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Ripple 5210 & 5215

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Brandon Khoo:
Handling heavy GT rods is very much driven by technique. It of course helps enormously to have the strength (and size) to utilise the rod too.

I would suggest to you that the Ripple Fisher Infinity Light PE8 actually is not very suitable for the Masterd Bomb at all. If you compared how that rod works that lure to a stronger popper rod, you would notice a huge difference in popping efficiency and effectiveness. of course, at the end of the day, it is all a compromise which you need to work through and decide what aspect you want to compromise on.

Coming back to the 5220, I can only tell you what my opinion is but there is one way to find out whether you can handle it or not!

Arnout Weber:
Hello Brandon,

Yes i now how i can find out: Buying 1. The thing is that i can use it 1 or 2 times in a year so i like to buy the right one.

About the Ripple fisher GT reversal do you think it is usable with poppers like the Masterbomb and Cubera from Nomad?
And is there much difference with the Infinity Light? Or should i better buy a other model?

Best regards,

Arnout.

Brandon Khoo:
Arnout, I would suggest to you that perhaps you should go on a trip with the Infinity first and then see how you find that on the trip rather than rush into a buying decision on the 79R. The 79R is a vey good rod and will handle the poppers you are referring to but if you can resist the impulse, take a bit more time before you commit.

The 79R is noticeably stronger than the Infinity Light.

If I was going to be drawing parallels between jigging and popping rods, can I suggest to you that a 5220 would be equivalent to a Ripple Fisher Final Spirit 78XH. For comparative purposes, the Infinity Light is a children's rod compared to the 78XH so this will give you some idea on what you are biting off if you want a 5220

Jeffry Chai:

--- Quote from: arnout weber on April 22, 2012, 12:52:03 AM ---Hello Brandon,

You mean that the 5220 is to strong? My idea is to buy a PE 8 rod for jigs around 250 to 350 grams.

Best regards,

Arnout.

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Hi Arnout,

For jig around 250 to 350g either 5210 n 5215 will serve you well, the difference only at the tip section 5210 is softer than 5215 with the same butt power. 5220 is different got more power n the max jig 560g.

Cheers,
Jeff

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