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Ok, just a follow on, random, not thought through points from the Iconic Rod thread.
The world was designed to be bio degradable for a very good reason, even concrete bio degrades, everything natural does as far as I know. But, what about carbon, glass fiber, nylon etc. The point I am trying to make is all the old stuff, wood, silk lines, cork, quill etc will bio degrade and I think that was a good thing, it will serve its time and do its job. The progression from Ash, Green-hart, Cane, Split Cane, natural fibers all stopped when synthetic materials became the rage. Everyone stopped looking at the natural materials full stop. Was this a mistake? !
Given the big advantage was lightness and thinness, would have these been achieved with natural materials if the innovators had carried on looking and experimenting? And, if achieved; would it have been a lot better for fishing, the environment, the tackle trade included.
A lot better for them, have you seen how many non bio degradable rods there are in almost every junk shop. Not to mention all the fishing line hanging in trees, stuck in the ocean that seems to last forever.
Not sure what I am trying to say but, I wonder if ever a resurgence for natural materials in fishing gear might happen, and if the innovators went back to it, would we end up with better gear and a better environment; plus I imagine very marketable. And who likes nylon socks!
The world was designed to be bio degradable for a very good reason, even concrete bio degrades, everything natural does as far as I know. But, what about carbon, glass fiber, nylon etc. The point I am trying to make is all the old stuff, wood, silk lines, cork, quill etc will bio degrade and I think that was a good thing, it will serve its time and do its job. The progression from Ash, Green-hart, Cane, Split Cane, natural fibers all stopped when synthetic materials became the rage. Everyone stopped looking at the natural materials full stop. Was this a mistake? !
Given the big advantage was lightness and thinness, would have these been achieved with natural materials if the innovators had carried on looking and experimenting? And, if achieved; would it have been a lot better for fishing, the environment, the tackle trade included.
A lot better for them, have you seen how many non bio degradable rods there are in almost every junk shop. Not to mention all the fishing line hanging in trees, stuck in the ocean that seems to last forever.
Not sure what I am trying to say but, I wonder if ever a resurgence for natural materials in fishing gear might happen, and if the innovators went back to it, would we end up with better gear and a better environment; plus I imagine very marketable. And who likes nylon socks!
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