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Light surf rod
Posted by: Hugh Miller (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date: December 02, 2001 11:25PM

I am looking for a blank for a light surf rod to be used on the Outer Banks for Puppy Drum, Trout and Stripers. The specs are these: 9' (1 or 2 piece), 1-3 ounces, 12-17 lb line to be built conventional (maybe spiral) for an AbuGarcia 5500/6500 to cast metal and some live bait. Some obvious candidates are the Lami GSB 1081M, GLB 1081M, GLB 1081MH, Ron Arra XRA1083, Loomis 1084, Rainshadow 1088 and Allstar GSW1088. I would appreciate anyone's thoughts, including blanks I may have overlooked.

Thanks to all in advance.

Hugh Miller

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Re: Light surf rod
Posted by: Hung Nguyen (---.dialup.mindspring.com)
Date: December 03, 2001 03:05AM

Calstar 900xl

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Re: Light surf rod
Posted by: Tom Kirkman (---.dialinx.net)
Date: December 03, 2001 09:29AM

I have used the Loomis 1084 and it's great, but might be a tad heavy for what you want.

Maybe the Outcast GSP-1089-2. A great blank and really excels with 2 to 3 ounces. And of course the wild finish doesn't hurt!

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