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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Redlands CA
Posts: 871
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Rod Blank ID Help
Scored a killer rod today at a local Pawnshop.The same pawnshop that I bought my phenix a year ago.This rod is 7' and I would rate it at 20-40# great for 30#.It has a sweet custom wrap with black alum reel seat and SIC guides.It has blue finish over a very coase cloth that I believe is glass.This transitions to graphite right above the grip all the way to the tip.I have seen these before but I dont remember the maker of these blanks.Doing a 2 day on the Islander in two weeks and will try it then. BTW I got this rod for $40.There is a truline and an old yellow Lamiglss rod there too,They are both spinning rods but could be re-wrapped conventional for sure but they were both probably 12# rods good for bass.PM me if you want the address its in montclair.
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: newbury park ca
Posts: 2,323
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ask Fishaholic...or maybe Teamfish, there are alot of guys that wrap rods I am sure someone could ID that
nice rod for the price though
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MAYNEE-YAK
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: So Cal
Posts: 532
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looks like AMERICAN TACKLE Viper series. hard to find blanks now. awesome blanks, and a guy named wiseguy was selling one (grey skin instead of your blue skin). http://www.americantackle.us/blanksviper.html
have fun.
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 552
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It looks like a composite rod, which makes it a modern rod. My guess is it's an American Tackle as already pointed out, or an Advanced Tubular Composites rod. Either way a quality rod with ATC being a higher end rod compared to AT. Considering the components alone, you got a steal! The only question is, how does it fish?
On a last note, if it's a composite rod, you've likely underrated the line class. |
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Redlands CA
Posts: 871
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Viper for sure.Thanks for the link.I am guessing it is the 7' 20-50# rod.It has a great action.Cant wait to hang a fish on it.
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Redlands CA
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Site says its an aluminum treated Glass fabric and graphite.They even came up with a fancy name Texalium or something like that.
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