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Old February 4th, 2004, 04:35 AM
go-bassn
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Default Kistler Rods - What is the REAL shakedown?

Am I missing something here? I'm seeing a whole line of rods that range
from & 80 to $200, with the top of the line versions at under $300. How
does that make them overpriced? They look pretty sweet to me, and with guys
like Dave Dudley & Mark Tyler endorsing them I'd bet they're pretty sweet
sticks too.

Warren
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""The Shadow"" wrote in message
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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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"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
om...
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.