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<blockquote data-quote="RStewart" data-source="post: 304830" data-attributes="member: 278"><p>Like others have said, IM is irrelevant. For the weekend warrior most rods will be fine. The higher end rods usually are lighter & more sensitive. I have a Kistler ($130) that I won at a tourney & I can tell a huge difference compared to the BPS rod I used to use for the same technique. The higher end rods tend to have better quality guides & reel seat. Ironically, the tourney I won the kistler at, I broke my bps rod. I set the hook & the reel popped off the rod. </p><p></p><p> One of the biggest reasons a rod will break is poor care. You drop your rod on a sharp edge, like the edge of your deck in your boat, you weaken the blank. Do it enough & the rod will eventually fail.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RStewart, post: 304830, member: 278"] Like others have said, IM is irrelevant. For the weekend warrior most rods will be fine. The higher end rods usually are lighter & more sensitive. I have a Kistler ($130) that I won at a tourney & I can tell a huge difference compared to the BPS rod I used to use for the same technique. The higher end rods tend to have better quality guides & reel seat. Ironically, the tourney I won the kistler at, I broke my bps rod. I set the hook & the reel popped off the rod. One of the biggest reasons a rod will break is poor care. You drop your rod on a sharp edge, like the edge of your deck in your boat, you weaken the blank. Do it enough & the rod will eventually fail. [/QUOTE]
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