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Mahmoud Salem:
Good day

I've been trying to explore more and more about GT fishing, I've been doing nothing in the last few days other than comparing rods (you may notice from the no. of posts and topics)

I've seen how favorable the Carpenter DJ83MH is in the GT community, being discontinues and with such demand, it is extremely difficult to get one

I've been looking for something close in specs to this great all-rounder rod,
so the Ripple Fisher GT82 LC appeared to be comparable
at least in terms of length, power (I guess the Ripple is slightly less powerfull)

I do appreciate if someone can highlight the difference between the two
The suitable popper/sticbait minimum/maximum/sweet spot
How easy is it to cast them all day?
Power and ease of use on medium fish

Thanks in advance for being patient to my many questions

Mahmoud

Brandon Khoo:
Mahmoud - the rods are not at all that similar at all. The DJ83MH is a multi-purpose GT rod that is somewhere in that PE8 to light PE10 range. it can handle poppers in that 150g to 160g range quite well. The 82LC is more a stickbait than popper rod and it has a reasonably soft tip in comparison to the DJ83MH. It's also a PE8 rod and I doubt it will work much more than a 120g to 130g popper.

The other thing I should emphasise is to place limited emphasis on what other people like. While other people may like that rod, you may find that it is not to your liking.

Mahmoud Salem:

--- Quote from: Brandon Khoo on July 15, 2014, 06:23:31 PM ---Mahmoud - the rods are not at all that similar at all. The DJ83MH is a multi-purpose GT rod that is somewhere in that PE8 to light PE10 range. it can handle poppers in that 150g to 160g range quite well. The 82LC is more a stickbait than popper rod and it has a reasonably soft tip in comparison to the DJ83MH. It's also a PE8 rod and I doubt it will work much more than a 120g to 130g popper.

The other thing I should emphasise is to place limited emphasis on what other people like. While other people may like that rod, you may find that it is not to your liking.

--- End quote ---

Dear Brandon
Thanks for your reply
Unfortunately I don't have much chance here to try many rods
So what I'm doing is to make a list of some of the most suitable for my application (which gets more clear everyday) and then get people's opinion to shorten the list and see if I can hold them in hand before buying.

At least your experience help me know the real world performance and what to expect from the rod

Thanks again for your help

Jon Li:
Mahmoud ,

Get Carpenter EP model , this is an all purpose rod that can handle chugger and stick bait just as well .             

Jon .

Simon Bomholt:
Get a carpenter monster hunter 80h

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