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Greg Burt:
Luke, do you put your Calstar 700XH in the the same 'fighting' capability as the Tokara 60 or the Komodo Dragon and how does the WRC-73 KERAMA rate, I'm talking pulling power and action, not casting.
 
 

Luke Wyrsta:

--- Quote from: Greg Burt on July 11, 2007, 01:04:50 PM ---Luke, do you put your Calstar 700XH in the the same 'fighting' capability as the Tokara 60 or the Komodo Dragon and how does the WRC-73 KERAMA rate, I'm talking pulling power and action, not casting.

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Greg,

Although i have used them before briefly, the likes of Neil or Brandon will be able to comment much better.

700Xh is in the same fighting class - it is one of the most powerful rods i have ever used. I would say it is closer to a Tokara rather than the Komodo. The Komodo, although retaining a lot of power, is a far more forgiving rod than the Tokara.

The Komodo Dragon is supposed to be an improved version of the Tokara - more research and angler feedback.

As for raw pulling power, i would put the 700XH and Tokara above the Komodo Dragon.

Brandon Khoo:
unfortunately, I cannot give you much of an opinion on the 700XH so we have a lack of a comparative base.

The Kerama is not in the same class as the KD or Tokara in terms of pulling power. As to whethe the Tokara has more pulling power than the KD, well, if it is, it isn't that noticeable to me.

Neil Griffiths:
Tokara has been around much longer than Komodo, so you'll get more opinions on it rather than the newer and more expensive Komodo. One interesting thing is that even though the max drag on Komodo is 3kg less than Tokara the wall thicknesses of both rods at the butt are basically identical.
The ratings are conservative if you know what you're doing, I fished Marion last year with a measured 16kg of drag on Komodo and it was cool, no high sticking or bending it over the gunnel though.
Kerama is a 10kg drag rod, so like a ladies (hope my wife doesn't read this) rod.

Luke Wyrsta:
Greg,

As i said, i haven't used them anywhere near as much as Neil and Brandon - trust what they say.

All rods mentioned (except Kerama) are all good for heavy popping (PE8+) - i don't think you can go wrong.

For other use other than heavy popping you may want to give us some more info on how you want to use it for a more concise answer.

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