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The lowest graphite I've seem is 25 tons (Abu Garcia) and IM6 . The highest is 90 Million (BPS) and IM10 (Shimano). I think different brands have their own version of the rating. Here is a write up from allfishingguy.com: High Modulus Carbon fibers are classified by the tensile modulus of the fiber. Tensile modulus is a measure of how much pulling force a certain diameter, in other words how much load per square inch of cross section ("stress") the material can tolerate before breaking. The English unit of measurement is pounds of force per square inch of cross-sectional area, or psi. Carbon fibers classified as "low modulus" have a tensile modulus below 34.8 million psi (240 million kPa). Other classifications, in ascending order of tensile modulus, include "standard modulus," "intermediate modulus," "high modulus," and "ultrahigh modulus." Ultrahigh modulus carbon fibers have a tensile modulus of 72.5-145.0 million psi (500 million-1.0 billion kPa). As a comparison, steel has a tensile modulus of about 29 million psi (200 million kPa). Thus, the strongest carbon fiber is about five times stronger than steel. The term graphite fiber refers to certain ultrahigh modulus fibers made from petroleum pitch. These fibers have an internal structure that closely approximates the three-dimensional crystal alignment that is characteristic of a pure form of carbon known as graphite. Modulus is a measure of stiffness, how far the material stretches for a given stress. Modulus is the ratio (espressed in millions of psi, "pounds per square inch", a measure of a force on an area) between stiffness and weight of the graphite blank. The higher the modulus, the more energy the rod can store and release. The energy is a way of saying the speed and the power of the rod. Think of a swimmer on a diving board and try to imagine to variate the properties of the jumping board and you will see what it is. Some also simply by saying that modulus is resistance to flex and the higher the modulus the stiffer the rod. Beware, though, the higher the modulus, the more expensive is the blank and also more brittle the rod after an impact. There are many types of carbon fibers: IM6, M8, M55, M40, M40J, M46J, T300, HR40, and more. Each have their own properties: which are the modulus and the strength. Good fishing rods have generally speaking a high modulus, a high strength, and intermediate percentage of fibres. The modulus is given as force per unit area, for a material, so saying 33 million modulus or 33 Msi means 33 million pounds per square inch of material. High-modulus, type HM (modulus between 350-450Gpa). Intermediate-modulus, type IM (modulus between 200-350Gpa). Low modulus, high-tensile, type HT (modulus < 100Gpa, tensile strength > 3Gpa) Superhigh-tensile, type SHT (tensile strength > 4.5Gpa). The less a material will bend before it begins to fail the higher the modulus. High modulus materials can be used to make soft rods, and conversely, low modulus material can be designed into making stiff rods.The higher the modulus of graphite, the higher the stiffness, the lower the strength. A 57 million modulus graphite rod will be lighter and stiffer (therefore more brittle) than a rod rated at 44 million modulus. IM 6 graphite is approx. 33 million modulus IM7 graphite is approx. 44 million modulus IM8 graphite is approx. 51 million modulus

Basically the higher the modulus count the stiffer and more sensitive the blank is, but it could come at a cost on the durability.

I don't think that it really matters as long as the split ring is not so thin that it will pull apart. Sometimes the size of the split rings matter on floating/suspending baits since it may affect the buoyancy. But on a sinking bait it should not matter.

Hey guys/ladies, I have a favor to ask. I have a friend who recently moved to Columbus OH. He loves bass fishing but is having a hard time finding a place or people to bass fish with. Apparently a lot of the ponds in his area are not stocked with bass/fish and fishing is prohibited. If you can give me some ideas for me to pass on to him, I would greatly appreciate it.

When you tighten the tension knob does the lure fall slowly?

PM me. I can point you in the right direction for bluegills.

Are you adjusting the drag or the spool tension? If you are adjusting the drag, then that could be your problem.

The sale prices are available online with free shipping as well....Thanks!!

And the Neo was built in-house. The Rage was built in Mexico.....if that makes a difference.

I use the packs in my tackle boxes. But once in a while I still find slightly rusty hooks. I think that that several packs per box are needed to be effective.

Where are you fishing? The topwater bite has not started for me yet.

All done. I just took a little razor blade and scraped lightly under the epoxy to get it off. I ran a q-tip through the guide afterward to make sure I didn't nick it accidentally. It looks clean and smooth now. Thanks!!

Ok thank you for the info. I'll leave the tip as is. I'll try and take off the extra epoxy as you suggested.

I just had a new rod shipped to me and there is a little bit of epoxy inside one of the guides. Is this something that I need to worry about? They are micro guides so I am uneasy about putting a flame so close to the blank. Also the tip is slightly misaligned. Can I just heat up the tip and realign it?

I saw that as well at my local Walmart. But the SilverMax are the previous model (Gen 2). I don't know what has really changed between Gen 2 and Gen 3 though.

It will end after you buy up the rest of their inventory

Mine are on their way to me

I was wondering about that. I kept looking at the pictures to see if there is a screw to open the sideplate, but I could not see one. The handle was blocking the picture.

Is that a reputable vendor?

I saw this box that is used to separate orings and thought of this post. With enough dividers, you could fit lots of inline spinners in there.

Man after my own heart. You are all set in case all the line manufacturers go out of business. I have a few spools of my fav line stocked up in my basement!

Most of the Walmarts that are closing are Express stores. I doubt that they would have fishing equipment....but it's worth checking.

Another one that bends pretty well and is relatively cheap is the Shimano Sojourn 7' M.

The good thing about buying from Dicks is that you can always return it for the MH if you don't like it after you try it out on the water.

Dang it. Now I have to make another trip to check out the sale....Thanks!