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| Has anybody thrown the new Shimano Compre 8-6 rod. I stopped at the store yesterday and put on a te401 reel and the combo does not feel balanced. I felt the tip was real heavy. I then tried a few other rods but did not get that feel. anybody feel the same way? |
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Location: S.W. WI | Not for certain...., but I believe the new re-designed ones are a little lighter. I too noticed the ones from just last year were sort of top heavy. I held the new ones at Milwaukee show and they seem much better in that regard. Compre's seemed nice for the price.
-Jon |
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| I owned several of the first model Compre rods and liked them a lot. I tried a couple from the 2nd series, and they were tip heavy IMO - even the 7'6" rod. I hear the 3rd series is out now, but haven't handled any of them. But I've heard they are still a bit tip heavy. |
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| I gave up trying to find them in the Chicagoland area so I went and purchased the Abu Volatile 8-6. Went down to the river yesterday and tied on a few baits to see what how it felt and was very pleased how nice it casted. With my TE401 it had a good balance feel to it. I then changed to my 251 and Curado and it was even nicer feel. I ended up going back and buying another one to add to the arenal. |
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Location: S.W. WI | Them new "Volatile" do feel and look nice. |
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