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Originally Posted by bart
Thank you for your response, especially since you built and tested one. Just curious, it says on the website the 1329 is rated 5-10oz. Is that correct? That's some serious range if you can throw an SP. What application are most people using this rod for?
Again, thanks for your input.
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the rating is perplexing....so is the taper. The tip of the 1327 is
actually thicker than the 1329...even though the ratings would
suggest the opposite....especially considering these blanks are in
the same family. It lists the difference in the spec sheets....I think it
is a whole size smaller.
I have and use the 1329 interchangeably in nearly all conditions that
I use my cts VT 3-6 oz. The only difference is that the rod is much
more versatile....especially at the heavier end.
I am not a distance nor a technical caster. It casts sp minnows
through 4 oz GRS plugs. I have also thrown 6 oz bucktails and
bunker halves. its a weird blank. It is the rod that I reach for when I
want to throw..... 2 oz and up, but also works fine with sp minnows
and 1.5 oz bucktails.
Lately I prefer the 1329 to my CTS, and have been using it more.
Although it does not throw the lighter stuff as well as my VT, I like
how the heavier stuff loads the rod.
If I were to bucktail 3/4 oz - 1.5 oz ....I would probably lean to my
Vt...or the 1327. I casted the 1327 once and really liked it better
than my VT. It both seemed to have easier loading and good
feedback for the lighter stuff and seemed to be easier to work
heavier pencils. If I didn't already have a rod with the specs of the
1327 I would own one for sure.
I have not been scientific in my testing to see if I am loosing casting
distance with the 1329 over the VT. It doesn't seem like I am, so I
have not felt the need to check.
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