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I own spinning versions of a 1205, 1201m, and an all star 1208 (~equivalent to the su 1208) and if I were picking the one I like best for the canal, I would probably go with the 1205. All are great and you can't go wrong. I lean toward the 1205 since it kinda falls between the 1208 and 1201m. I would put the 1201 as my 3rd choice, but it is still great. The 1208 is great for jigging, but it is really pretty fast action. I prefer plugging with the 1205 and I especially like it for fighting fish in the current as the moderate action of the rod seems to do the majority of the work. I like the 1205 over the 1201 as it at least feels a bit lighter and slightly faster action and seems to casts slightly better. All of mine are customs that I made and I use pretty small guides. I have handled a friends factory 1205 and without the color of the blank, you would never guess mine and his were the same blank. I only mention that because I would take a factory version spinning of an all star 1208 over a factory 1205 hands down (one built ~10 years ago, anyway).
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