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Originally Posted by SeaWolf
just note that the 1213m is a lot stiffer than the 1363m. the 136 has a lower low end and the 121 has a higher high end for weights.
2" off the tip of the sb1083m changes almost nothing.
DZ's 1L has 1", maybe 2" cut off the tip. i measured it when i fixed it a couple years ago.
just a reminder, cutting a lami blank voids the warranty if you ever plan on needing it.
i still think the gsb1201m or gsb1321m is your best bet. the 120M is not that much more money than the glass blank. they handle larger eels, load well and still offer a great plugging rod if you ever plan on doing that with it. talk to "bobcat" this weekend if you go to the show.
i'm not sure if you are fishing braid or mono, but if you are fishing braid the single best piece of advice i can give you on a slow action rod, like the glass ones mentioned, is using fuji's new guide concept. your rod tip won't bounce.
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Thanks again, Dave - didn't realize the difference in the high and low end ratings between the 1213M and the 1363M
I'll look up the bobcat if I can make it to the Edge on Sat.
Oh, on the 108 I was talking about trimming off 2
feet, not 2 inches - actually Russ Bassdozer did an article about cutting a 108 down to 6 1/2 or 7' (cut from the butt) for spooks, topwaters and plastics - although I don't think I'll want to do that to a nicely wrapped rod
I'll probably just make it an anniversary gift for Mrs Crafty when she fishes her 'gummy bears' (shads and plastics)...
And yeah, I'll be using mono on the rod - I guess there still are a few things you can't teach an old dog like me...
Thanks again
Cheers...
