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Old 03-20-2006, 04:59 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by luds48
I need to get my hands on the 1081mh to see what it feels like. It makes me a little nervous that it a live bait rod.
What about it being a "live bait rod" makes you nervous?

The range is amazing on this rod. It will launch an un-weighted 7" red fin just as far as any other rod, and I have layed into pencil poppers that are just over 4 ounces with it. Even my 1201M felt stressed when fully loaded up on that pencil, but the MH handled it fine. This rod has a great balance of power, weight, and range. If I could only fish one rod in the surf, this would be it. I never thought I would say that about a 9' rod...

Dave, if I can get my MH to you before the show, you can borrow it to show guys if you want to.

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