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Originally Posted by numbskull
I thought the century stealth I looked at at MSBA had a taper very similar to a 1322.
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I think the Stealth is the light 10' rated 2-4 oz. I was test casting one this afternoon. I think the 11' is the HJ 1328, rated 2-5. I threw one of those, too.
M&Ds will be carrying both the blanks, and pre-assembled production rods. The factory set-up looks fine to me on the 11'. It's either a 20 or 25 mm HH frame choker guide, with single foot guides the rest of the way towards the tip, with the choker placed right above the ferrule. They're 50/50 split blanks. The ferrules fit so tightly that the sections are hard to get apart after you fish them.
As of this morning, I think he had one of the 11' blanks left.
I have to say, I have never been a big fan of the 2 piece 1322. As Luds noted, it's a totally different blank than the 1 piece.
I can't think of many other blanks that are similar to the 1322 and are two-piece. Rainshadows are much faster rods. I have no experience at all with CTS. The 2 piece 11' Lamiglas Super Surfs are pool cues. The GSBs are a step down in performance and have the same loose ferrule issues as other Lamiglas models. The only other one that is close, as a medium-fast taper, is the 10-1/2' MH St. Croix Legend, and the blank, if you can find one, will cost almost as much as a custom built on a Century or XRA blank. St Croix doesn't sell blanks-only in the cheaper Mojo Surf line.
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