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Flaptail · 11-19-2003, 02:50 PM

I have two rods that I built 15 years ago before this Nautil and Van stal and 1083 and yada yada yada crap. Both are J. Kennedy Fisher blanks with size 10 tips and all the hutzpah you need. One is ten foot long and one is 9 foot long. I believe the numbers were like 1087 for the ten footer and somethin' close to that for the nine. Both are cork handled with trigger grip Fuji handle and wrapped in NCP with SIC guides. Thats right, CONVENTIONAL! I will never be convinced that a spinning rod is the right choice. It just means to me you never put your heart into learning the intracasies of learning to throw a revolving spool reel. I will concede that braid kicks ass over mono. But the old hand canal rats always used Micron anyway. I know jkf went outa business but someone recently told me someone else had bought the Co. or the dowels and was making the blanks again I don't know if thats true or not maybe one of you could enlighten me as to the validity of this. I do know this though, if I ever broke one I would be devastated. There is nothing close to those blanks around period.

11-19-2003, 02:50 PM	#6
Flaptail Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Uh, in a spot.... Posts: 5,451	I have two rods that I built 15 years ago before this Nautil and Van stal and 1083 and yada yada yada crap. Both are J. Kennedy Fisher blanks with size 10 tips and all the hutzpah you need. One is ten foot long and one is 9 foot long. I believe the numbers were like 1087 for the ten footer and somethin' close to that for the nine. Both are cork handled with trigger grip Fuji handle and wrapped in NCP with SIC guides. Thats right, CONVENTIONAL! I will never be convinced that a spinning rod is the right choice. It just means to me you never put your heart into learning the intracasies of learning to throw a revolving spool reel. I will concede that braid kicks ass over mono. But the old hand canal rats always used Micron anyway. I know jkf went outa business but someone recently told me someone else had bought the Co. or the dowels and was making the blanks again I don't know if thats true or not maybe one of you could enlighten me as to the validity of this. I do know this though, if I ever broke one I would be devastated. There is nothing close to those blanks around period.