Ripple Fisher GT79R - weight and handle lenght?

[Dan Wulf]

I'm considering buying a GT79R. I may have overlooked it, but I cannot find any information regarding the weight of this rod. Does RF keep the weight as a secret? If no specs are available maybe I could ask one of the happy GT79R owners to place their rod on a scale....

I did find information on the total length of the handle (810mm/32" from butt to edge of upper grip). However, I would like to know the distance from the reel chair to the butt cap.

Thanks in advance for your kind replies!

Best wishes,
Dan

[Jim Isherwood]

Hi Dan

Give Duncan or Tom a buzz at Fish Head , there a wealth of info and great guys to chat to

cheers
Jim

[Tony Fowler]

Gday Dan

I just purchased a couple of Ripplefishers from Fishhead just before Christmas. Duncan and Tom are great guys to deal with.

One of the rods was a GT79R. The weight is 390grams.
Its is also an update model, sounds like a few things are slightly different. including a 'grippier' upper grip and the guide frame are silver not black.

Duncan maybe able to inform you more with the technical aspects.

Regards Tony

[Brandon Khoo]

the foregrip is just a new design and the guides are now E-MNSGs

[Dan Wulf]

Thanks for all your information! I didn't know about the new version, so this has been very helpful. I live in Denmark and since the GT79R does not seem to be available in Europe I will probably order it from US.

[Tony Fowler]

Dan

The distance from the reel chair to the butt cap is 455mm.

I'll post a pic of the forward grip if i get a chance but it won't be this week.

Regards Tony

[Dan Wulf]

@Tony
Excellent! Thank you very much for the measure! If you can find the time to post a pic of the new upper grip, I would definitely like to see it.

Greetings,
Dan

[Andre van Wyk]

Hej Dan,

PM sent mate.

Dre

[Dan Wulf]

Another (kind) user sent me a link with photo of the more grippier grip:
http://www.fishhead.com.au/store/product_images/p/568/GT79R-02__47914_zoom.jpg

Thanks!

Dan

[Mark Harris]

Ooooh. Not sure if I like that grip.  Is that now standard on Ripples?

[Lip Song]

hi,

i found a website with all e measurements & pics

http://www.jignpop.com/gt79r.aspx

other models are available too

[Dan Wulf]

hi,

i found a website with all e measurements & pics

http://www.jignpop.com/gt79r.aspx

other models are available too

Excellent! As far as I recall the details for GT79R were not on Kil's site a few days ago. Maybe Kil have had enough of all my e-mails regarding specs.... 

[Mark Harris]

Yep excellent info from Kil.

I guess it looses in the translation but I think rod manufacturers should think more carefully about promoting superb rods like a 79R as "for beginners". Carpenter do the same with DJMH83 and that put me off for a while... silly I know, but it does!  I now have both a 79R and a DJMH83 and they are both great specialist medium heavy popping rods

[Andre van Wyk]

  I now have both a 79R and a DJMH83 and they are both great specialist medium heavy popping rods

Agreed Mark... the DJ83MH was my first high end popping rod... I managed to pick one up brand new, test casted a few times only, from a mate in the US who put his shoulder out so went back to fly fishing only, for $400 USD shipped to me in South AFrica!!!

Its still probably my favourite rod to cast all day, and casts like a dream, is great on medium poppers and medium large stickbaits...

Unfortunately its the only Carpenter in my quiver, the rest being Ripplefishers, Smith's, Ocean Revolutions and Jigging Masters... hopefully going to add another at some point.... no clue what yet... 

[Jon Li]

Yep excellent info from Kil.

I guess it looses in the translation but I think rod manufacturers should think more carefully about promoting superb rods like a 79R as "for beginners". Carpenter do the same with DJMH83 and that put me off for a while... silly I know, but it does!  I now have both a 79R and a DJMH83 and they are both great specialist medium heavy popping rods

DJ83MH is meant for anglers which still have not the prowess to cast the required distance but would like to fish together with the more advanced casters using powerfull GT rods such as WV80XH . DJ83MH is still one of the most sought after rod , even Yoichi Mogi still bring his DJ83MH wherever he goes fishing , be it for GT , BFT/YFT or YTK . It is a powerfull rod by anyone's standard but at the same time forgiving in nature where the users aren't made too tired after casting all day .

Jon .