Has anyone used the temple fork rods?

cassidyta · 07-01-10, 03:45 PM

I know them for fly rods, but am looking at their spinning rods
http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Templ...age-TFGLS.html

I was looking through TackleWarehouse (never a good thing) and came across these. I was looking for reviews and th eonly thing I could really find was a quick blurb in filed and stream
http://www.fieldandstream.com/articl...-spinning-rods

With the 15% 4th of july sale, it puts it in the $85 range.

WaffleJaw · 07-01-10, 03:54 PM

I actually played with a TFO rod yesterday..The casting not the spinning...The one thing that caught me off guard was it felt pretty heavy...Now because of the color coded power rating that they do have,I could have grab a HVY rod...I really didnt think to look or ask.
Everything else seemed great for the price..Construction seemed nice and clean.
They have SIC inserts if I remember right......I think it would make a good rod for the money.

cassidyta · 07-01-10, 04:29 PM

Thanks Waffle,
In my search for reviews, "A little heavy" was the common theme on the casting rods.

BigBassin144 · 07-01-10, 04:33 PM

Personally, I wouldn't get one. I think there's just too many other good options out there in this price range.

And if you don't know already, the only thing Gary Loomis has to do with these rods is he advised TFO when they designed them. They are not his blanks (North Fork Composites), they are manufactured in Korea I believe.

BB

WaffleJaw · 07-01-10, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by BigBassin144

Personally, I wouldn't get one. I think there's just too many other good options out there in this price range.

And if you don't know already, the only thing Gary Loomis has to do with these rods is he advised TFO when they designed them. They are not his blanks (North Fork Composites), they are manufactured in Korea I believe.

BB

The blanks made in Korea are just as good as the blanks made here...By Koreans

Bassboss · 07-01-10, 06:44 PM

I was reading about them a little while ago, the casting models seem to tip heavy, and unbalanced. I don't really remember anyone talking about the sensitivity. But the cork is good, and the guides too! May be worth a shot!

BigBassin144 · 07-02-10, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by WaffleJaw

The blanks made in Korea are just as good as the blanks made here...By Koreans

Lol. Jokes aside, I wasn't saying they're bad, just pointing out the fact that they are made there. One thing I read about them said someone at TFO told this guy they were manufactured and assembled in TX, which isn't the case.

But you're right about the Korean blanks. One of my new favorite rods are manufactured in Korea.

BB

07-01-10, 03:45 PM	#1
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	Has anyone used the temple fork rods? I know them for fly rods, but am looking at their spinning rods http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Templ...age-TFGLS.html I was looking through TackleWarehouse (never a good thing) and came across these. I was looking for reviews and th eonly thing I could really find was a quick blurb in filed and stream http://www.fieldandstream.com/articl...-spinning-rods With the 15% 4th of july sale, it puts it in the $85 range. __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

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WaffleJaw BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas,TX (DFW) Posts: 2,212	I actually played with a TFO rod yesterday..The casting not the spinning...The one thing that caught me off guard was it felt pretty heavy...Now because of the color coded power rating that they do have,I could have grab a HVY rod...I really didnt think to look or ask. Everything else seemed great for the price..Construction seemed nice and clean. They have SIC inserts if I remember right......I think it would make a good rod for the money. __________________ [nelsoncustomrods.com] Last edited by WaffleJaw; 07-01-10 at 04:45 PM.

07-01-10, 04:29 PM	#3
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	Thanks Waffle, In my search for reviews, "A little heavy" was the common theme on the casting rods. __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

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BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Personally, I wouldn't get one. I think there's just too many other good options out there in this price range. And if you don't know already, the only thing Gary Loomis has to do with these rods is he advised TFO when they designed them. They are not his blanks (North Fork Composites), they are manufactured in Korea I believe. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

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Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	I was reading about them a little while ago, the casting models seem to tip heavy, and unbalanced. I don't really remember anyone talking about the sensitivity. But the cork is good, and the guides too! May be worth a shot! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

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