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Old 10-16-2011, 06:31 PM   #31
Mike P
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Mine is the 2 piece 1205 factory version and a whole different animal than the 1205, seems like 2-2.5oz. is the sweet spot anything 3 oz. and up feels like I have to lob it. From what I gather it is nothing like a one piece 1205. I had trouble landing a 30" bass in the canal last year with this rod, seriously lacks backbone. It does well pencil popping and plugging open beaches but any kinda rocks forget it..
Actually, I didn't even know that there was such a thing as a 2-piece 1205.

AS 1208s are a tough find. You might have better luck finding a Rainshadow version---they're very similar.

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