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Old 11-07-2008, 07:18 PM   #14
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Very well said, Reelin Rod. It seems that the reel manufacturers have quickly adapted to the need for new designs to get the most out of braided line, but the rod manufacturers (including most custom builders) are still putting out stuff that is at best a compromise to allow the use of both braid and mono....as well as accommodate many different sized reels. This results in a rod that is more tip heavy, less responsive, more problematic, and doesn't cast as far as one built solely to use braid. I expect that will soon change and companies like Shimano will introduce braid specific "Surf Systems". Seems like Lami has started in that direction with the SSU series, but even these rods have more and larger guides than necessary to still allow the use of mono without creating problems for braid.
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