Simon,
haha no there'll be none of that minimalist stuff going on...triple overbind the stripper and double overbind the rest...to get a bit tech gudebrod A thread is rated at 2.7lb tensile (1.2kg)there would be at least 100 wraps on each stripper guide foot which would equate to over 600kg on each guide foot..more than adequate i would think! i double overbound all guides on your rod...hows things anyway? long time no email!
Hi Brandon, appreciate your advice especially given you have recently played with the blanks. i am quite tall at 6'5" and 90+kg with zero real popping experience if that helps..also from what i can gather generally the GT's of cairns aren't XOS size...did you get a chance to compare the 710HP fast action with the heavier 710XH mod-fast? what are your thoughts between these 2?
Hi Andrew, yes, crazy price, they were clearing them out cheap but that was a mistake. they had them priced at old rrp of 1300 and marked 50% off it! they were supposed to mark them down to cost which was 900...i heard of a few others who got them at 900, still great buying given the state of the $$
i have played with the GT83H, found it too long and heavy/powerful. i think i would be way overpowered on that rod. the 7'6" and 7'10" versions are new for the oz distributor, i am looking forward to building and trying them out, and also offering them to my customers (I am a part time custom rod builder)
