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Mike P · 12-12-2003, 09:42 PM

I wouldn't chunk with the Arra 1322 but I think you could with the 1205.

I had the 132 1M and altho Lami rates the blank for 4-12 oz, I found that it really didn't like to throw much over 5.

The 120 1M feels a little stiffer to me than its 11' brother. But I have 2 and one is stiffer than the other---there is more variation from blank to blank in the GSB series than in the XRA.

Having both the 1205 and the 120 1M---which would be my 2 finalists---I find them similar in what they can effectively throw, but I'll concede that you can go beyond the comfort zone without worrying on the GSB rods. It's a lower modulus graphite and can take more abuse. Altho I've never heard of anyone who ever broke a 1205.

12-12-2003, 09:42 PM	#2
Mike P Jiggin' Leper Lawyer iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E Posts: 8,158	I wouldn't chunk with the Arra 1322 but I think you could with the 1205. I had the 132 1M and altho Lami rates the blank for 4-12 oz, I found that it really didn't like to throw much over 5. The 120 1M feels a little stiffer to me than its 11' brother. But I have 2 and one is stiffer than the other---there is more variation from blank to blank in the GSB series than in the XRA. Having both the 1205 and the 120 1M---which would be my 2 finalists---I find them similar in what they can effectively throw, but I'll concede that you can go beyond the comfort zone without worrying on the GSB rods. It's a lower modulus graphite and can take more abuse. Altho I've never heard of anyone who ever broke a 1205.