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Mike P · 10-16-2011, 08:43 AM

I've fished both the AS 1208 and the XRA 1205. They're both big guns. The XRA, being a more moderate taper, does more things than the 1208. Unless you're fishing moving water, like the Canal, the 1208 sucks for pencil poppers, for one example. If you throw eels on it, you'll tear some off on the cast, too, especially if you use braid.

10-16-2011, 08:43 AM	#29
Mike P Jiggin' Leper Lawyer iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E Posts: 8,158	I've fished both the AS 1208 and the XRA 1205. They're both big guns. The XRA, being a more moderate taper, does more things than the 1208. Unless you're fishing moving water, like the Canal, the 1208 sucks for pencil poppers, for one example. If you throw eels on it, you'll tear some off on the cast, too, especially if you use braid.
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