A Classic Vintage in the Making? Kistler's '21 Helium

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A Classic Vintage in the Making? Kistler's '21 Helium

Post by Cal » Tue Mar 09, 2021 6:05 am

A Classic Vintage in the Making? Kistler's '21 Helium

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Introduction: Not every manufacturer has one, but most of the successful, long standing companies do. A product line that, when mentioned by name alone, instantly invokes the name of that manufacturer in the consumer's mind: GLX, Legend Elite, Destroyer, Kaleido, Stella, Zillion, Revo. Consumers wanting to experience what an established manufacturer is all about need only look to these signature series to get that sense.

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The first time Zander set eyes on a Kistler Helium was in 2002 - almost twenty years ago. My first experience with a Helium rod came in 2003 - before joining the TackleTour team, but after reading Zander's original review of the legendary He69APC. While there are other product lines above and below this one, in my mind, Helium is still the series that defines Kistler Custom Rods. We recently caught wind of some changes within the company surrounding their source for blanks, so we acquired a stick from the current Helium series to check out. Here's our look at the 2021 Kistler Custom Rods Helium.

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