Got a hold on a CTS SurfMaster Blank today with some taped on guides.
Hit the casting field with someone much better than me and we gave it a few whirls.
REALLY NICE BLANK!
I tried to put my arse end into it a few times with my mag setting on "0" and loaded the heck out of it. Needless to say big ole birds nest and a break off. Without my warmup and just tossing it I hit 150 with no problem. If I had time to really play with this rod, I might have been able to do something that would amaze me.
Guy casting with me was a much more expierenced caster than me and was bombing it with little or no effort.
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