Fiberstar composites 1266

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by bart

I know others will disagree, but the 10 ft 1pc Lami SSU which has since been discontinued, epitomizes what you just described.

Yes and no. I looked hard at the SSU 1201m and almost bought a blank several times but the rod tends to feel heavy to me and there had been enough blank failures that I kept having doubts.

I did buy a GSB 1201m and test cast it with a smaller reel and light guide set up but it seemed sluggish (even though I like slower rods). What I think is happening is that as the outfit weight drops by using a lighter reel and lighter guides I can generate more rod speed and hence want a slightly faster and lighter blank than the GSB, but still a rod with similar power to the
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[bart]

I'm surprised you found the SSU slightly heavy. To me it's super light AND powerful.

I think most of the issues were with the 11 ft blank, but I would be hesitant too if I hadn't abused mine for the last 5 years and know how tough it is. Love this this rod. I was running through the canal woods chasing fish the first day of Nov. I tripped and fell right on the thing. Thought for sure I was going to snap it on the next 20lb fish. But no, continued to bail fish the whole tide...

But the 1M is proven so i totally get that...