Best Rod 10-11 foot rod for Pencils (non glass)

[MAC]

Originally Posted by BigFish

I defer to the short guy with the big rod!

we aren't all 6' 5"

[Clogston29]

we've talked about this before but i really don't think that you'll find the 1201L to be that much better for pencils than your 1204 but your welcome to test the two side by side - maybe casting and comparing before TFCTFN next weekend? a 1201L with bigger guides than I have on mine might make for a whippier rod and one you'd be more happy with but sizing guides for action is well beyond me - i just know that it has an impact and bigger and heavier guides = whippier rod.

you tend to use more rod action with pencils than I do though so for you the difference between the 1201L and 1204 may make a bigger difference than I think it will.

[MAC]

My personal favorite (excluding glass) is a Lami Ron Arra 1322 in either spinning or conventional. But then again I tend to like throwing pencils in the 3 oz range.

[Pete_G]

DZ runs a cut back (at the tip) 1201L. Maybe that's an option if the 1201L in stock form is a little too light for you when casting?

[spence]

Originally Posted by Pete_G

DZ runs a cut back (at the tip) 1201L. Maybe that's an option if the 1201L in stock form is a little too light for you when casting?

I've got the 1321L cut back 4" so it's closer to the M. It's a spinner with a fat cork foregrip so I can just hold the rod above the reel if I need to.

Got a bit of flex but it's faster obviously than stock. It will throw a 2-2.5 ounce pencil as far as anything. Great for biiiiggg eels too

-spence

[fishermanjim]

i cut back a 1321 about4-5 inches and the same off the butt,,, it softened the rod up nicely,,, makes a great heavy plug rod,,,nice to lob big stuff way out there,,,i also use cork fore grips,,, anyone use lami s-glass blanks?

[lurch]

1322 by far is my favorite rod. I am 6'6'' and can launch pencils half way to the moon. when I reel in the pencil the paint is soft and gooey from reentry into atmosphere.

the scary thing is that when I throw a night-n-gale it comes back burnt and the man on the moon blinks when the lure hits his eye.

Great rod and the power of the rod is perfect for me.

[tattoobob]

Originally Posted by fishermanjim

i cut back a 1321 about4-5 inches and the same off the butt,,, it softened the rod up nicely,,, makes a great heavy plug rod,,,nice to lob big stuff way out there,,,i also use cork fore grips,,, anyone use lami s-glass blanks?

I have a S-Glass I got last fall and I am dying to use it

[NIB]

Originally Posted by MAC

My personal favorite (excluding glass) is a Lami Ron Arra 1322 in either spinning or conventional. But then again I tend to like throwing pencils in the 3 oz range.

This is my favorite also..Second would be the gsb 1321 1M.
I wear the rod off my hip so it's not a hassle to use.The longer rods by nature have a action that pencils love..
An they will smoke the hell out of a 2.5 on the cast.Although like Mac I prefer em in the 3 oz range..Something to think about when u really need to reach out an touch some fish..
Fishing time is one of the most valuable things to me.Why run the risk of being undergunned..

[gone fishin]

what nib said 1322 great rod.