From what I've read this concept came around in the nineties (1995), so I'm curious why still today it isn't followed by any vendors and more rod builders if it is meant to be so good?
Have plenty tried it and realised it actually isn't good for ledgering or have I got the date of when it was 'invented' wrong and they all haven't caught on yet?
Have plenty tried it and realised it actually isn't good for ledgering or have I got the date of when it was 'invented' wrong and they all haven't caught on yet?
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Fashion. It's about what people like the look of, not what performs the best.
Fashion. It's about what people like the look of, not what performs the best.
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One of the best rod builders ever in my opinion Kev baynes built his rods with smaller /more guides as does Dave lumb . No one listens to doctors but will ask a taxi driver for health advice !! Why dont carp anglers use beachcasters and multipliers if they want distance like we did late 70s ? Because they are programmed not to .
One of the best rod builders ever in my opinion Kev baynes built his rods with smaller /more guides as does Dave lumb . No one listens to doctors but will ask a taxi driver for health advice !! Why dont carp anglers use beachcasters and multipliers if they want distance like we did late 70s ? Because they are programmed not to .
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As I said on another thread, I've just had four Nick Buss 2 3/4lb tc X-lite's rebuilt using pretty much this concept.
The guides I've used are 25mm butt then 16mm, 12mm and seven 8mm plus an 8mm tip.
Using a 2.5oz lead and 0.37 Technium Black, with a simple overhead cast 80 yards is no problem at all. The line absolutely whistles through the guides without the normal line slap against the blank.
When you hook a fish the curve of the rod is just so smooth and it's easy to believe what they say about getting more usable power out of the blank.
Hopefully my other syndicate will be reopening next week and I'll get over there and have a go at launching some 4oz leads about, I'll report back on distances achieved if anyone is interested.
Personally I love them already.
As I said on another thread, I've just had four Nick Buss 2 3/4lb tc X-lite's rebuilt using pretty much this concept.
The guides I've used are 25mm butt then 16mm, 12mm and seven 8mm plus an 8mm tip.
Using a 2.5oz lead and 0.37 Technium Black, with a simple overhead cast 80 yards is no problem at all. The line absolutely whistles through the guides without the normal line slap against the blank.
When you hook a fish the curve of the rod is just so smooth and it's easy to believe what they say about getting more usable power out of the blank.
Hopefully my other syndicate will be reopening next week and I'll get over there and have a go at launching some 4oz leads about, I'll report back on distances achieved if anyone is interested.
Personally I love them already.
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Your findings don't surprise me at all. Nearly 50 years ago I built a glass Fibatube 10ft carp rod up using high bells stand off rings (for a float rod) as that's what was available and I wanted to use it the next day. Fast forward a few years and I took it to a local breakwater spinning for mackerel with a Mitchel 410 freshly loaded with 100M (or yards) of 6lb Bayer. Using a 1oz ABU Coster I was surprised to see the backing knot going out through the rod rings.
Your findings don't surprise me at all. Nearly 50 years ago I built a glass Fibatube 10ft carp rod up using high bells stand off rings (for a float rod) as that's what was available and I wanted to use it the next day. Fast forward a few years and I took it to a local breakwater spinning for mackerel with a Mitchel 410 freshly loaded with 100M (or yards) of 6lb Bayer. Using a 1oz ABU Coster I was surprised to see the backing knot going out through the rod rings.
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Thats why barbel rods are built the way they are . A chimera 2.25 have eight guides plus tip 25 -8 tip .These can cast and i mean cast 6oz leads and heavier and pull like a train . The AW baby sniper blanks are similar . Your blanks are quality and will feel totally different from standard build. It takes longer to build a rod this way but well worth it in my opinion.
Thats why barbel rods are built the way they are . A chimera 2.25 have eight guides plus tip 25 -8 tip .These can cast and i mean cast 6oz leads and heavier and pull like a train . The AW baby sniper blanks are similar . Your blanks are quality and will feel totally different from standard build. It takes longer to build a rod this way but well worth it in my opinion.
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I came very, very close to asking you for four Baby Snipers Jeff, it was purely the fact that I already had three X-lite's and felt that they were a bit of a special blank, something that Century say they can't repeat.
I must say that the titanium Torzite K guides are eye wateringly expensive though.
I came very, very close to asking you for four Baby Snipers Jeff, it was purely the fact that I already had three X-lite's and felt that they were a bit of a special blank, something that Century say they can't repeat.
I must say that the titanium Torzite K guides are eye wateringly expensive though.
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Yes mate not many people use those guides due to price . I used x-lites for a couple of seasons and thoroughly enjoyed using them.
Yes mate not many people use those guides due to price . I used x-lites for a couple of seasons and thoroughly enjoyed using them.