Monday, March 16, 2009

New Five Rivers FTXL blank release!!

Good news from Dan Craft Enterprises for 2009!!
Five Rivers Rod Blanks are allready a well respected brand in the USA and looks like will happen the same in Europe...
Dan Craft has released a new faster line of blanks, the Five Rivers FTXL (Fast Taper Extra Light)...
"EXTRA FAST ACTION BLANK FOR WORKING IN STRONG WINDS AT LONG DISTANCE. THESE NEW BLANKS ARE CONSTRUCTED USING OUR PROPRIETARY TAPERS AND A MIXTURE OF 57 AND 60 + MILLION MODULUS GRAPHITE CREATING A LIGHT WEIGHT BLANK WITH EXTRA FAST ACTION AND GREAT STRENGTH AND LIFTING POWER! CLEAR SEMI-GLOSS FINISH, LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY."
According to what Dan sais, they are designed to be slighly faster than the previous FT series of blanks, wich to me were the fastest blanks I thought I will ever see...
The new FTX blanks are even lower diameter than the FT's , and are constructed of high modulus-high strain graphite fibers and scrim, ultralight weight and the semigloss natural finish, wich I love the most actually, because it goes well with a variety of thread colours.
It sounds very good especially for those who look for very fast action fly rods in general, or for casting into strong winds with heavy flies...and all these at a very affordable price, from 150$ to 196$. Available from 5 weight to 10 weight and 9' in lenght. They might be available in a 4 weight 9 foot configuration also.
I'm looking forward to see an FTXL 905-4 for all around lake fishing and those far away casts and an maybe an FTXL 908-4 for pikes...In fact I can't even think on something else until I get one :))..
Until then, tightloops to everyone!!

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