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Title: fcl labo 78 extreme h
Post by: Ludovic Goldschmidt on July 11, 2015, 08:22:37 AM: FCL Labo UCB-78 Extreme H

Hello,

Have you try this rod on fcl labo rods, the 78 h extreme,seems to be the more powerfull ,22 kg drag !!!! want a second weapon for popper and stickbait in 140 g to 180 g .
if you have fishing whith this rod ,can you tell me if she is more forving than Smith tokara.

Thanks

Ludo
Title: Re: fcl labo 78 extreme h
Post by: Cameron Mundy on July 12, 2015, 04:21:11 PM: Very underrated range of rods in fished with quite a few and loved them all I'd probably own one if I had any space left in my tube.
Title: Re: fcl labo 78 extreme h
Post by: Amr Kehila on July 12, 2015, 06:09:55 PM: I have the 81M. Love the rod!
Title: Re: fcl labo 78 extreme h
Post by: Lucas Nixon on July 13, 2015, 04:55:34 PM: Hi Ludo,

Mate I recently added a FCL Labo UCB 8ft to the arsenal and love it.

Casts brilliantly and is super light compared to a lot of other high end casting rods.

I matched mine with a Stella 14000 SWB for my wife to use but whenever she put it down I picked it straight up as it was brilliant and a good rest from the usual Stella 18000 on Ripple Fishers etc.

Fished poppers and stick baits to 120 grams with it and was very happy with performance.

A couple of pics putting the rod through its paces on a 30 kg YFT and wahoo.

Cheers.
Title: Re: fcl labo 78 extreme h
Post by: Lucas Nixon on July 13, 2015, 04:59:24 PM: (http://s28.postimg.org/no879t6y1/image.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/no879t6y1/)

(http://s28.postimg.org/cxkko4tbd/image.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/cxkko4tbd/)

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At first I was a bit concerned about the mid join of this rod but am more than happy with its performance.

Cheers.