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Cape Fear blanks: bomb or bust???
Posted by:
Michael Larkin
(---.rsmas.miami.edu)
Date: April 06, 2006 01:06PM
I want to make a light spinning outfit for big tarpon (15-25 lb test) that I am going to rig with 20 lb power pro line to put strong pressure on the fish. I have narrowed the blanks down to a Cape Fear blank (ADV174-70B) or a G.Loomis blank (L905-GL2). The Hextek technology of the Cape Fear blanks sound great on paper but do they produce like the company claims they do? Are they strong and durable?
Mike Re: Cape Fear blanks: bomb or bust???
Posted by:
Spencer Phipps
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Date: April 06, 2006 01:16PM
I don't think the Cape Fear blanks are available any longer, I wouldn't restrict myself to the Loomis either. One of the sweetest tapon rods I've ever used was on the Lamiglas GLB901MT blank, and the Rainshadow SW967 would also be a fine choice. Re: Cape Fear blanks: bomb or bust???
Posted by:
Jay Lancaster
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Date: April 06, 2006 01:23PM
I believe Cape Fear has gone by the wayside. Re: Cape Fear blanks: bomb or bust???
Posted by:
Scott Parsons
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Date: April 06, 2006 02:51PM
I just called Cape Fear rod co. And I got an answer, I have know Raeford for years, I haven't heard anything about them going out of business. The blanks are excellent to fish with I own about 10 of them and they are great. You will not be dissapointed. Re: Cape Fear blanks: bomb or bust???
Posted by:
Anonymous User
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Date: April 06, 2006 03:14PM
They do not provide the stiffness to weight ratio that any tubular blank does, but their forte was also promoted as being a nearly indestructable blank. They are tough. If that's what you're after, then I think you'd probably like them.
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Posted by:
Michael Joyce
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Date: April 06, 2006 09:25PM
There's fisherman that swear by them and love them 10 times over!..... I'd also venture to guess there's a bunch custom rodbuilders that love the way a "stop sign" spins on a lathe during the wrapping process, and how evenly finish can be applied in two coats, and how easy it is to add a trim band to a flat blank etc...
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