First, thanks to everyone that attended the clinic. It was a hard two weeks but well worth it after seeing the results that most people achieved. We had lot of personal best in the last two weeks and I expect to hear about more in the near future. We had full classes; it could not have been better.
Larry,
I the past four years I have broken a number of rods including a Century Raptor, Kompressor, Conoflex Oblivion, Daiwa Eliminators, Ocean Masters and more. The slightest defect in the fabric can lead to failure under stress. It happens to every manufacturer and every rod line. We had two Nomads on hand. Only one had a defect at base of the joint. The other Nomad survived everything that we gave it. Sunday morning, I had a cast with the Nomad at the clinic. It sent a baseball over 400 feet with an Aerialized Ground Cast. That was all I needed. It’s light, powerful and easy to load. It has an adjustable reel seat that you can move to fit your reach, Fuji guides, a rod bag, a hard travel case and it’s a three piece rod that casts like a two piece. I liked it so much, I now own one. I’m just sorry I didn’t get the snap on tape.
Furball,
If you let me know head of time, I will bring the complete new PPT line to Saturday casting practice this week in Kenilworth Park, DC and you can try them for yourself. They are setup for baitcaster reels. I hope that is not a problem.
PS: I still own a copy of each rod model that I broke and I have not had any additional problems.