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Location: Maplewood, MN | I just noticed that Abu started making some musky rods like the Volatile. Does anyone have experience using these? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Yep. Nice sticks. |
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Location: Maplewood, MN | Big gulps huh? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | What?
I have two of the 8' Volatile Fast Medium Heavy rods I matched up a pair of Revo Nacl reels to. |
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| "new Volatile Muskie Series will be available in the middle of February." |
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Location: Maplewood, MN | Are they well balanced? For some reason I feel like they look tip heavy but could be wrong. |
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| MuskieFever - 2/6/2013 11:30 PM
Big gulps huh?
I get it, made me LOL at my desk. |
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | MuskieFever - 2/7/2013 12:28 PM
Are they well balanced? For some reason I feel like they look tip heavy but could be wrong.
WOW I will wait till I see one in person to form any conclusion, But from what I can see looking at them on a web site they will look Bad Asss with a Toro NaCI, I want to ck out the 8' 6"
ABU is on Fire with New Products |
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Location: Maplewood, MN | PIKEMASTER - 2/7/2013 4:33 PM
WOW I will wait till I see one in person to form any conclusion, But from what I can see looking at them on a web site they will look Bad Asss with a Toro NaCI, I want to ck out the 8' 6"
ABU is on Fire with New Products
Yeah originally I was looking at getting a 9' xh but that 8'6" just looks sexy. I'm picking up a nacl in a few weeks here as well, it would make a pretty stealthy looking musky slaying machine. |
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Location: Maplewood, MN | Anybody know what the warranty is like on their rods? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I don't think they are tip heavy, no. Really nice looking paired with the NaCl too. It's going to be a good year... |
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Location: plant earth | They look awsome. I would like to be able to get some hands on the 8'6" rod to get a feel for it does anyone know besides ABU's website who will be selling them. |
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Location: Grand Marais, MN | I was just looking at the video from icast for them and some other pictures, looks like the fore grip is pretty short, anyone know otherwise? I guess it isn't a huge deal though, especially considering how easy to palm the revo toros are. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | One |
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Location: Iowa Great Lakes | I played with one of the rods last week, surprisingly light and decent balance |
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Location: Walker, MN | They look pretty sweet. I was surprised to see an 8' and 8'6" xh at L&M Fleet supply on the rack next to their normal junk. The butts are not real long, just how I like them. My only complaint is the hard cap on the end of the butt. I guess it's pretty rare that that would get tucked into my gut anymore like the old days of working a suick. The 8'6" is in my spring "wants" colomn. |
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| When I was looking at one it felt a little soft. But I was comparing it to the St. Croix premier so probably not to far. I ended up buying the Premier with a NaCl 60hs, the other good thing is I got the combo for $370 brand new. |
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Location: Maplewood, MN | mrrhode04 - 3/24/2013 9:22 PM
When I was looking at one it felt a little soft. But I was comparing it to the St. Croix premier so probably not to far. I ended up buying the Premier with a NaCl 60hs, the other good thing is I got the combo for $370 brand new.
I just picked up a NaCl HS myself a few weeks back, should be a great reel! |
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