Cutting a rod and it's power

Started by Topshot, January 11, 2014, 08:28:12 PM

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Keta

Were the Black Steel blanks all grey/charcoal?
Hi, my name is Lee and I have a fishing gear problem.

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Ron Jones

I thought the "California Classics" or whatever they called the Saber taper rods, were done in a darkish blue for a while.
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SoCalAngler

#17
The Seeker Classic series were labeled with WCBC before the blank number. The WCBC stands for West Coast Black Classic and the blanks were black with blue wrapping. But, Seeker did from time to time do limited runs of rods in different colors. I have seen the normally red blank Super Seekers done in orange, blue and green so I would not put it past seeker to do different runs of other models in different colors.

Keta

Thanks, my Black Steel rods are all factory wrapped like you described.
Hi, my name is Lee and I have a fishing gear problem.

I have all of the answers, yup, no, maybe.

A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.
Mark Twain

Ron Jones

Maybe it is the blue wraps, but I thought I remember a blue rod.
Ron
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Topshot

Wow just found out that the 2 rod blanks I bought were limited run blue seeker extreme series blanks. Made with a glass. Lighter but a lot stronger then e glass versions. Strong as graphite without the stiffness the 6 foot is going for $127 and the 5'5 is going for $117. I think I might have scored
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Topshot

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SoCalAngler

As you know those are the Extreem blanks.

Lee,
All the Black Steel blanks I have seen are the charcoal/gray color.

doradoben

Good for you, Topshot. As I recall these would have probably been produced before they started building the Super Seekers. You will have much nicer rods to fish than if you had cut both ends off a long blank, and xxh's are true 80lb. rods..

Shark Hunter

#24
You did good Topshot. For 130 class, I go with the Rainshadow. A lot of rod for the money!
This is a 5'8" Rainshadow with 8 zirconium guides. That's a 16/0 on the other end.
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SoCalAngler

I forgot to add that the classics also came in the honey color.

Dynamo

Very nice rod, Shark Hunter  ;D! Do you know what blank it is? How do you like it? How does it bend?

Shark Hunter

I haven't fished it yet. Its the eglass blend. Glass at the bottom and graphite and glass toward the top. I forgot the original blank numbers. I had it made by Bar Bar Tackle.
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Dynamo

Thanks for the informative reply!