StriperKilla Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Probably about $350 shipped. Its Spiral Wrapped (Acid Wrapped) by the way. "Under load, conventional "top guide" rods have a natural tendency to twist or torque, trying to turn the tip downward. While few have ever had a rod flip over in their hand during a fight, many HAVE felt the fatigue of a long fight with a large fish due to their "death grip" on their rod. Not many even realize how hard they're squeezing their grip while fighting a "big one". That's just what a big fish does... It tries to rip the rod from your hands! Those who trade off the line twist associated with spinning reels for their castability and "ease of use" don't feel that twisting that we die hard conventional rod users do. With the tip and guides on the bottom of their blanks, they have a more stable fishing platform than we do. You'll also notice that a heavy 7' spinning rod often has fewer guides than a conventional rod of the same size. This is because with their guides UNDER the blank, they don't need nearly as many guides to keep the line OFF of the blank. Picture a 7' conventional rod fully loaded. It has to have at LEAST eight guides to keep the line from touching the blank. The same size spinning rod on the other hand, could do the same job with six to seven guides while still evenly distributing the load on the blank. More importantly, guides under the blank can be smaller, lighter and sit closer to the blank as they don't need ring height to keep the line up off the blank. A "guides on top" conventional casting rod needs a taller, usually much heavier "double Foot" guide to keep the line up off the blank when it's loaded." From Acid Rod. NERBS - North East Rod Builders(Primarily the Mascot though...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downtown Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Sounds awesome, but a bit expensive for now. I'm sure it's worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriperKilla Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Its one of a kind due to the fact its one of Billy40's first rods, if you are ever interested shoot me a pm! Thanks Gabe NERBS - North East Rod Builders(Primarily the Mascot though...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downtown Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 will do. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downtown Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 I'm amazed that not more people use the grafighters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriperKilla Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 I agree, I'm pretty sure they changed the way the blanks were made in the past few years though... Thats why they are kinda sought after now. NERBS - North East Rod Builders(Primarily the Mascot though...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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