What does rod tuning mean

What is the tuning of a fishing rod? Simply put, the so-called rod tuning is actually refers to is the degree of softness of the fishing rod body. Fishing rod tuning is meant to refer to the carbon rod itself carbon tonnage to withstand the overall tension in the overall bending that can be achieved for the tuning, that is to say, the same rod, carbon tonnage is not the same, there is a difference in the tuning. So how to divide the tonality? In fact, the division of the tuning is to make the rod to adapt to the fishing of different fish, different fishing needs, as well as to meet the habits and hobbies of fishing enthusiasts and design and manufacture. For general traditional fishing rods, the simplest way to distinguish the tuning is to divide the rod length into 10 equal sections, hold the rod horizontally, and determine the tuning based on the location of the tangent point of the arc formed by the natural bending of the rod body. If the tangent point of the arc in the first section for the super-hard tuning rod, also known as 1.9 tonality; in the first two sections for the hard tuning rod, also known as 2.8 tonality, in the first three sections for the middle tuning rod, also known as 3.7 tonality; in the first four sections for the soft tuning rod, also known as 4.5 tonality, in the first five sections for the super-soft tuning rod, also known as 5.5 tonality. Overall, soft-tuned rods have a very nice feel to them and can be more enjoyable to pull. Whereas, hard tuned rods start faster and are good for catching bigger fish. Choosing a rod's tuning is very important to fully utilize the rod's performance and suitability for fishing targeted fish and fishing methods. Fishing rods with different tunings have different characteristics and their own strengths and weaknesses. Here's a look at the advantages and disadvantages of various tunings of rods.

1. Soft

Tone

has a lot of flexibility; the rod body is thin, relatively light weight; catching fish after holding the rod feel good; especially suitable for fishing small fish; easy to play the rod's elasticity of the tension of the casting fishing group. When catching fish, it is slow to pull fish into the guard. But encountering larger fish is a great loss, especially for novices, it is difficult to control the fish.

2. Medium

Tone

Tone moderate, suitable for a variety of fishing waters and fishing methods; fish swallowed hooks and baits, the front section of the rod body, rod tip response sensitive; feel moderate. However, because of the elasticity of the softer tuned rod is poor, so holding the rod casting fishing group is relatively difficult, especially in the event of a greater wind is more difficult to cast.

3. Hard

Tuning

Suitable for use in waters with weeds and debris on the surface, it can be used as a long pole and short line, and is suitable for competitive fishing; it is quick to attract fish into the guard; and it is more suitable for catching big fish. However, it should be noted that the hard tuning rod body is too hard, fishing to the big fish, lifting the rod to use clever force, if lifting the rod is too fierce is very easy to break the rod.

(Of course, the standard of tuning is not the only one. Different brands of rods use different carbon materials, and of course, the rods produced have different tuning and other properties)

The tuning of a fishing rod is not the only thing that can be said. "The rod is divided into 10 equal parts along its entire length, and when held horizontally, the tangent point of the arc formed by the natural bending of the rod body is the basis for determining the tuning ......," is the common saying. Another version, by is in the horizontal state, "the rod tip hanging a unit of load". The above two versions, one does not hang the weight, one hangs a unit of load, it seems that the latter is more scientific. However, it is impossible to be specific*: how much load is considered standard? If you combine the rod's suitability for fishing, it can truly reflect the condition of the fish's tuning. For example, there is a clear difference between a stiffly tuned carp rod and a stiffly tuned carp or stream rod. In this way, the softness of the rod tuning, can only be in a certain fishing object and a certain fishing occasions when compared, leaving this premise, there is no comparability.

Elasticity is "the property of an object to recover its original switch after being deformed by an external force and when the force is removed". From this point of view, the tuning is only an indicator of the rod's elasticity characteristics.

The tuning of a fishing rod directly affects the speed of walking a fish, and a hard-tuned rod walks a fish faster than a soft-tuned rod, so most people have the illusion that a hard-tuned rod is better than a soft-tuned rod. To the fishing tackle store to see, at least eighty percent of the rod is labeled as "hard, super hard, very hard" and other words. Fake is real is also fake, the rod labeled tone has long been unable to reflect the true performance of the rod, grade and value.