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Tubular blanks hit a point of diminishing rewards - to make a blank light enough in power and be tubular, the walls need to be thin and thin walls are brittle. If you have a 30' tubular blank you only have so much "room" for taper - you can get more taper out of a solid blank and the solid blank will be more durable. Solid blanks do not have to factor in constraints for wall thickness or overall diameter. Open water rods have at least 5' to create taper and have more power then an ice blank so they can be made durable. You can taper down a tubular blank to a solid tip however....most of these are medium to heavy power blanks
tubular blanks are not an upgrade...
If you want something comparable to st crois and gloomis blanks look at the nfc tubulars
Keep in mind, as the power and length go up, the need for sensitivity and lightness goes down - is there really a point?
The NFC Delta ice have intrigued me but haven't been able to find enough information on them to pull the trigger.
I would give these rods a look at 1/2 the price. https://haatfishing.com/
I have been using the 330 up until last weekend, snapped a few inches off the tip. First rod I've ever broke, believe it or not. Was bending down to pull a perch out of the hole and there the tip was, not sure what happened. But it is a really nice rod, can feel bites more than any of my other rods, but the tip is a little stiffer than some of my light glass rods for sight bites. I liked it enough to buy another while waiting for this one to get fixed.
I've been looking at those for a while, the Medium light spinning is always out of stock
Thats cause I bought them up.... just kidding but I do love my Haat Rods and have 2 of the Medium Light Spinning rods. They work great in my Jaw jackers.Oh and my new G Loomis Ice rod will be here Thursday...
Most of my soft water rods are IMX, and I would buy a couple ice rods today if they offered a 36” in light power. I really like my 36” Quiversticks, but I’m confident that a 360XF would immediately replace them.
I own 5.....yep I’m a Loomis fan and the IMX is top notch. I have the 311xf, 331xf, 331f, 352f, and 392f....they are all very high quality and every thread, eye, epoxy, and cork is perfect. They really are a work of art. I purchased all of them at a 25% discount since a nearby store is looking to sell any remaining ice fishing products they have till next year. Basically, I bought their remaining stock after holding them in my hands. Not sure about the batch that others complain about, but i’m a happy customer. To be fair, I also own many TB and TUCR ice rods as well and they are also amazing at a cheaper price point even with the sale price I found the IMX’s at.