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Old 12-10-2012, 06:07 AM   #23
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Originally Posted by bart View Post
I know others will disagree, but the 10 ft 1pc Lami SSU which has since been discontinued, epitomizes what you just described.
Yes and no. I looked hard at the SSU 1201m and almost bought a blank several times but the rod tends to feel heavy to me and there had been enough blank failures that I kept having doubts.

I did buy a GSB 1201m and test cast it with a smaller reel and light guide set up but it seemed sluggish (even though I like slower rods). What I think is happening is that as the outfit weight drops by using a lighter reel and lighter guides I can generate more rod speed and hence want a slightly faster and lighter blank than the GSB, but still a rod with similar power to the
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