, this is what my daughter and I like to do when we get dragged along to Wal Mart with the Mrs. Sure beats tagging along in the laundry department. __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog)

03-01-07, 01:21 AM	#7
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	You know island bass my ex girlfriend tested me when we went to wal mart. She said I passed because I stayed with her and didn't wander off while she spent hours looking at her stuff. Good thing I didn't bass fish back then. Bob __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

03-01-07, 09:10 PM	#8
ILfishinman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 706	and by hours you mean 10 mins, it just seems like hours lol __________________ If light moves at 670616629 MPH, how fast is Dark? Bass count 07: lost count

02-27-07, 08:23 PM	#2
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	try tying a lure to it and let it hang from the end of the rod, then have someone tap the lure and see how it feels, then compare it to your ugly stick doing the same thing.

02-27-07, 08:59 PM	#4
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	I've always notice more sensitivity when you upgrade to better rods, but I've always fished with a finger touching the line, and over the years the line (and braid) makes the strike much more easier to detect... I make sure all my rods have a space under the reel that allows you to keep in contact with the rod and the blank within. I fish bionic blades and all star rods.

02-28-07, 08:35 AM	#6
skeeter944 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Somewhere in South Carolina Posts: 2,377	thats just what i was gonna say ib,thats what i do!

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