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I am looking at some of the Calstar Seekers, for boat fishing with bait for Blues/Stripers 30 to 40 lb test. any suggestions, I was looking at their fairly new ast coast Series?
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Calstar or Seekers?
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If your looking for a good word on Seekers I can give it to you.I have about ten different Seeker Rods,some for fluke,some for bass and two for wire line trolling.I love them all.I feel that they are one of the best off the shelf rods out there.They are light weight so you don't get tired holding them all day.They also are made in the USA and have a lifetime guarantee.Best rods I ever had.
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If your looking for a good word on Seekers I can give it to you.I have about ten different Seeker Rods,some for fluke,some for bass and two for wire line trolling.I love them all.I feel that they are one of the best off the shelf rods out there.They are light weight so you don't get tired holding them all day.They also are made in the USA and have a lifetime guarantee.Best rods I ever had.
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Calstar and Seeker are two different West Coast companies.
Both got their start after Sabre went out of business. The Sabre name was eventually sold to Penn and Pacific Bay, but those rods are totally different.
Seekers is known for having rods with a slightly softer tip. They changed ownership a couple years ago, and became more innovative with their products, going past cloning old Sabre actions. I really like their Inshore series.
Calstar is owned by Leon Todd, who was the rod designer at Sabre. Their Graphiter composite series is their hottest product. Known for an indestructible, fast action rod. Their factory rods are of acceptable quality, but the custom guys absolutely love their blanks. They are also known for not selling seconds or blems. Anything that is not first quality is destroyed.
Both got their start after Sabre went out of business. The Sabre name was eventually sold to Penn and Pacific Bay, but those rods are totally different.
Seekers is known for having rods with a slightly softer tip. They changed ownership a couple years ago, and became more innovative with their products, going past cloning old Sabre actions. I really like their Inshore series.
Calstar is owned by Leon Todd, who was the rod designer at Sabre. Their Graphiter composite series is their hottest product. Known for an indestructible, fast action rod. Their factory rods are of acceptable quality, but the custom guys absolutely love their blanks. They are also known for not selling seconds or blems. Anything that is not first quality is destroyed.
CALSTAR AND SEEKER>>>
Meandtheboys, as many have correctly stated, is that both CALSTAR AND SEEKER are two separate West Coast rodbuilding companies, that were the offshoots from the defunct, original California Tackle Company, of Carson California, aka SABRE. Here is a link to a famous California rod builders site which explains how it all started from Sabre, which later led to Leon Todd forming Calstar:
http://www.onorods.com/calhist.htm
The general excepted rule to differentiate between the Calstar and Seeker blanks, is that Calstars should be judged towards the higher end of their line rating, while Seekers noticeably should be judged towards to the lower end of their rating. Thus when you see a rod such as the common Calstar West Coast series 660 as being rated 20 (30) 50, it tends to be noticeable stiffer, with a faster action then the comparable Seeker 660 with the same rating. One thing that we see with Seeker though, is that they will offer the same blank in either the original Sabre designed action, and also offer the blank with a 'F' series action for those wanting a rod with a faster taper.
I cannot say enough about both companies rods. Calstars grafighters are consider the King of the Hill when it comes to talking about off the rack rods, and i have a number of them. But i also has a number of Seekers which i enjoy using due to their forgiving action. You must pull on both companies rods to see and understand how they load up! Each company, makes rods for all line ratings, with a number of different actions. And remember each company basically follows the original Sabre number labeling model, so if you find a blank from one company, see the comparable blank from the other.
Everyone has their favorites when it comes to these two companies but for the best 30lb class rod, the 670 series shines above the rest. While for the standard 50lb class 7 foot jigging rod, a calstar 700H. For a nice 20#-25# rod the 270 series seems the best. But again, these are just examples, you have to go into a tackle shop and pull on them to see which action you prefer.
EC NEWELL MAN>>>
Meandtheboys, as many have correctly stated, is that both CALSTAR AND SEEKER are two separate West Coast rodbuilding companies, that were the offshoots from the defunct, original California Tackle Company, of Carson California, aka SABRE. Here is a link to a famous California rod builders site which explains how it all started from Sabre, which later led to Leon Todd forming Calstar:
http://www.onorods.com/calhist.htm
The general excepted rule to differentiate between the Calstar and Seeker blanks, is that Calstars should be judged towards the higher end of their line rating, while Seekers noticeably should be judged towards to the lower end of their rating. Thus when you see a rod such as the common Calstar West Coast series 660 as being rated 20 (30) 50, it tends to be noticeable stiffer, with a faster action then the comparable Seeker 660 with the same rating. One thing that we see with Seeker though, is that they will offer the same blank in either the original Sabre designed action, and also offer the blank with a 'F' series action for those wanting a rod with a faster taper.
I cannot say enough about both companies rods. Calstars grafighters are consider the King of the Hill when it comes to talking about off the rack rods, and i have a number of them. But i also has a number of Seekers which i enjoy using due to their forgiving action. You must pull on both companies rods to see and understand how they load up! Each company, makes rods for all line ratings, with a number of different actions. And remember each company basically follows the original Sabre number labeling model, so if you find a blank from one company, see the comparable blank from the other.
Everyone has their favorites when it comes to these two companies but for the best 30lb class rod, the 670 series shines above the rest. While for the standard 50lb class 7 foot jigging rod, a calstar 700H. For a nice 20#-25# rod the 270 series seems the best. But again, these are just examples, you have to go into a tackle shop and pull on them to see which action you prefer.
EC NEWELL MAN>>>
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