On my recent trip to French Polynesia, I learned that Tahiti Airlines had a size restriction of 59 inches max. This caused lots of headaches trying to figure out how I could get my GT popping rods packed. Earlier in the year, I fished with friend, Curtis, who was testing the new Ripple Fisher 81MH GTXpedition popping rod while we were in Panama. This rod is 8.1 ft, 3 piece, and rated for PE8. It is constructed with Fugi SiC Ocean guides which keeps the weight down. The rear grip length is 505 mm, while the whole grip length is 852 mm. On recent trips to Papua New Guinea, my main popping rod was a 2 piece Ripple Fisher so I was familiar with the quality of Ripple Fisher Products. So, I purchased the GTXpedition which cost around $700. When I received the rod, I made lots of practice casts here in Fond du Lac and really liked the rod's action and distance I could cast the huge poppers. However, until you hook up to a Giant Trevally one has no idea how the rod will hold up to these brutes. During my trip to French Polynesia the rod was fantastic. It held up without issue to numerous GTs, dogtooth tuna, coral trout, etc. I hooked into a decent shark and put a tremendous amount of stress to the rod which held up. This rod is made of high nano carbon which provides awesomely fast recovery, ultra sensitivity and mega casting distance. The nano composite provides extreme toughness. So, with airlines constantly changing baggage length rules, the next time you are shopping for a high end GT popping rod, please consider the Ripple Fisher 81MH GTXpedition and I guarantee you will be extremely happy with the selection.
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