Weather is not so nice here in New Jersey, it's cold in these days.
I have found 0.8 sheshou is faster with an easier draw than the 3rd gen .8 Precise and Sumeike.
It is interesting and exciting shooting result, sheshou cut 19x10 sends 9mm steel balls go straight threw coke cans at 27 meters, on a flat trajectory.
I use light pouches and tie the pouches with small solid band, Sheshou will be the band I use for all shooting in 2023!
I received it after 12 days of payment. The Premium 1745 band has more of a light yellowish tone than the darker yellow color regular 1745 tubing.
I ran the 10 metres of Amber Premium tubing through my fingers and didn't find any bulges, rough spots, or damaging disfigurations.
it seems very good qulity and very consistent.
The velocity is obvious faster than other regular 1745 band (I have 210 fps to 215fps with the regular 1745 with 3/8" steel),
the same setup made with this premium1745 has average 245fps ,the 30fps velocity gain is so sweet!
I was probably the most early user of GLASSFIN rod, I ordered it 2 years ago.
For me, the Glassfin rod is a very good small-middle trout rod on small creeks to medium rivers.
I also have a Anglo rod(luckily I got it at only 550 dollars,now the price doubled). In terms of performance , it's closed to anglo, just keep improving it from current baseline towards the best trout glass fishing rod. About comparison to another famous glass rod, the major craft major craft finetail glass rod, Glassfin in fact is quite different rod from Finetail glass rod which is more like a graphite rod although it's named as 'a glass rod'. So from a glass rod standpoint, Glassfin is much better than Fintail rod, on recovery, casting predictability, lure twitch, accuracy, hooksetting etc. Wish DANKUNG make new editions of GLASSFIN rod for larger trout, maybe a pure glass material can not do this, a blend of graphite and glass or boron material must be using ? I am not material expert, just share the ideas & advice.
Aside from the slight visual imperfections I do very much appreciate the rod. I think it is perfect for accurate shorter range casts with around 2-4g lures. With 5g lure it seems the rod lacks stiffness to control the lure. The rod is very sensitive in my opinion for a fiberglass rod and might even be more sensitive than some of my carbon rods. I was able to catch some very small largemouth bass on it the other day.
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please find a 3.5g colorful metal lure for me, here the perch, and small trout love the colorful lures
please find a 3.5g colorful metal lure for me, here the perch, and small trout love the colorful lures
When it comes to Glass rod, I don't like (probably hate) the skeet reese crankbait fishing rod, not user-friendly at all.
I enjoy short Japanese glass rod like Anglo.
BFS Glass short rod fishing is particularly peaceful , it requires the angler to be very present in the moment and tuned into your surroundings.
The sound of the water, the soft sun on your skin, and the Grass flavored air all help to create a sense of calm and peace.
I wish this is not off-topic.
I not care much about the material of Japanese(or Chinese) glass rod, while I am very interested in flick casting of their Glass rod.
Flick casting is not just aesthetic, but also very functional in fishing.
The best way to mastering flick casting efficiency and accuracy is to load the rod up and let the rod itself do the work launching the lure for you.
So instead of winding up and reaching way back to hurl the rod with your whole body,
it's more of a tight, circular sidearm whip that loads the rod tip and flicks the lure out there. it's an aesthtical motion like the dancing, you will be addictive to it.
More important, it's very useful cast in narrow spot where other casting can not be done at all.
Some guys use two hands to make sidearm flick cast, one over the reel seat where you would normally hold a rod and one on the rod butt. That's a more effective way, but is not necessary in most cases, I love flick casting as I please. Just enjoy doing it.
Drop the lure down 6 to 8 inches from the tip and begin your fist flick casting.
Glassfin rod flick casting, so cool
Much to my surprise, I just learnt the Fenwick(Japan Branch) is a very professional glass rod builder. Can I buy Fenwick glass rod that made in Japan from DANKUNG?
Below is what I learnt from Facebook
Courtesy of Facebook BFS group
There have been two different Fenwicks since 1971. Many Americans remember the classic glass Fenwick sticks from the old days which were some really fantastic rods and still nice by even today's standards. Like most classic American fishing brands, they were purchased by a conglomerate, the quality of materials went south, labor went elsewhere, and now we have a Fenwick in America that largely builds generic products like anybody else. Well, on this side of the Pacific anyway.
So let's go back to 1971. Trout fishing is as popular or more popular in Japan than it is here. Back then, Tiemco became an authorized distributor and manufacturer of Fenwick rods for the Japanese market. They imported the blanks from here, spun them up, and put them on shelves complete with Fenwick's branding. With Tiemco controlling the brand in Japan, they were immune from the Pure Fishing takeover and now there are two Fenwicks, both cut from the same cloth, and both offering completely different products. While Fenwick here took the generic approach, the classic Fenwick still lives on in Japan, making higher end rods from fiberglass for trout and bass fishermen.