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CB Rod Wars Part 17: American Rodsmiths' Titanium Reinforced H3T-DFCR70
The H3T-DFCR70 comes with a blank built from the
combination of three different materials, graphite, fiberglass, and titanium.
That’s right, we said titanium. Not since Lamiglas’s Ti2000 blanks had we seen a
US rod company build a full line of bass rods with titanium infused into the
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Finesse Fishing with Damiki's Dark Angel S701ML Spinning Rod
Earlier this year, and as part of our
Crankbait Rod Wars, we took at look at Damiki’s Dark Angel C761M-CR. While this
stick scored respectably in our review, we were really hoping for a bit more
from this new-to-North America company. So we thought we’d take our
investigation a bit further |
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The e21 21 Gold Carrot Stix, an interesting blend to say the
least
Rarely do we see such a meteoric rise in
popularity after a company’s introduction even with ICAST Best of Show awards to
their credit. Touted as the first manufacturer to use bio materials in their
blank (actual carrot fibers)... |
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CB Rod Wars Part 16: Cranking for Strikes with the Airrus
Wildlife Copperhead
Feeling overwhelmed with the amount of information we’ve provided
you? Well, don’t stop there because we’re still wrapping up a bunch of reviews
that you simply cannot miss. Next up? The Airrus Wildlife Copperhead Series, WL701M, is one of our lightest
crankin’ rod contenders. |
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Rod Wars Part 15:
A Powerhouse of a
Cranking Rod, the 8 foot Powell 806CB
Powell expands their lineup with a cranking rod
designed for deep diving crankbaits, the 806CB is a power cranking stick that is
built out of graphite versus glass for improved sensitivity. Though intended for
cranks this rod proves to be well rounded and capable of much more... |
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CB Rod Wars Part
14: Launch a Crankbait With Quantum’s Tour KVD
It is no wonder why Quantum
tapped KVD to help design and brand some of their products. Right
in time for TackleTour’s Crankbait Rod Wars is Quantum’s Tour KVD cranking
sticks that’s designed with a blend of fiberglass and graphite to KVD’s exacting
specifications. |
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PRODUCTTPREVIEW : Fuji's New K-Series Tangle Free Guides
Introducing Fuji's new "K" Series guides designed to be tangle free and prevent
that inevitable problem of braided line tangles around your guides. |
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Rod Wars Part 13: Taking care of business with the Falcon Rods T7 “Deep Runner”
While some cranking rods offer
plenty of flash and no dash the Falcon Cara T7 Deep Runner while not
ostentatious in appearance delivers exactly what it is designed to do with
confidence.
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Rod Wars Part 12: The Cumara Reaction Rods up the ante for Shimano
After a couple months logged
on the water with three of the Cumara Reaction rods we have formulated some
pretty strong opinions of the new series. The Cumara Reaction rods are the
company’s top of the line freshwater rods and are specifically designed for
fishing moving baits in varying types of cover. |
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The lightweight Castaway
Skeleton series goes Camo
Castaway rods is a venerable
name in the custom rod building industry and continues to design and manufacture
rods right here in the U.S., their newest creation is the upcoming Camo Series
which is an expansion of the company’s popular lightweight Skeleton Series.
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CB Rod Wars Part
11: Experience Half Graphite and Half Glass Crankbaitin' with the Fenwick Elite Tech Crankshaft
Since it’s the Year of the
Crank we take a look at the Elite Tech Crankshaft crankbait rod that makes use of the best
of the two materials - graphite and glass - to give the Crankshaft rod the
benefits of both worlds. |
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CB Rod Wars Part
10: Crankin' with Carrots, That's E21's 21
Carrot Gold
Since ICAST 2007 our email
boxes and discussion forum have been full or requests for review on a particular
product. This product was touted as being the first in the industry with
bio-fibers integrated into the blank to supplement the graphite at a time when
graphite supplies were growing more scarce... |
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CB Rod Wars Part
8: Daiwa’s Steez Fle-X-Lite Cranking Sticks are Scary Slick
As the crankbait rod wars
continue we turn our attention to the premium Steez Fle-X-Lite from Daiwa and
see if this rod is worth the high price of admission. These all graphite rods
are designed to be the ultimate cranking rods when it comes to weight and
sensitivity while still offering fiberglass flexibility. |
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CB Rod Wars Part #7 :
Our First Detailed Look at Dobyns Rods Gen 2 Product
With ICAST 2009 coverage
wrapping up it is time
to get back to the
Crankbait Rod Wars. At the onset of our Year of the Crank field work back in the fall of 2008, we already had on hand, several sticks from various manufacturers. One of these manufacturers was Dobyns Rods... |
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Kistler Custom Rods Returns to Form with Micro Rods and Custom, Build to Order Rods
One company formerly at the forefront at this type of risk has been relatively quiet over the past couple of years. Kistler
Custom rods was well known for bringing custom rod features and technology to
the forefront and assuming the risk of providing these features on a mass
production rod |
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Phenix Rods Takes Flight With Their Ultra MBX 707H
Officially, we’ve only
scratched the surface of
product remaining to
evaluate. Unofficially,
we like what we’ve seen
from this reborn rod
manufacturer so far.
Next up? A seven foot,
seven inch, heavy
powered graphite stick.
Introducing Phenix Rods’
Ultra MBX 707H fishing
rod.
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The Sticks With an Adjustable Backety Back : Introducing Mattlures Swimbait Rods
Matt Servant, the
company’s owner and
namesake has really
cranked it up himself
this year with the
launch of his series of
unbelievably realistic hardbaits. As if that weren’t enough, he now has his name on a full set of swimbait sticks. |
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First Look: Skeet Reese Signature Series Tessera Rods
Wright & McGill Company released information on the new Skeet Reese Signature Series Tessera rods that will be debuted at
ICAST in just a few weeks. The initial lineup will include models specifically deigned by Skeet for a specific technique that will help you catch more fish. |
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CB Rod Wars Part #6:
Lucky Craft's Fat Mini Magic
After several starts, stops, and rumored OEM sources, Japanese Lure Manufacturing giant, Lucky Craft has finally landed on North American Shores with their own line of fishing rods. As a detail that I’m sure comes as no surprise to anyone, each of their rods are Lucky Craft lure specific. |
