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Mark Harris:
Jason, cooling the joint is the key. 

The most convenient way to do this is with one of those refrigerant gel/liquid packs.  Get this VERY cold, wrap around the joint, secure with elastic bands and leave for 30 minutes or so. You can also use a plastic bag with ice cubes but the frozen gel packs are much easier to wrap around the joint.

Also, if you are on a multi-day trip, always remember to loosen the ferrule joints each evening. The real problems seem to occur when rods are left for days on end to bind.

sam williams:
another one to throw in the mix is the patriot design black sword 78prisim or the 80arcadia anyone used these?

Luke Wyrsta:
Heaps of favourite and reliable rods already mentioned Sam. I suggest you look further into those rather than fringe models, unless you have a specific requirement dictating otherwise.

Christoffer Hansen:
The black sword and Arcadia are both stickbait rods. I don't think they're within the budget you mentioned either. Take a look at the fcl rods. You won't be disappointed!

Dmitrii Novgorodtcev:

--- Quote from: sam williams on July 16, 2013, 10:48:45 AM ---another one to throw in the mix is the patriot design black sword 78prisim or the 80arcadia anyone used these?

--- End quote ---

I happened to use both PD black swords. 80arcadia has really much of a stickbait rod, but 78prism works poppers well. It pulled PD Master Bomb 155 and Craft Bait GT-3 150 with acceptable efforts for me, so I think HH E-cup and D-Cup won't be a problem.

As for the price, I always thought that black swords were about the same price level as mentioned above Hots and FCL, though PDs feel more bulky in the hands.

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