Why do people chop rods ???

[endurothumpers]

Here's a question I've been asking myself last few weeks with all these high end zippys coming up for sale with anywhere from 3-6 inches lobbed off them why is it done? Is it a casting thing? A fishing tight spot thing ?.just seems extreme and a bit pointless to me not to mention the devaluing of it.

 

[paulb]

its a casting thing had two zippys with 4 inches off but

 

[endurothumpers]

its a casting thing had two zippys with 4 inches off but

So how does taking 4 inches off the bottom of the butt make any difference?surely it can't to the action of the rod does it ?I'm not into tourney casting as you might gather hence question lol.

 

[Lynnzer]

I thought there was a law against FGM.
Fishing gear mutilation......

 

[paulb]

could be wrong but its the shorter field casters that do it

 

[cod magnet]

you might as well just move the position of the reel rather than cut the rod

 

[Pighunter]

From what I can gather they chop a few inches off to help them when there coming round to stop the rod from biting them. If a rods to stiff it holds you back and you do something called cut the corner something that I do to allow you to hit the rod hard. P.s I am miles away from being a torny caster I am sure cod magnet can explain in much more detail.

 

[endurothumpers]

like i say i'm not into tourney casting just I didn't think 3-6 inches cut from the bottom of a butt would help or make a rod better but to each there own.Seems to me Terry must do rods the size he does for a reason must of done a lot of testing to come up with the rod sizes making them the best they can be.To me nothing looks more odd than the zeteque txl with butt longer than tip lol.

 

[Pighunter]

like i say i'm not into tourney casting just I didn't think 3-6 inches cut from the bottom of a butt would help or make a rod better but to each there own.Seems to me Terry must do rods the size he does for a reason must of done a lot of testing to come up with the rod sizes making them the best they can be.To me nothing looks more odd than the zeteque txl with butt longer than tip lol.

That's the main rod they cut down if it gives them 1yard more that could win a comp, remember rods are just tools if you cut a inch of a hammer and it made it easier to use with better results everyone would do it lol also you get zziplexs that's all different lengths that have not been cut I have had a few Zeteques now and they have all varied slightly in length.

 

[Deans]

tried this before and doesnt work.
like tony says, a alter in the reel position and same test achieved.

you would think the designers have made the length for a reason

 

[Deans]

for example, I tried a cast with the e1000 reel STANDARD

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9 inches from bottom, clean action.
reel 20 inches from bottom, ( a bit like chopping the butt)........ action totally different. resulting in shorter distances,.

trial and error....?

 

[cookie1992]

for small people like my self ive had 14ft rods and had to sell them as the just to long no matter were the reel seat is so easy option is to chop the rod

 

[john/r]

for small people like my self ive had 14ft rods and had to sell them as the just to long no matter were the reel seat is so easy option is to chop the rod

yes thats it you find out rod is too long so you decide to sell it and you will sell it at a loss secondhand easier to chop a bit off the butt.

 

[mark chip]

Personal preferance lots of casters like txls and sus for instance but find them overly long or in txls case slightly unbalanced ,you could as i do move reel further up as peter thain and paul baker do but other caster prefer shortened rod lots of top casters chop rods andy green ,jay lee, martin watson for instance. Also the longer a rod the more powerfull a caster needs to be and a shorter rod can be cast far quicker

 

[topbanana]

Substitute the field for the sea, put a hook with some bait on and you'll be amazed, you might actually catch a fish standing in a field digging leads out is not for me but each to their own lol

 

[scaley]

casting is a sport just like fishing is a sport two different sports of course, i like casting on a field just as much as i like fishing... but some people don't like casting and are only interested in fishing, casting is definitely growing and is a very big sport with most country's involved. Anyways bit off topic there as for rod chopping, it is done by fisherman and tournament casters for example a pier fisherman may buy a rod which is 14.5ft long there for, he may find it awkward to cast in the little space he has... but the rod suites his fishing and he plans to keep the rod so, by cutting 8 inches off the butt section his rod is shorter and can get away with casting it on the marks he fishes. Me personally i like short rods 13ft - 13.5ft for casting and also for fishing, i find with a shorter rod i can get more speed into the cast and there is nothing holding me back but a shorter rod means the cast happens faster and requires better timing. some of the caster who are very big and have a great technique can get away with longer rods but some still prefer shorter rods and decide to chop down rods i guess its down to personal preference at the end of the day.

 

[john/r]

lot depends on size of leads you use some rods better suited to some leads than others

 

[Pighunter]

casting is a sport just like fishing is a sport two different sports of course, i like casting on a field just as much as i like fishing... but some people don't like casting and are only interested in fishing, casting is definitely growing and is a very big sport with most country's involved. Anyways bit off topic there as for rod chopping, it is done by fisherman and tournament casters for example a pier fisherman may buy a rod which is 14.5ft long there for, he may find it awkward to cast in the little space he has... but the rod suites his fishing and he plans to keep the rod so, by cutting 8 inches off the butt section his rod is shorter and can get away with casting it on the marks he fishes. Me personally i like short rods 13ft - 13.5ft for casting and also for fishing, i find with a shorter rod i can get more speed into the cast and there is nothing holding me back but a shorter rod means the cast happens faster and requires better timing. some of the caster who are very big and have a great technique can get away with longer rods but some still prefer shorter rods and decide to chop down rods i guess its down to personal preference at the end of the day.

Agreed however I am quite tall but prefer shorter rods lol

 

[scaley]

like i said just down to personal preference also technique and style mate

 

[dabcatcher]

personally, if a person buys a rod just like anything else he might buy, its up to them what they decide to do to it. shorten it, lengthen it or pimp it.

whether it increases or decreases it value is imaterial.

no one is complaining about all of the reels that have been altered from standard for various reasons.