does Abu use the exact same reel frame for every one of their reels?

I played with these rods at my local tackle shop the other day and I have to admit, I was impressed. the elite and world class rods reminded me of the classic Techna AV rods from the late 90s. my only complaint, and its only a matter of personal preference is the spinning reel seats were top down lo...

very cool.

my very first higher end rod was a 7 foot 2 piece Fenwick CoFi 57 MH spinning rod paired with a stradic 4000 reel back in 1997.

at the time Fenwick had launched the CoFi 57 and the Techna AV and they were being made in the USA.

both were great rods at the time.

yup like the 200 I models which were the best ones ever!! every model since has been a downgrade.

if it records how many farts are laid during fishing I'm not buying it.

so way back in 1997 my first high end rod was a Fenwick CoFi 57 rod, which was a made in the USA rod along with their Techna AV rods. It was $192 Canadian which at the time was a lot for a rod. Fenwick released these two rods as sort of their 'come back' models I believe that were made in the USA at...

amazing reel but man those barrel handle knobs ugh

immediate change would be required i think lol

nice!

is that little nub of a trigger comfortable? Ive seen a few rods with similar triggers (like the SC LT casting rod) and I don't like the way they feel at all. doesn't feel secure in your hand no?

^ Cool Tip!~

These look awesome however for those of us up North we need closed loop spinnerbaits so a steel leader can be attached. Pike hammer them lol but in a bass only area I guess the safety pin type are ok. one of my pet peeves though: closed loop type spinnerbaits are usually thicker wire and hold up bet...

the last time I heard about Edge rods were people freaking out over on bassresource about ordering their rods and them taking 4 to 6 months to get made and shipped out.

I hope this has been rectified as Gary has always been the man when it comes to making rods!!

BRONZEBACK32 wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 29, 2022 1:06 am

The Casting looks awesome, I'm just not to sure about the spinning rod handle myself.

I would agree. any spinning reel with a lock nut that locks top down is terrible IMO. I hate them

its gotta go bottom up for me

ya i guess thats kind of my point though: the special features often make the rods worse not better. look at the reviews on the GLX for example: https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/G_Loomis_GLX_Casting_Rods/descpage-NGLX.html#customer_reviews the custom reel seat hurts peoples hands. I think they may us...

I found it interesting that this rod lost some points for having standard Fuji reel seats. ie 7/10. I actually think the opposite, it gains points for me because i don't want a 'custom' reel seat like on the GLX etc. if you look on tacklewarehouse, a lot of people hate the custom seats (they say tri...