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NFC Travel saltwater popping blank
Posted by: jasper woudsma (188.166.13.---)
Date: July 20, 2023 11:37AM

Heya rodbuilders,

Iam looking into travel rods for salt water topwater fishing. Mainly stickbaits. Anyone has experience with the NFC popping blanks? LMX-SWP794-4 for example.
I really like that they are 4-piece rods compared to most japanese offerings that are all 3 piece making them 90-94cm broken down which just doesnt fit my normal suitcase. But the reasoning for the 3piece blanks is that they are stronger so i wonder how this NFC blank holds up.

I hope someone already build one and has some tips about what they like or didnt like about the built and blank.

Thanks!!

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Re: NFC Travel saltwater popping blank
Posted by: Spencer Phipps (---)
Date: July 20, 2023 12:42PM

Gary Loomis holds more patents for ferrules than anyone else. His ferrules will not be a problem unless you fish them loose, but that applies to every ferrule system. In over 40+ years none off his ferrules have failed me. I'd be sure I could fish that long a rod in the boat I will be using without slapping the water with the rod tip.

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Re: NFC Travel saltwater popping blank
Posted by: Laurent Keiff (---)
Date: July 27, 2023 02:49AM

Sorry I'm a little late on this one. if you have a FB account, you can go check Goulven's review of the blank. He took it to Costa Rica, and in a nutshell: it's quite a good light popping blank, up to advertised specs.
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