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ksong · 11-11-2007, 10:41 PM

MrBill, looks great.
I got two OTi 7'6" 80# blanks and I'll have one custom popping rod and one jigging rod made from the blanks. Those rods will be tested when I go to Fiji for GT popping and dogtooth jigging.
As MrBill said, I don't see any problem to use 25 lbs drag with the rods.
I am going to experiment the popping rod with 28 - 30 lbs drag for GT.
When compared with Smith 80P/35 blank, OTI 80 # blanks looks stiffer and stronger. I felt OTI's blanks is much heavier than 80P/35, but there is only one ounce difference.

Both rods have Fuji DPSH - 22 reel seats.

11-11-2007, 10:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
ksong SPONSOR Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,562	MrBill, looks great. I got two OTi 7'6" 80# blanks and I'll have one custom popping rod and one jigging rod made from the blanks. Those rods will be tested when I go to Fiji for GT popping and dogtooth jigging. As MrBill said, I don't see any problem to use 25 lbs drag with the rods. I am going to experiment the popping rod with 28 - 30 lbs drag for GT. When compared with Smith 80P/35 blank, OTI 80 # blanks looks stiffer and stronger. I felt OTI's blanks is much heavier than 80P/35, but there is only one ounce difference. Both rods have Fuji DPSH - 22 reel seats.