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WTB Calstar Grafighter and Bucara Conventional Rods


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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...)
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