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3 years ago
Casey Burden1
Hi All, I haven’t been on active on this board much so please excuse the redundancy of my question if it has been discussed heavily. Can someone give me the overview of why Fuji has done away with the black alconites and black reel seat hoods. Is there a plan to introduce any kind of black substitutes for these products? I know fazlites are the new budget friendly option to replace alc
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8 years ago
Casey Burden1
Will, that's a good looking rod. What size guides did you use?
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10 years ago
Casey Burden1
Anyone have an idea on the weight of the casting seat with or without the insert? Also, can it be mounted without arbors, similar to the acs and/or ecsm? Just wanting to know if it comparable in weight to an ecsm.
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11 years ago
Casey Burden1
Thanks for the info guys! Lance, I will for sure be calling you in the near future!
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11 years ago
Casey Burden1
Hey Guys, I want to build a glass cranking rod and I am wandering about reel seat options and micro guides . As you know, these s-glass blanks have much larger diameters. Often 3/4ths of an inch or bigger in some instances. With that being said, I am really wanting to trying the RF Legacy Elite blanks. What are my options as far as reel seats go on the RF blanks for about a 9.5-11.5 inch handle l
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