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Old 11-02-2010, 05:30 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by iamskippy View Post
i guess i just got a little confused, you say its not strong enough for a canal rod yet you straightened out a Jetty caster and landed 30 pound fish in the canal with a moving tide?
The rod can do it, but will bend deeper into the grip than you would want and you lose leverage/lifting power (and hence some control) as a result. It is not the blank most would want for a primary canal rod to haul fish back in against the current day after day. It is versatile enough that it can do it in a pinch, however.
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