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Is there way you guys can build 10lb and 12lb casting rods with the XMG graphite and cork handles? I noticed that your XMG line has a great deal of rods that are 15lb rods and yet your spinning line of XMG rods has 1- 10lb rod and 1 --12lb rod. The casting rod guys are getting left with a slim selection as the 15lb rods are really really heavy duty.
Also, if there is somebody that can help me out with this question as well. I own many, many, many certified pro rods. Just recently I have noticed that quite a few rods in your cert pro and XMG line up share the same line rating and the same lure rating. Which does not compute properly.
Example= the X96 MC is a 12lb rod with a max lure rating of 3/4 of an oz. and the 10' XMG 15lb casting rod is also rated at 3/4 of an oz for the lure rating, how is this possible?
shouldn't the 15lb XMG rods be more along the lines of 1oz.?? There are many rods in the line up that have this mix up if I may call it that, or is it my lack of knowledge?
Please help if you can.....and make a 10lb cert pro casting rod again, you are missing this in the Lamiglas arsenal, you know there are people who refuse to use a spinning reel still for steelheading.
Thanks!
Check your specs, the medium power 9'2", 9'6", and 10 ft rods all have the same line ratings. No reason you couldn't use 10 lb line on those rods. Lamiglas does have the 96L spinning rod for lighter line use.
No one knows as much as all of us.
Yes it is due to lack of knowledge, but not the common kind...it's actually an engineering thing...so
most people wouldn't be expected to automatically know this...but the longer the blank is, the less
weight it can hold because of the extra leverage caused by the additional length...
For example...you likely could take a one foot long piece of the butt end of an ultra-light blank and
hold about four inches on the top of a table while letting the rest hang over the edge...and it would
be able to hold a one lb sinker tied on the end...but never try that with a full length ultra-light blank.
Now for the good news...LOL...rod blanks don't know what kind of reel you put on them...
They are just listed as "spinning" or "casting" because it's the most common use for them..
Of course that's the blank, not a complete rod so I'm suggesting you put "custom rods" into search
and contact a few to see what one like that might cost...I build rods(but fiberglass/personal use) so
I have some knowledge of the cost and I'd say a "no frills" model might be had for under $200.00.
Wish you luck on this one...