Rod Blank advice?

[Tagger]

Nib ... You throw 4 ,,I mean lean into it with the xra 1322 .. Maybe cause I got an older one .. like 3 yrs. after they came out .. got the blank at Red Top ,,spring sale 180.00 when kids were little ,, saved another year.. got all sic guides,,got custom grip and turned my own grips on lathe ,, rolled rod it myself ,, Heard mine creak a couple of times ..

[NIB]

Originally Posted by Tagger

Nib ... You throw 4 ,,I mean lean into it with the xra 1322 .. ...

Nooo
Somewhere's around 4 oz. The cast starts to become more of a lob than a good power throw...It's not that the rod itself labors like its gonna break..it just kinda folds an does not recover so pressing it harder does nothing of good really.The same goes for my gsb also.They are equal in the top end the gsb is better in the lower end.At least mine is anyways.

[tattoobob]

Well it looks like I will get this rod gsb 132 1 m, now I don't want to use Fugi guides I kinda want old school wire guides. what do you guys think

[spence]

Originally Posted by tattoobob

Well it looks like I will get this rod gsb 132 1 m, now I don't want to use Fugi guides I kinda want old school wire guides. what do you guys think

I think everyone I've ever read who knows a heck of a lot more about it than myself says to stick with regular guides!

It's not light but will be a good fit for the 250. I've got mine on a 1321L that's circumsized 4" to a 12 tip so it's more like the M. To add even more weight I had a cork foregrip put above the reel seat so I can just grab the rod above the reel. Great rod but it's a workout at times...

-spence

[Tagger]

Originally Posted by tattoobob

Well it looks like I will get this rod gsb 132 1 m, now I don't want to use Fugi guides I kinda want old school wire guides. what do you guys think

I'll take modern tecnology performance over old school look . Wires to heavy ,,load it up with wire and kill the blank .

[ChiefLinesider]

Originally Posted by tattoobob

Well it looks like I will get this rod gsb 132 1 m, now I don't want to use Fugi guides I kinda want old school wire guides. what do you guys think

You don't want all wire guides. The only postive going that route is the look of the finished product.

I still use a single wire guide for my stripper though, I like the larger diameters available & the durability of a wire guide. The rest Fujis SIC's or Hardloys depending on the financial situation. American tackle has some nice guides as well. Could go with the SCUV. If you want that all metal look & still have a quality guide.

[SeaWolf]

you do not want to mix wire and ceramics. if you plan on using just braid, use ceramics. fuji's are the best and i have yet to have any troubles with them other than rust on the frames of the less expensive ones. if you want the old school and just plan on throwing mono, you should be fine, but will have to deal with line slap. you can also use ceramics for mono, just start w/ a 50mm. if you use braid, you can start as small as a 25, 30 or 40 depending on the reel you plan on using. if you plan on doing both, do a 50.

i had the opportunityto test a blank in the new line from lamiglas. it was the ssu1081m, which was 9'. i built it for braid and it is a perfect fit for a vs150 or 200. the rod is at the saltwater edge shop as a demo being tested. i hope to have more models this winter. it is nice.

[ChiefLinesider]

Originally Posted by SeaWolf

you do not want to mix wire and ceramics. if you plan on using just braid, use ceramics.

You dont want to mix wire with ceramics? Im guessing your saying you dont want to if you use braid?