01-09-2018, 07:13 PM
[#0000FF]Not necessarily. Sensitivity...feel...is determined by several things. First, the composition of the rod. High quality graphite is more sensitive than lower quality graphite...or glass. Next is line. Braid will give you better feel than mono...especially in deeper water. Third is gloves vs no gloves. Obvious.
The fast tip allows for better visual cues. If there is just a slight tick on the rod you can see it...even if you don't feel it. Serious mackers tune out everything else in the universe when they are holding a rod and trying to finesse a fish. They not only go for feel but watch the line and the rod too. Any change in the "force" is worthy of a hookset. Hooksets are free and if you learn to anticipate and react quickly you will hook a lot more fish than someone who waits for a hard strike every time.
For that reason...and that reason alone...some mack specialists use lighter rods. They would rather have greater sensitivity and visible indicators of strikes...and sacrifice a bit of power for the fight. It is possible to battle in a pretty hefty mack through the ice on even a medium light rod. Not as good for the fish, because they exhaust themselves more during the battle and need more resuscitation if you plan to release them.
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The fast tip allows for better visual cues. If there is just a slight tick on the rod you can see it...even if you don't feel it. Serious mackers tune out everything else in the universe when they are holding a rod and trying to finesse a fish. They not only go for feel but watch the line and the rod too. Any change in the "force" is worthy of a hookset. Hooksets are free and if you learn to anticipate and react quickly you will hook a lot more fish than someone who waits for a hard strike every time.
For that reason...and that reason alone...some mack specialists use lighter rods. They would rather have greater sensitivity and visible indicators of strikes...and sacrifice a bit of power for the fight. It is possible to battle in a pretty hefty mack through the ice on even a medium light rod. Not as good for the fish, because they exhaust themselves more during the battle and need more resuscitation if you plan to release them.
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