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PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 8:35 pm • # 21 
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Sunfisher, you have a great combo there, just ask Uncle Larry for his review of that rod. I think if he did not have that 3wt Orvis listed, the TFO would make the top of the list without question!


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PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 8:38 pm • # 22 
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I live in central Texas and the wind is often 10+. It's really frustrating when you have to go heavy because of the wind! I have always liked to use the lightest rod I possibly could, but a 2 weight is about as light as is practical for me.
And that 2 weight pulses with every beat of that broad sunny fighting you all the way!!!!!!
Jack


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PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 8:49 pm • # 23 
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Very true. That is why I gravitated towards lighter tackle. I fished a 5wt for a while, and then a 3...the 5 takes up closet space, the 3 is gone, and the 2 remains!


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PostPosted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 10:57 pm • # 24 
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I choose my Quiet Loop 763-3 mated with the Kineya 301a reel. This set-up is a bit more practical than the Sage 8' 1" 1wt. (I bought from you Jim I believe) with the Dutch Fly Reel 0, but let me tell you I am glad I don't really have to make the choice. I really love my 3 wt. rod and reel combos, every one of them. I recently bought a Diamondglass 3wt. but have only fished it a couple times
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 6:12 am • # 25 
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Paul,
Where di you find thhe Kineya 301a reel?


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 8:28 am • # 26 
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Thanks for that Paul! I would love to see that Kineya!


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 1:36 pm • # 27 
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Hi Fellas. I will take a few photographs today - the Quiet Loop and the Kineya. Dear Wife is signaling me to go to a big box store. Egad! Hope I get home before dark to take the photos


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 1:54 pm • # 28 
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Ha, good luck Paul. I hope you get home with all your limbs today, forget about time...


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 4:36 pm • # 29 
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 4:40 pm • # 30 
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a fellow on another forum thought the reel was "too loud for me" so I bought it at a good price. It sounds lovely. Lucky me.


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 4:49 pm • # 31 
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That is a pretty reel! I would love to hear how it sounds!


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 4:49 pm • # 32 
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That's a pretty sweet outfit. I'd like to get my hands on a Norie Flex Taylor blank.

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 6:11 pm • # 33 
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Man, I would just like to have a 3wt Lami right now...


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PostPosted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:04 pm • # 34 
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I really like the TFO 7-foot-9 3 weight Finesse. What a great series of rods.


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PostPosted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:07 pm • # 35 
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That particular Finesse has received mixed reviews, but most I have heard are amazing! Thanks for sharing, and do post pictures!


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PostPosted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 8:09 am • # 36 
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I talked to some people about that blank.....and about the Finesse 7'9 5wt blank......they told me they were still a little fast......but these guys were glass fans and liked slower rods....(as do I)... I guess it's all about perception.

I guess I need to find a TFO dealer in the area and wave some Finesse rods around and try for myself.

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 9:47 am • # 37 
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David, The Finesse rods are not fast at all, more of a medium action. I can say though that I despise the 7'9" 3wt, it has horrible tip bounce (for graphite) , and it's heavy for it's length.

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 10:39 am • # 38 
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TFO rods in general have a tendency to be heavy, however, the Finesse rods are medium action, no faster, no slower.


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PostPosted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 12:20 pm • # 39 
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jkurtz7 wrote:
David, The Finesse rods are not fast at all, more of a medium action. I can say though that I despise the 7'9" 3wt, it has horrible tip bounce (for graphite) , and it's heavy for it's length.

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Beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder. Won't ever see me talking bad about any brand of rod.


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PostPosted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 12:31 pm • # 40 
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SteveGibson wrote:
jkurtz7 wrote:
David, The Finesse rods are not fast at all, more of a medium action. I can say though that I despise the 7'9" 3wt, it has horrible tip bounce (for graphite) , and it's heavy for it's length.

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Beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder. Won't ever see me talking bad about any brand of rod.
Steve, I'm not bashing the entire line of rods, but I have cast the Finesse 7'9" 3wt and it isn't a very nice casting rod at all. To each their own. There are those out there who would like to know how a rod casts or performs, and since there are no sponsors here on my forum, then I tell it like it is. That rod has lots of tip bounce. As a matter of fact it has more tip bounce than any glass rod that I own. Sorry, the rods taper just isn't all that great, and I'm not going to mislead anyone here just because I don't want to talk bad about a brand of rod.

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