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Ok - i've had my beloved Avet SX for a few weeks now, but didn't have a proper rod to put it on - was forced to relegate it to panfish duty on a 7ft ugly stick spinning rod....while i waited for my 1569 to arrive...It was nice, but I still wasn't too sure about the switch to conventional.....
Well, I chanced upon a deal to get a new Ocean Master Heavy for $80 and couldn't say no....It arrived this afternoon. I unpacked it and promptly went out to the practice field with the OM Heavy, Avet, and an 8oz frog tongue in a tennis ball. WOW!  What a difference a real surf rod will make....I now know what all the fuss is about "once you go conventional you'll never go back"....just feels so nice... I love the reel...love the rod... and absolutely cannot wait for the 1569 to arrive (although i'll have to beg my wife for a second avet then...) I should have made the switch long ago... Last edited by trowpa; 07-02-2007 at 07:45 PM. 
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Did you end up cutting anything off of the 1569 or leave it at the full 13'?
Now you won't buy anything but custom rods now! 
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Dixie - well, its not cut YET (still waiting for the blank to arrive)
However - yes, the plan is to cut 6 inches from the butt. As for nothing but custom rods, i'm liking that OM now - can't wait to see the difference w/ the custom....I think i'm an addiction waiting to happen.... 
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I am glad to talked you into that Ocean Master Rod!
I bet you can't wait to get out on the water now.
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Can't wait to see it all Steve.....I still have visions of your running cast from the first spring fling!!!!!!!!! Should be a great night!!!!! Probably gonna put me and my casting to shame
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Nope Jeff -I'm still a casting spectacle i'm sure, but getting better...slowly. Hopefully you and Jim can give me some pointers on the 12th....or maybe just take cover behind the truck and laugh!)
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So did you blow that Avet up yet? You need to start laying into those casts now that you got a proper rod to cast on. You know that the reel isn't broken in unless it has a good blowup!
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