Ah well, they always feel heavier to me! Maybe I'm just thinking about solidity
I found it,
here. Stating a Mitchell 300 at 316g (and the 440 Match as roughly the same further on in the thread)
To give some perspective, my Shimano Twinpower 3000 Ci4 (which I often find to be on the light side when balancing rods) comes in at 285g. The mid 90s Stradic GTM 3000 comes in at 350g. Old Abu 505, 315g. The much reviled Abu 507 MkII (famed for being an overly heavy behemoth), 400g. A modern centrepin, 250g
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The point of balance on the random 13' stick rod I had to hand is no more than about an inch or so different with all of the above reels. That point of balance is beyond the cork with every reel. The rod feels least tip heavy (unsurprisingly) with the 507MkII.
This is exactly why I'm dubious about the ever increasing rush towards lighter and lighter reels. Fine and dandy if your rod sits in a rest most of the time. Different matter on a trotting rod that will be held all day. Naturally, it doesn't matter a toss once you've got a half decent fish on though. Perhaps that's the best answer to the conundrum, repeatedly hook decent size fish with great regularity!
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One thing to add after running a line through this rod in the Garden yesterday evening - it feels like it could stop a Rhino (should I hook one).
Which model of Daiwa stick rod is it? I had early nineties Tom Pickering Matchwinners, including the stick float rod. I've had some cracking lumps out on them but they were still adept at knocking out a net full of tiddlers.