I'm doing some minor repair work on a mate's barbel rod and I'm very conscious of the very high weight/density of the carbon for such a slim blank as well as the beautiful quality and finish of the blank.
It's a 12ft 1.75lb stepped-up jobby with a lovely tip action that turns into an absolute brute just over a third of the way down. I realise that you would expect this type of material quality at such a price but I'm struck by just how very different it feels to rods that I have and have worked on in the £70 to £150 range.
When you see rods advertised that have 24t, 30T and 40T carbon.... What are the makers referring to?
Is it a relative tensile or compression value?
It's a 12ft 1.75lb stepped-up jobby with a lovely tip action that turns into an absolute brute just over a third of the way down. I realise that you would expect this type of material quality at such a price but I'm struck by just how very different it feels to rods that I have and have worked on in the £70 to £150 range.
When you see rods advertised that have 24t, 30T and 40T carbon.... What are the makers referring to?
Is it a relative tensile or compression value?