Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques
Ripple Fisher GT79R - weight and handle lenght?
Lip Song:
hi,
i found a website with all e measurements & pics :)
http://www.jignpop.com/gt79r.aspx
other models are available too :)
Dan Wulf:
--- Quote from: Lip Song on January 18, 2011, 12:34:11 AM ---hi,
i found a website with all e measurements & pics :)
http://www.jignpop.com/gt79r.aspx
other models are available too :)
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Excellent! As far as I recall the details for GT79R were not on Kil's site a few days ago. Maybe Kil have had enough of all my e-mails regarding specs.... ;D
Mark Harris:
Yep excellent info from Kil.
I guess it looses in the translation but I think rod manufacturers should think more carefully about promoting superb rods like a 79R as "for beginners". Carpenter do the same with DJMH83 and that put me off for a while... silly I know, but it does! I now have both a 79R and a DJMH83 and they are both great specialist medium heavy popping rods
Andre van Wyk:
--- Quote from: Mark Harris on January 18, 2011, 02:04:28 AM --- I now have both a 79R and a DJMH83 and they are both great specialist medium heavy popping rods
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Agreed Mark... the DJ83MH was my first high end popping rod... I managed to pick one up brand new, test casted a few times only, from a mate in the US who put his shoulder out so went back to fly fishing only, for $400 USD shipped to me in South AFrica!!!
Its still probably my favourite rod to cast all day, and casts like a dream, is great on medium poppers and medium large stickbaits...
Unfortunately its the only Carpenter in my quiver, the rest being Ripplefishers, Smith's, Ocean Revolutions and Jigging Masters... hopefully going to add another at some point.... no clue what yet... ??? 8) :o
Jon Li:
--- Quote from: Mark Harris on January 18, 2011, 02:04:28 AM ---Yep excellent info from Kil.
I guess it looses in the translation but I think rod manufacturers should think more carefully about promoting superb rods like a 79R as "for beginners". Carpenter do the same with DJMH83 and that put me off for a while... silly I know, but it does! I now have both a 79R and a DJMH83 and they are both great specialist medium heavy popping rods
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DJ83MH is meant for anglers which still have not the prowess to cast the required distance but would like to fish together with the more advanced casters using powerfull GT rods such as WV80XH . DJ83MH is still one of the most sought after rod , even Yoichi Mogi still bring his DJ83MH wherever he goes fishing , be it for GT , BFT/YFT or YTK . It is a powerfull rod by anyone's standard but at the same time forgiving in nature where the users aren't made too tired after casting all day .
Jon .
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