A dynamometer won't account for the force being distributed across the pole. All of the guides and the bend will make the force gauge reading on the line less than what it really is.
Understand strain gauges measure strain...but you can use strain to calculate force. Can someone smart reply.
I am looking into building my own fishing rod and am really lost on how to measure force exerted strictly on a pole as it bends. I think I'll have to use a strain gauge but I can't even find an equation to measure the force.
Can anyone provide the equation, variables, and sample problem...