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liketofish

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good rod recommendation
« on: July 30, 2007, 11:49:33 AM »
Can any one recommend a 11-12 ft drift rod? It has to be light, sensitive but with backbone, and carry a life-time warranty. You can give a comparison if you know a few of such rods, such as length, weight, strength, price & warranty. Thanks.
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BwiBwi

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Re: good rod recommendation
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2007, 03:11:13 PM »
Frontier Fx3  11' 02"  10-20lb line rating.

It's light and cast well. 
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Re: good rod recommendation
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2007, 03:34:38 PM »
Quote from: Nuggy on July 30, 2007, 02:51:47 PM
Quote from: liketofish on July 30, 2007, 11:49:33 AM
Can any one recommend a 11-12 ft drift rod? It has to be light, sensitive but with backbone, and carry a life-time warranty. You can give a comparison if you know a few of such rods, such as length, weight, strength, price & warranty. Thanks.

I would phone Russ at Stryker Rod & Reel(board sponsor)  http://www.rodandreel.ca  and ask him about making you a custom drift rod on a Rainshadow blank. He can tell you what Rainshadow blanks are covered by a limited lifetime warranty and he custom builds drift rods on a regular basis that fit each of his individual customers fishing needs.

Batson Rainshadow/Forecast rod blanks offer a variety of rod blanks in a variety of prices, they are some of the best blanks on the market for your value. The Batson lineup of rod components are also of excellent value and quality.

Cheers
Nuggy

I have seen one of Strykers Rods, actually it belongs to DMW. Stryker Rods are a work of art. The Rainshadow blanks are outstanding blanks. The only down side is if they break, you have to pay to have them assembled again. Other than that, they are great.
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Re: good rod recommendation
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2007, 05:44:06 PM »
temple fork 3113 or better yet, get a sage
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liketofish

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Re: good rod recommendation
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2007, 06:00:27 PM »
Is Sage the only manufacturer with ready made factory rods? It is nice to have a life-time warranty but without factory made rods, you need to pay for the custom-made job again each time you break the thing.
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Re: good rod recommendation
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2007, 02:17:08 AM »
Good info Nuggy. Talking about used rods with life-time warranty, is the warranty transferrable to the buyer of a used rod?
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Re: good rod recommendation
« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2007, 06:43:16 AM »
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Re: good rod recommendation
« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2007, 06:43:29 AM »
From Sage's website:


Do Sage blanks carry the Lifetime Warranty?
Yes, Sage blanks carry our lifetime warranty for the original owner.
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dennisK

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Re: good rod recommendation
« Reply #8 on: July 31, 2007, 06:43:39 AM »
Quote from: Steelhawk on July 31, 2007, 02:17:08 AM
Good info Nuggy. Talking about used rods with life-time warranty, is the warranty transferrable to the buyer of a used rod?

Never had a problem....
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dennisK

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Re: good rod recommendation
« Reply #9 on: July 31, 2007, 06:44:40 AM »
Quote from: steelieman on July 31, 2007, 06:43:29 AM
From Sage's website:


Do Sage blanks carry the Lifetime Warranty?
Yes, Sage blanks carry our lifetime warranty for the original owner.

Yes, but Sage only asks if you are the original owner and your answer is yes. Proof like a bill has never been needed in my experience.
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Re: good rod recommendation
« Reply #10 on: July 31, 2007, 01:10:56 PM »
Most "good" blanks graphite comes from a company in Japan..So all very similar, with Sage your paying the big bucks for the warranty...Gloomis are nice sticks...and lamiglass ... All good warranties but with my lamiglass I had to wait over three months to get my rod back...
I also just bought a blank from beulah and am having a 13'7" pin rod made...components can cost you anywhere from a little over a hundred to $$$..Mine has a few personal touches that I've wanted to so is costing me about as much as a Sage would...but no sage will ever look or feel like this one... ;)
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Re: good rod recommendation
« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2007, 05:13:21 PM »
For what it's worth, here's my 2c.  Unless you're looking for a really sweet rod that you only use when you're smoking your fine cigars and eating cheese and wine, I wouldn't spend the extra $$ for the lifetime warranty thing.  Most of these warranties don't cover the things that actually break rods, they only cover manufacturing/material defects.  If they are unconditional warranties, you most likely will pay $50-60 to get a new rod anyway.  You can get a great rod from a number of companies and use it for several years.  If it does break, buy another one, if not, great buy another one in case it does end up breaking. 

In my case, I bought 2 rods 5 years ago with the Cabela's label on them.  They ran about $60 US each.  I have come to find out from a friend at G-Loomis that they were made for Cabelas by G-Loomis that year.  One was a GL 3 blank and the other is an IMX.  Needless to say, I saved serious cash and got a couple sweet rods. 
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Re: good rod recommendation
« Reply #12 on: July 31, 2007, 05:16:10 PM »
13' 7" rod x-golfman, holly crap.  I didn't know there was an orca season on the fraser!  I'm gonn raise you an inch and go with a 13'8" rod.  Just kidding dude.  That must get quite the bend in it when you hook up. 
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