Just curious how other rodmakers test their rods BEFORE they go to the trouble of wrapping and varnishing, etc. There are many things I do, but one thing,
before I even ferrule a rod, is make sure the tips is going to handle anything a customer throws at it (we're talking NORMAL use, here, not beating the
goat out of the garden with the fly rod). Before I ferrule a tip, I do several things, but one of them that I consider very important is my "not so
scientific" stress test. I do this several times with each tip, along each flat, to make sure it's strong and tough enough to handle someone what
"overworks" a fish. After I get it ferruled and get a handle on it, I do the same thing with the entire rod. Now, nobody should ever bend a rod
this much under fishing conditions, although there are times when something like this might be necessary. When testing the tips, I bend them well past 180
degrees, then do the same, or very close to 180, with the ferruled rod before I finish it out. .
Anyways... as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words, so here's 2000 words.
Anyways... as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words, so here's 2000 words.
