Got too many, got to make some room in the rod locker.
Spinning:
'08 HE66MHS (6'6' MH full cork) sold
'08 HE69MS (6'9" M full cork) sold
'09 HE69MHS (6'9" MH split grip) sold
'09 HE66MHS (6'6" MH split grip) sold
Some of them are new and never used all of them have never caught a fish...
:grin: :laugh:
If I had Bruce's Rod Budget, I'd buy a new boat...
Anybody want a package deal? I have 19 Kistlers in nearly pristine condition - some are actually unused. $2800 you can have them all. Each has it's own Kistler rod case.
That includes 1 - Graphite Plus (2 years old)
10 - LTA (2 years to brand new)
5 - Argon (less than a year old)
3 - LTX (all new - w/recoil guides these were $400 rods)
If you are seriously interested call or email me, I'll provide a detailed breakdown. Whatever bait you want to throw - you can do it with one of the above. Over $5000 retail value. Last of the "production" Kislters MADE IN THE USA. I will not break them up, all or nothing. I'd like to invest in another brand and want to do it all at once not a couple rods at a time.
Bruce you are going to "invest in another brand"? I thought you were a die-hard Kistler fan. What happened?
I sent a PM Ryan - I don't want to get sued by Kistler.
Quote from: bassboogieman on February 02, 2010, 07:14:34 PM
I sent a PM Ryan - I don't want to get sued by Kistler.
Big secret here, anyone want to guess or make something up?
Of course, with Bruce going to another brand Kistler might go out of business. He was their number 1 fan...
Quote from: Eli on February 02, 2010, 08:16:00 PM
Big secret here, anyone want to guess or make something up?
production infrastructure outfrastructure something or other.
Quote from: fishinjim on February 02, 2010, 08:28:55 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 02, 2010, 08:16:00 PM
Big secret here, anyone want to guess or make something up?
production infrastructure outfrastructure something or other.
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:grin: Stan, not exactly. I've been researching Dobyn's rods which are also produced there. Although that is a part of the issue, but not the main one.
Quote from: bassboogieman on February 02, 2010, 09:33:52 PM
:grin: Stan, not exactly. I've been researching Dobyn's rods which are also produced there. Although that is a part of the issue, but not the main one.
Dobyn's makes a good rod, although it is getting harder to find any rods with USA made blanks.
Falcon Lowriders are one that still make their own blanks here. Reasonable price, light , but tough rods.
Falcon Cara and Expert would be my first choice if I had to make it today. Nice selection of rods and USA made. But if I do change brands the Dobyns will be seriously considered. I really douby if I'll find someone looking to put out the cash for the above lot, so I'll probably be a Kistler user for a while, I'm not going through the hassle and shipping expense of selling rods individually at this time.
Quote from: bassboogieman on February 02, 2010, 10:51:22 PM
Falcon Cara and Expert would be my first choice if I had to make it today. Nice selection of rods and USA made. But if I do change brands the Dobyns will be seriously considered. I really douby if I'll find someone looking to put out the cash for the above lot, so I'll probably be a Kistler user for a while, I'm not going through the hassle and shipping expense of selling rods individually at this time.
The Experts are a really nice rod.......I have a 6' 6" MH I use for Jig fishing, not cheap, but excellent quality. Caras are less $$$ but almost as sensitive , use one for spinnerbaits.
One thing with Falcons, they are built tough, I don't baby my rods, they get tossed around the deck during tournaments, stepped on....have yet to have any of them break from abuse, and I have had some of my lowrider rods I use for senkos at least 10 years if not longer.
heres the box that my cara amistad came in...
(http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x198/fishinjimmy/north%20face%20jacket/IMG_2739.jpg)
could not believe that the rod was in one piece when i pulled it out, let alone crackless and scratchless.
the tube bend is where the first eye up from the reel seat is, which has about no flex whatsoever.
hopefully there isn't some hidden damage inside the rod somewhere.
bruce, if you go with falcon and are looking for a spinning rod, i have a brand new 6'9 m t7 cara that i might be willing to sell.
listed it for sale once, then changed my mind. might change it again.
I like the Experts, and would likely choose them for slow presentations like jigs and plastics. I like that most come in either split grip or full cork, as do the Dobyns rods. I have found the split grips ok for spinning rods and the plastics. I think I'd step down (not much of a step down) to the Cara for moving baits, cranks and spinnerbaits. I like a full cork handle there. I don't know too much about the Cara Reaction rods but they have a composite blank for crankbaits (again Dobyns does also) - I really liked the composite blank Kistlers I had (now Pillager has them). Falcon offers a wide selection of rods - like the old Kistlers which originally got my attention. But it's all just conjecture, unless I find someone with a lump of cash to spend on a locker full of rods, but it's sill fun checking them out. :grin:
J/J that's SICK. I've heard of damaged tubes, but luckily I've never had one put on my porch. I would be scared to death to open one bent that badly, figure nothing but pieces would I shake out. I really don't think I'll find a buyer for a locker full of rods, so I'll probably remain a Kistler user for while anyway, but thanks for the offer. It's not like I woke up this morning hating Kistler rods - I like every one I have, the problem is that most of the rods I have are no longer made. Replacing one may be an issue in the future. I'm just looking for a rod maker that maintains some consistancy across it's product line. If an opportunity comes up then I would change.
Bruce, tell us the rest of the story. I still don't understand how you switched from Kistler as a religion last week to casting them off completely this week. Did they kill animals in the production process?
I really can't offer specifics in a public forum, it may be construed as slander. It's not of course, I wouldn't resort to that. But you know (or should) that honesty and integrity are extremely important to me. Suffice it to say I have found that, to my dismay and in my opinion, a certain rod manufacturer obviously has very little of either, has virtually no consideration for his customers other than getting their money, and cannot establish or apparently has any concern for consistancy with his product. And is a stong proponent of CENSORSHIP. That about covers it in a nut shell.
Did you work with this manufacturer or are you justa customer? Customers have a right to complain about whatever...its not slander!
PRICES REDUCED - I'm getting rid of them :undecided: