AmTak AXSU100M-2 blank

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Re: AmTak AXSU100M-2 blank

Posted by: Timothy Johnson (---.37.132.111.adsl.snet.net)

Date: December 05, 2009 03:59PM

Yup! My first and only surf rod so far! I find the sweet spot is between 2 and 3 oz, it launches metals in that range very nicely! I tried a lighter wood plug under 2oz (1.5 or 1.75oz?) and it cast OK, but I didn't get a ton of distance out of it. I am just starting to get the hang of surf casting, so it may work better in more experienced hands! I had a friend cast it with 2oz lead sinkers and he loved the way it felt and the action. He got the sinker stuck in trees several times and got to pull on the blank pretty good and liked the way it felt. I never tried 4oz with it though.

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