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Zinox |
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Posts: 1100 | So anyone bought one of these ? They even made a 10 foot 1 inch 8-18 oz rod. Tight lines From the wrong side of the big pond. | ||
LugiAustria |
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Posts: 72 | Full cork handle, palm support reel seat, nice design - would love to try one. How long is the handle type c? | ||
sworrall |
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Posts: 32880 Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=10... We have a couple, VERY nice rods. | ||
Propster |
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Posts: 1901 Location: MN | Steve, do you know the physical weight of either the 9'7 or the 10'1 as compared to say a 9' TI? Thanks | ||
sworrall |
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Posts: 32880 Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | They are not a heavy rod at all, I don't think. Just got another today, will check it out for you as soon as the National Walleye Tour Championship is wrapped up. | ||
Propster |
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Posts: 1901 Location: MN | Great, Thanks. I was concerned that with a two piece rod it might end up like a Shimano 2 pc which are a little heavy for my taste. | ||
Wood_Duck |
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Posts: 555 Location: Tennessee | I field tested these rods last year. They are very light blanks, no issues with the 2pc butted in blank design either, infact you'd never know it was a 2pc. 8'8" split was my favorite out of the bunch, but the 10'1" is also awesome! hard to beat the figure8 with that one. My biggest complaint with the rods are the small diameter of the handle/grips. Even the fullgrip, the diameter of the cork isn't much larger than the diameter of the blank itself and I prefer larger cork. behind that IMO the lure rating is abit optimistic the way they handle but they still do the job well. | ||
sworrall |
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Posts: 32880 Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | |||
Tackle Industries |
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Posts: 4053 Location: Land of the Musky | Cool. Does this have one of the newer Fuji "palm" reel seats on it? They never mentioned that but it looked like one of them?? | ||
LugiAustria |
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Posts: 72 | I love this reel seat. Would not buy a rod without it. | ||
Wood_Duck |
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Posts: 555 Location: Tennessee | Tackle Industries - 10/2/2015 8:57 AM Cool. Does this have one of the newer Fuji "palm" reel seats on it? They never mentioned that but it looked like one of them?? It does not | ||
bowhunter29 |
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Posts: 908 Location: South-Central PA | The rod in the video as well as the ones on Abu's website appear to be sporting Fuji's Palm support seat with the window in front of the trigger. The website says it's a Fuji seat. Scroll to the bottom to see the seat in question: http://www.fishonmag.com/torzite/ jeremy | ||
Zib |
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Posts: 1405 Location: Detroit River | Does anyone know how long the handle is on the 10'1" rod? Abu website doesn't list the handle length in the specs.
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Propster |
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Posts: 1901 Location: MN | Zib - 10/6/2015 2:15 PM Does anyone know how long the handle is on the 10'1" rod? Abu website doesn't list the handle length in the specs.
Steve W, if you got your 10'1" in, could you get the handle length and the overall weight? Thanks | ||
sworrall |
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Posts: 32880 Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | When I get home, sure. | ||
Ronix |
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Posts: 980 | Has anyone been able to find out how long the handles are? | ||
Nupe |
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Posts: 519 Location: Bloomington, IL | I was recently in Rollie & Helens and picked up the 9'7" rod, definitely a heavier rod compared to others out there...didn't like the balance of it at all. I use the Okuma and Shimano tele rods and it is definitely heavier than those rods. I should've measured the handles after the reel seat, but they are not long handles, I'm guessing after the reel seat it is 14 or 15". The Toro Beast and S reels on the other hand are awesome. The Toro S is one versatile reel IMO. | ||
sworrall |
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Posts: 32880 Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | The Fantasista 9'7" rod handle is 24" from foregrip to rod butt. From the center of the grip where your hand will be because of the palming grip, it's 19". It balances almost exactly the same as the 9' rods I have, very similar to the TI. I think the weight is really close to the TI as well. It's not a heavy rod, but is 9'7" long, so it needs the reel mounted to balance correctly. For comparison, the Legend Elite 8'6" handle is 18.5" measured from the same spot, and the TI 9' model is 19" . Attachments ---------------- GEDC0030.jpg (105KB - 467 downloads) | ||
LugiAustria |
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Posts: 72 | This is from the Muskyshop: FB82-7 8'2" Fast Heavy 4-10oz. 12.0 oz. weight $299.99 FB88-7 8'8" Fast Heavy 4-10 oz. 12.3 oz. weight $299.99 FB88-8 8'8" Fast XH 6-16 oz. 12.7oz. weight $299.99 FB91-9 9'1" Fast XXH 8-18oz. 13.4oz. weight $329.99 FB97-8 9'7" Fast XH 6-16oz. 13.9oz. weight $329.99 FB101-9 10'1" Fast XXH 8-18oz. 15.6oz. weight $349.99 I would be interested in the 8'2" model but it weights 12 oz. Somebody said the rods are a little bit overrated so if I compare it to a slingblade which is in my opinion a little bit underrated there is a lot of weight difference. The fullcork slingblade weights 10,4 oz and its longer too. | ||
sworrall |
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Posts: 32880 Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I have an 8'2" model, and honestly can't tell the difference holding that rod with a Beast and the Sling Blade with the same reel. Really close, but the action is definitely different. You will need to have one in your hand to decide. | ||
LugiAustria |
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Posts: 72 | Oh no, just asked and the shipping would be about 150 bucks for me. So I probably will never have one in my hand. | ||
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