extra-fast actions

[MickD]

In all the posts I've seen no objective data on tendency to break.  All opinions, one of which I have.  I have never heard that X-fast action rods are more prone to breakage, but if it's old "info," then I contend it's out of date.  The newer high mod blanks take advantage of years of experience designing them, building them, plus material improvements.  (like nano)

 

I wrapped a Point Blank around my trolling motor shaft with a bend so sharp that I never expected it to survive.  It survived and made it through another season of tough duty and big fish.  It is an X-fast action very high modulus blank.

 

I have been testing for true natural frequency of blanks and rods and have found that Point Blanks have the highest natural frequency of the ones I've tested, including one of the latest, highly touted, introductions.  This is not CCF, it is the true natural frequency of the blanks, nothing, no weight added to slow the frequency down as CCF does.  And the Point Blanks have the highest frequency I've found so far.  Which indicates they are very high sensitivity, high modulus blanks.  My experience wrapping one around my trolling motor shaft is good evidence that high modulus X-fast action blanks can be very tough as well.

[Aaron_H]

28 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

I’ve broken a few myself. Never a fun time. One time my spinnerbait in the middle of a roll cast just barely clipped my rod tip hanging off the edge of my kayak and broke it clean off. I just stared for a second and cried on the inside. 

 

I would cry on the outside.

[jimmyjoe]

1 hour ago, MickD said:

I have never heard that X-fast action rods are more prone to breakage, but if it's old "info," then I contend it's out of date.

 

   There's one of the other things that I was curious about. ?          jj

[Derek1]

This was a good read guys, thanks for the info.