Bill Brunstad

The more I read about this subject, the more I’m confused. What I thought I believed was if material was trimmed from the tip, the action became faster because the flexing part moves proportionally toward the tip. I see this when I do a figure-8 when fishing muskie baits when I pulse a pole tip during the maneuver to create a quick pulsing movement movement of the lure and then repeat. When I pulse with a faster action rod (stiffer tip), the bait immediately follows which is desirable. When I do this with a medium fast pole of the same brand and length, the entire tip section lags behind and the bait catches up, but noticeably slower in responding which tells me this is slower action. I had a former medium fast action pole that I had to trim due to an accident and when I pulse the bait in a figure-8 maneuver, it now responds obviously quicker than it did before I trimmed from the tip, and is same as my fast action pole. To me, this is a visual indication that the action is faster, yet there are many or most here and other rod boards that say that this action is slower. What am I missing? I just want to understand this.