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Ron 'The Hat' Clay (ACA-Life Member)
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I have recently been talking to a senior executive of one of Britains most innovative rod and blank manufacturers who shall at this stage be nameless.
Briefly, the concept of the rolled hollow carbon fibre tube used for making fishing rods over the past 30 or so years has reached its zenith in terms of technology. It is now time to move on. Carbon rolled tubes do have a number of disadvantages which many of you will be aware of. The most important being tendency to ovality on being bent, the presence of a "spine" and fragility.
The biggest advantage of the rolled tube concept is of course lightness and comparitively low manufacturing costs.
This new technology will incorporate lightness and strength, coupled with the adsence of a spine, or the tendency to "get weaker as it is bent" due to ovality.
It sounds that there could be some exciting developments in the future, particularly with fly rods.
Briefly, the concept of the rolled hollow carbon fibre tube used for making fishing rods over the past 30 or so years has reached its zenith in terms of technology. It is now time to move on. Carbon rolled tubes do have a number of disadvantages which many of you will be aware of. The most important being tendency to ovality on being bent, the presence of a "spine" and fragility.
The biggest advantage of the rolled tube concept is of course lightness and comparitively low manufacturing costs.
This new technology will incorporate lightness and strength, coupled with the adsence of a spine, or the tendency to "get weaker as it is bent" due to ovality.
It sounds that there could be some exciting developments in the future, particularly with fly rods.