Warren, again I read marketing hype in that article. As to the cork
foregrip, I agree that if it is solidly attached to the blank it might
dampen the "feel" slightly. So the object of the game is to use a hood that
does not come into direct contact with the blank when the reel is secured in
place.

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"The Shadow"
Millennium Rods
"go-bassn" wrote in message
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I was giving this website a look-over & stumbled across these rods-


http://www.fishingworld.com/KistlerR...43153323449&Ca
rt=10760377343447427&SKU=He63APC

I have no clue what the secret, lighter than graphite material is that
these
guys use to build their rods (they claim it's lighter & stronger, but
nowhere do they claim it's more sensative), but I do see something that
looks interesting. I thought about how I grip my casting rods while
working
soft-plastics, jigs, jerkbaits, crankbaits & other lures. I "palm" the
reel
with my left hand, and my index finger rests on the small cork piece
between
the reel & the rod body. I gotta think that if my finger were resting
directly on the rod blank, as with these rods, that sensitivity would be
increased bigtime.

I'm going to ask John Uhler of Furnace Bay Rods his opinion on this, and
unless he can point out something I'm missing here I'm gonna have him make
me a rod like that. I'd love to hear the better fishermen on this
newsgroup's opinions on this to. I love the idea of having my finger in
direct contact with the rod blank.

As for rods being heavy & wearing guys' arms out during a fishing trip,
lol.
What girly-boys are they talking about?

Warren
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http://www.warrenwolk.com/