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Looking to Recapture the "Lighter Than Air" Magic : Kistler's New Helium 3



Introduction: Ten years ago TackleTour was celebrating its third year of existence amidst an information age that was just beginning to take root in the fishing industry. Anglers were hungry for news and reviews about the hottest fishing tackle. Products that excited burgeoning enthusiasts included a little burgundy reel from Shimano, the Scorpion 1000, Daiwa's flagship TDZ baitcasters, and soon, the first of Megabass's specially tuned reels, the TD-Ito family. Domestically, G.Loomis and St. Croix dominated the rod market but one small rod manufacturer out of Texas was pushing to the forefront by making available to the general angling public fishing rods with designs and aesthetics normally reserved for custom rods.

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hey
is this rod build with the le z-bone blank?
grts Gunther

If these had ti/sic guides, (or even stainless/sic guides) I wouldn't hesitate to try one. But at $250-$300, stainless/alconite doesn't cut it for me.
Good looking rod, and looks like they got everything else right though.

spookybaits wrote:If these had ti/sic guides, (or even stainless/sic guides) I wouldn't hesitate to try one. But at $250-$300, stainless/alconite doesn't cut it for me.
Good looking rod, and looks like they got everything else right though.

I think they're about right for this price point. St Croix uses the same guides on the Legend Tournament, which falls in that price point. Given that they're quality Fuji guides, it's acceptable. I wouldn't accept some off brand Ti-SiC's just for the sake of having them.