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Any comments on the new Hook & Hackle IM 7 blanks
Posted by: D. Rob Grider (---.digitalgroup.net)
Date: January 05, 2005 12:34PM

Just curious if anyone has built on the new Hook & Hackle IM 7 fly blanks at this point and what they think of them. Priced very reasonable, supposedly 47,000,000 modulus and fast action. Thank you for your input.

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Re: Any comments on the new Hook & Hackle IM 7 blanks
Posted by: Kevin Kresowaty (---.nwcspa.adelphia.net)
Date: January 05, 2005 05:41PM

Did you see the price for the new Rainshadows? Rx7+'s for $100 an up and Rx8+'s for $200 and up! Yikes! I hope H&H puts em on sale sometime.

On the other hand, they have the new Matrix blanks and they are nicely priced. :-)

Kevin

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Re: Any comments on the new Hook & Hackle IM 7 blanks
Posted by: Josh Martineau (---.twcny.rr.com)
Date: January 05, 2005 05:46PM

I have not built on the IM7 blanks yet. But I can tell you that the IM6 blanks are very good and well weorth the money. Unless you are looking at that specific IM7 blank for the fast action I think the IM6 is the better deal because of the lifetime warranty.

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Re: Any comments on the new Hook & Hackle IM 7 blanks
Posted by: Josh Martineau (---.twcny.rr.com)
Date: January 05, 2005 05:49PM

Kevin, did you check the special offers page of the H&H site? You get 20% off your order.

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Re: Any comments on the new Hook & Hackle IM 7 blanks
Posted by: Emory Harry (---.client.comcast.net)
Date: January 05, 2005 09:12PM

According to the data that I have there is very little difference between IM 6 and IM 7. The modulus of elasticity is about the same but IM7 has slightly higher tensile strength.

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Re: Any comments on the new Hook & Hackle IM 7 blanks
Posted by: John Dow (---.snet.net)
Date: January 05, 2005 11:06PM

I spoke to Bob via e-mail today and he told me thay aren't too different from each other , the 7 is a bit lighter , and a little faster . It also states that the 7 is imported , where the 6 is made here . Hope this helps , I'm going to try one my self when I finish up the couple I building now . John

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