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Which Rod?

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Nathan:
 Has anyone heard of the Tenryu Rods are they any good?

Jon Li:
Hi Nathan ,

I used to have Tenryu GT84 ( PE6 rating ) but since have sold it , quite a good rod but not in the league with the equivalent in Carpenter range . A stronger one is GT80 ( PE8 rating ) which is shorter .

There are rumours that Fisherman rods are based on Tenryu blanks but this is not confirmed , may be Tenryu makes special exclusive blanks for Fisherman .

Jon .

Luke Wyrsta:
Jon,

I was talking to a Japanese angler the other day that said Carpenter rods are based on Daiko blanks. Any truth to this?

Cheers,
Luke

Brandon Khoo:
I would think that most, if not all of the specialist companies would have to have another company build their blanks for them or at the very least, manufacture the graphite cloth for them. There are some highly respected Japanese manufacturers of graphite tubing for highly specialised purposes like Mitusbishi and Graphite Design, among others.

Carpenter must source from somewhere as must companies like Fisherman and Smith. Small companies simply would not have the capital for R&D and there is little doubt the stuff that goes into these rods is cutting edge.

Nathan:
 Never ceases to amaze me that i can always find the info i need on this site!!! :)

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