I didn't think North Fork Composites would say the (HM) is more brittle. laugh It would be more accurate to say (HM) blanks do not take impact damage as well as (IM) material. Both are extremely strong!

Check this out if you want to hear what Gary Loomis has to say about rod blank design.

Gary Loomis Video


Edited by steelhead_stalkers (12/17/13 08:55 PM)
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