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Shimano rod info
Posted by: Bil Gburek (---.altnpa.east.verizon.net)
Date: January 03, 2010 09:22PM

Have a buddy who wants to build a rod for a cousin -- cousin fishes inshore ( Charleston area South Carolina) mostly for reds and my buddy knows he really likes his Shimano Crucial 7', but doesn't know if it's a medium/fast, or medium-heavy/fast. Regardless, does anyone know where Shimano gets their blanks, and/or what might be the closest blank to theirs in quality, construction, feel, etc?

Thanks.

Bilgee

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Re: Shimano rod info
Posted by: Kyle Robinson (---.cdrr.qwest.net)
Date: January 03, 2010 10:35PM

I thought it was built on a G Loomis blank, but may be wrong. Interesting to know...

Kyle Robinson

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Re: Shimano rod info
Posted by: Tom Kirkman (Moderator)
Date: January 04, 2010 08:04AM

Most of the Shimano rods are built on blanks sourced from the Orient.

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Re: Shimano rod info
Posted by: Spencer Phipps (---.ptld.qwest.net)
Date: January 04, 2010 11:07AM

The only rods Shimano had built at G Loomis I'm aware of was the V-Rods, maybe 10 years ago.

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Re: Shimano rod info
Posted by: Kyle Robinson (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date: January 05, 2010 06:58PM

Thanks for the info. We were told be a big brand retailer in the fishing world that the top end, Crutial on up were G Loomis blanks, the lesser ones were imported from the orient somewhere.
This is not my thread, but I sure appreciate knowing the truth.

Kyle Robinson

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Re: Shimano rod info
Posted by: Spencer Phipps (---.ptld.qwest.net)
Date: January 05, 2010 10:55PM

I've heard from a few people that Bass Pro Shops is saying that the upper end Shimanos are G Loomis blanks if it was true, or even if the blanks were US made you'd think they advertise the fact like they did the V-Rods.

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