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| Just interested in some feedback from anybody thats used any of the diamondback rods because I just bought the 7' 6" Royal? |
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Posts: 307
| I have a 7'10" heavy Thorne Bros. custom built on a Diamondback blank. Personally it is the most sensitive blank I have every used. I throw about 95% of my musky lures with it. I don't believe I would try the pounder dawgs though. It is a faster tip than most rods which is what I prefer. Overall I don't think there is a better blank out there. |
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Posts: 457
| I've got a couple Dback rods and love them. One of my favorite rods is the 7'6" med bucktail rod. It will handle everything from light bucktails to DCGs with ease. |
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Posts: 90
| I have several Dback rods that Keith has built for me. They are all great blanks, but the sensitivity of my walleye jigging rod is unbelieveable. I have made a side by side comparison with my Loomis GLX jigging rod, and much prefer the Dback. |
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| They don't hold up well to garage doors..... |
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Posts: 33
Location: Chicago,IL | I have that same rod and mainly use it for bucktails. I can fish with this rod all day without any problems. Great rod better than my avid. I do like the skinny cork because I have small hands. I also have the collector and the prince. |
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Posts: 159
Location: NYC (and many weeks in MN during summer) | I have a 7' custom thorne bros with titanium guides. It is the lightest and most sensitive rod I have ever fished with. I am expecting my 2nd custom any day now. Its 2 inches longer, has the new synthentic cork, and a new foregrip setup. Same titanium guides. Can't wait for June 7th. I live in NY, but am flying in to MN for the opener.
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Posts: 743
| In the Thorne Bros. line: Med,actually more of a bass rod,works for small tails
Med-Heavy, good tail rod,alright for minnow baits
Heavy, good for everything from small tails,ripping
minnowbaits,topwaters,to DCGs,Dawgs up to lbers
lbers need something heavier
Edited by KSauers 5/22/2008 5:31 PM
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| Diamondback was recently bought by Cortland. Since that time the rod blanks have been produced overseas using a different graphite process than originally used when it was a small Vermont company.
If you have one of the original Diamondback rods from last year or earlier, be nice to it because it's literally irreplaceable.
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| Wish Dback made a heavier rod. Like something in the 2-6 oz. range with at least 7'6" in length for bigger crankbaits or even some of the bigger bucktails. |
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| I hope your right on it being able to handle the DCG because I will definitely be testing it out when the water temp. gets above 70-72 degrees here in MI. |
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Posts: 743
| The heavy throws DCG's easily |
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Posts: 561
Location: Monee, Illinois | Love Mine |
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Diamondback rods reviews?