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DZ · 08-26-2004, 07:38 AM

One more option for you Eben. I have the GSB120L. Great rod but just didn't cut it when I wanted to throw eels... until I took one inch off the tip. Now at 9'11" it is the most versatile rod I carry - it can throw eels, darters, big needles and half ounce
5 1/2" redfins with ease. By removing just one inch it changed the rod completely, it now has more backbone for fishing boulder fields. The GSB 120M in my opinion would be a great conventional stick but forget about casting small plugs any distance with it. Just a note of caution - when removing sections of a blank do it in small increments like a 1/4 inch at a time then check the action. Remove too much tip and you'll have a boat rod in a hurry.

DZ

08-26-2004, 07:38 AM	#28
DZ Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,574	One more option for you Eben. I have the GSB120L. Great rod but just didn't cut it when I wanted to throw eels... until I took one inch off the tip. Now at 9'11" it is the most versatile rod I carry - it can throw eels, darters, big needles and half ounce 5 1/2" redfins with ease. By removing just one inch it changed the rod completely, it now has more backbone for fishing boulder fields. The GSB 120M in my opinion would be a great conventional stick but forget about casting small plugs any distance with it. Just a note of caution - when removing sections of a blank do it in small increments like a 1/4 inch at a time then check the action. Remove too much tip and you'll have a boat rod in a hurry. DZ
	DZ Recreational Surfcaster "Limit Your Kill - Don't Kill Your Limit" Bi + Ne = SB 2 If you haven't heard of the Snowstorm Blitz of 1987 - you someday will.