Kistler rods have been around for some time now. I just finished reading the
review in question , and sorry to say was not very impressed. First they are
using a standard Fuji reel seat., all that is different is the locking hood.
Its the same that any builder gets with these reelseats.Eliminating the fore
grip will not give you any difference in sensitivity or feel. At Millennium
Rods we use a graphite sleeve and cork hood . The cork does not usually
touch the blank with our hoods so there is no lose in sensitivity or feel.
The use of the titanium frame guides is now rather widespread also It's not
necessarily the material of the frame that will dampen or stiffen a blank .
But rather how "many" guides are used , and their placement on the
rod blank itself. I can and have designed rods using alconite rings with
regular S/S frames that weigh less than
a rod with the titanium frames.

While I am sure that Kistler makes a fine rod, IMHO they
are over priced.

Oh, and Craig if you don't mind dropping a grand on a combo, let's
talk..........hehehe! Course for that kind of change you could get at least
(3) three MCR rods.

Dave Norton

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"The Shadow"
Millennium Rods
"Roy Randolph" wrote in message
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You can read more about them here
http://www.tackletour.com/reviewkistlerlta.shtm

The one thing that is different is no cork in front of the real seat. They
just put a winding check there, Next they use titanium guide frames and if
you've ever priced these guides you'll know why is cost so much! Any rod
that claims to be light weight uses these guides and a few other tricks
like
no cork in front of the seat or like St. Croix they use Skeleton real
seats.

What it comes down to is that the difference in the weight of the blank is
less then an ounce from blank to blank on these high end rods and most
people would never notice that difference.


"Gary Wilber" wrote in message
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Kistler is a great company to work with. It is owned by Trey Kistler
and you can call him up any time and talk to him. He will help you
pick out the right rod for any situation. I own four or five of the
standard rods, not the heliums. I like all of them. I believe they
are on a par with Loomis or anyone else. The other thing about Trey
is he is a Christian and makes a point that his company is a Christian
run company. That may not matter to some people but it was important
to me. I'm happy that someone has the courage to stand up for their
faith even if it means a loss of some sales.