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Kaibutsu SM & DM Question

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Kurt Carlson:
Can anyone give me the measurement of the butt section of these 2 rods from the base of the gimbal to the middle of the reel seat?  I have a Long Cast version and I like the rod, but the length of the butt is too long for me.  (vertically challenged)  I am wondering if the other rods have the same length or not. 

Mark Harris:
I think they are all the pretty much the same - i.e. FAR too long, even for apes like me. A bizarre piece of design. A Surface Monster is 56.5 cm from base of butt cap to middle of reel seat and a massive 95 cm for the whole butt section.

Kurt Carlson:
Thanks Mark,  That is approx the same as the long cast version.  That length of butt must make the rod pretty short on the surface monster.  They claim the long cast is 8' 2", but the rod section is actually a hair shorter than the GT special which is 8' overall.  I am going to attempt to shorten my rod butt a little.  Hope I don't make a mess of it :o

Andy Rowe:
Kurt, you are definitely on the right track there, get the tools out and take some off of it, the rear section is silly long. At nearly 6'4" tall I also found it not personally suitable.

Mark Harris:

--- Quote from: Kurt Carlson on April 24, 2011, 04:14:04 AM ---Thanks Mark,  That is approx the same as the long cast version.  That length of butt must make the rod pretty short on the surface monster.  They claim the long cast is 8' 2", but the rod section is actually a hair shorter than the GT special which is 8' overall.  I am going to attempt to shorten my rod butt a little.  Hope I don't make a mess of it :o

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The SM blank must one of the shortest around for a GT casting rod! The rod is only 7 ft 6 in total and the butt section is 3 ft 2 of that!  Good luck with the shortening Kurt.

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