Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques
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Mark Richie:
How about the JM 16000 spool. Has anyone had problems with it?
My local sport fishing tackle store owner told me not to go near them because the overall quality of them has gone down hill lately. Can anyone verify his claims? He didn't state individual issues but more that on a whole, it's not comparable to SOM anymore.
Dan Hanon:
What's the guide problem on the 711?
Trevor Skinner:
Dan,
There has been some discussion regarding the number and placement of the guides.
Evidently the stripping guide is quite a long way up the blank since the rod only uses 6 guides rather than the more usual 7 causing the line to slap against the blank on the cast.
I've not actually seen or used one to be able to confirm this though and some users have reported that it's not a problem.
Regards,
Trev
Mark Harris:
I can confirm it Trevor. On the 711 Nano the stripper guide is way, way too far from the reel line roller and this causes line to slap hard on the blank every cast and numerous wraps around the stripper. Maybe some people do not mind that but I certainly do...... you lose distance and so many casts are a complete waste of energy as the line wraps on the stripper guide.
It is incredibly disappointing to pay a lot money for a rod from a rod maker who should know what they are doing and then have to re-build it.
I do not know if the 80R Nano suffers from the same fault.
Bent Inge Bentsen:
One of the european Ripple Fisher dealers will get in a shipment of rods about two weeks from now. I have reserved one GT80 Reversal Nano rod, it has not been sent to me. I've just sent a mail to them and asked if they know if the GT80 Nano has the same problem as the 711 Nano. After looking at pictures of the GT79 Reversal it seems to me that this rod also has 6 guides, is it the same problem with this rod? Do you know if Ripple Fisher still produce the GT79 Reversal rod? Maybe this could be a better rod for me than the GT80 Nano. If any of you have tested the GT80 Nano rod it would be great to get some feedback if it got the same problem as the 711 Nano or not. I don't want to use a lot of money an a rod that has a problem from the beginning.
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