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GTPOPPING.COM Sponsors (Historical) => Carpenter (AU) => Topic started by: Tak Otsuka on February 28, 2012, 09:29:37 AM
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Hi all,
Brandon has kindly written report from our recent product testing trip to New Caledonia.
http://www.carpenterlures.com.au/report/20120114-test.aspx (http://www.carpenterlures.com.au/report/20120114-test.aspx)
We can release only limited information before we complete testing for each model but hope you can get some idea for what may be available in the future.
Cheers,
Tak
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TBL 80/40.... exactly what I've been waiting for from Carpenter! 8)
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TBL 80/40 has been tested for some time now with a few different prototypes and we actually had one of them on our Brisbane casting day in last October.
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Any idea when this rod will be available?
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It is still prototype. It still need to go through testing for Kenji San to decide whether he will bring it to the market.
Cheers,
Tak
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Thanks for the write-up Brandon, very looking forward to the new TBL80/40.
I know you can't say anything on the 43, but can you tell us if you prferred it with poppers or stickbaits?? :)
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Brilliant write up Brandon and thank you so much for sharing at this early stage.
Brandon and Tak, how does the TBL 80/40 differ from MH80H? I am sure it must have a softer tip but how much softer please?
MH80H was I understand primarily designed to work Gamma 200s.
New SeaFrogs are very eagerly awaited by me and I am sure others who still fish a lot with chuggers (i.e. the non-Japanese!).
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- EP 86/40R-P1
- TBL 80/40
- TBL 83/32
Hopefully Kenji can made the sub390g for these rods.....
cheers
Izhan
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New SeaFrogs are very eagerly awaited by me and I am sure others who still fish a lot with chuggers (i.e. the non-Japanese!).
It's a bit like that, starting to get to the point where I feel a bit 'old skool' using chuggers :-\
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Indeed Jay :) . And even more old school when zipping along pencils. I have fished with a quite a few guys who don't even own a pencil!
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Indeed Jay :) . And even more old school when zipping along pencils. I have fished with a quite a few guys who don't even own a pencil!
LPB swears by them, and Rudy can work a long pen like a demon... deadly effective :)
Can't wait to try my Kattobi's.
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This is going off topic a bit (my fault!), but I personally love fishing with pencils.
Kattobi is really nice Jay - being heavily back weighted, it casts an absolute mile, and skips along the surface very authentically. Just be a little bit careful as it sinks fast, so get your retrieve going quickly - thanks to Brandon for that tip.
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Like chalk and cheese, Mark.
If the MH80H was designed primarily for the 200 Gamma, Kenji San would have had to go back to the drawing board! The rod has a significantly stiffer tip than what would be ideal for a 200 Gamma. The prototype TBL 80/40 has a significantly softer tip.
The new SFs in the larger sizes are still some time away. Just need to be patient till we get it to a standard that will satisfy Kenji San - that is hard work!
Brilliant write up Brandon and thank you so much for sharing at this early stage.
Brandon and Tak, how does the TBL 80/40 differ from MH80H? I am sure it must have a softer tip but how much softer please?
MH80H was I understand primarily designed to work Gamma 200s.
New SeaFrogs are very eagerly awaited by me and I am sure others who still fish a lot with chuggers (i.e. the non-Japanese!).
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Thanks Brandon.
I guess "primarily" was the wrong word there.. whoops :-[. I know that you and others have put MH80H forward as a rod that handles Gamma 200s nicely enough, and it is currently the only rod I use that lure with (it's too heavy for EP 82/38 for example).
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Mark, at the end of the day, it is matter of what is ideal versus what is useable.
I can work a Gamma 200 decently with a SP78UHL but in that instance, the rod doesn't help much!
Thanks Brandon.
I guess "primarily" was the wrong word there.. whoops :-[. I know that you and others have put MH80H forward as a rod that handles Gamma 200s nicely enough, and it is currently the only rod I use that lure with (it's too heavy for EP 82/38 for example).
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Sure Brandon.. point well and truly understood. I used the wrong words there in the original post.
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Wan, I am not sure of the weights and you can only place so much credence on the weight of a prototype. That said, Carpenter or any of the other GT rod manufacturers could make a 250 GT rod BUT the simple reality is the lighter the rod, the less strong it is and the more prone to breakage it is. There are a number of rods that are pushing the 350g barrier these days but its a compromise. The more a manufacturer pushes the barrow on weight, the greater the risk of a breakage.
Personally, I'd prefer the surety that 40-50g more provides.
- EP 86/40R-P1
- TBL 80/40
- TBL 83/32
Hopefully Kenji can made the sub390g for these rods.....
cheers
Izhan
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Nice news! rods I was waiting for!!! :)
I hope these models will be available soon... Expecilly TBL80/40 and 45-46 lbs model...
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Hi tak,
Any more news on release of the tbl80/40? Also will carpenter be extending the monster hunter range to include a pe10-12 rod sometime in the near future?
Cheers chris
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Hi Chris,
As far as I know, TBL80/40 won't be delivered this year.
We have some prototype of heavier Monster Hunter and some people had a look one of them on our Casting day in Brisbane last year. They are still prototype as of today.
Cheers,
Tak
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Hi Chris,
As far as I know, TBL80/40 won't be delivered this year.
We have some prototype of heavier Monster Hunter and some people had a look one of them on our Casting day in Brisbane last year. They are still prototype as of today.
Cheers,
Tak
I have been told by Malaysia Carpenter agent that he has received ordering form for TBL80/40. But not sure about the delivery date. Hopefully can get it before my Hallinayat...TBL80/40 already the Capenter catalogue.
Cheers
Izhan
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They won't be delivered this year.
Hi Chris,
As far as I know, TBL80/40 won't be delivered this year.
We have some prototype of heavier Monster Hunter and some people had a look one of them on our Casting day in Brisbane last year. They are still prototype as of today.
Cheers,
Tak
I have been told by Malaysia Carpenter agent that he has received ordering form for TBL80/40. But not sure about the delivery date. Hopefully can get it before my Hallinayat...TBL80/40 already the Capenter catalogue.
Cheers
Izhan
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We have now decided to move heavier Monster Hunter to production and I'll post some preview shortly ;)
Also will carpenter be extending the monster hunter range to include a pe10-12 rod sometime in the near future?
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Can I have one, Tak?