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Japanese jigging rods

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Greg Burt:
 Please Explain! Hots V Sevenseas composition and styles, a little info could make me dangerous ::)

MarkR:
Hi GPB,

I think most Sevenseas rods are made of composite material. Comparatively, Sevenseas rods are on the heavy side because of the composites used. Rods with very high carbon content like some of the Blue Rose PE8 models and the earlier 1st generation butt joint Seed Shiren models (99% carbon?) are very light and slim in profile. The great thing about 100% carbon rods are that they are 1) very light, perfect for jigging long hours, 2) slim in design hence perfect for underarm jigging and 3) slim but still have a lot of torque in the butt ie. you can go very hard on them...but at the same time, you have to be careful because a carbon rod with a lot of torque can't bend too much...so u gotta watch out for "high-sticking"! Composite jig rods with lower carbon percentages on the other hand are generally thicker in profile and heavier but will probably take to "high-sticking" much better just like GT rods do.

cheers

Brandon Khoo:
I'm not sure I earn enough to afford Seven Seas though.........   :-[

Greg Burt:
By the sounds of it you are all over the Seven Seas!
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Brandon Khoo:
no, only the Coral Sea  ;D

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