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Certified Pro Graphite Salmon & Steelhead
Infinty Bass 3M "Powerlux" Resin
XP Bass
Tri-Flex Graphite Inshore
Black Salt Inshore
Infinity Surf 3M "Powerlux" Resin
SI Series Steelhead 3M "Powerlux" Resin
The Powerlux
TM
Revolution - Lamiglas Style
XMG Graphite
Lamiglas' highest modulus, high tensile strength graphite
IM 700 Pro Graphite
Remarkably lighter and stronger
G1000 Graphite
Traditional, classic style action
Fiberglass
E-Glass earned it's place in history
Tri-Flex
Exclusive Graphite / Fiberglass construction
Features our proprietary Tri-Wall construction. Unequaled high quality E-Glass rod blanks are externally and internally reinforced with graphite through the butt and
mid portion of the blank to reduce overall weight by 30-50% depending on the model. The tips are lightning fast and softer so they cast live bait as well as throw heavy
iron, while the graphite reinforced portion of the rod blank gives tremendous fish fighting control and lifting power.
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This high modulus, high tensile strength graphite allows us to make smaller diameter blanks with faster action. XMG50 utilizes a blend of high modulus carbon fibers
to create perfectly balanced, light weight blanks that are more sensitive than anything on the market today. This material is used in our XMG Salmon/Steelhead blanks
as well as our XMG Spin & Jig and Popping rod blanks.
Our broadest selection of rod blanks. They employ a smaller diameter blank design with an improved resin system to produce 15% lighter weight rod blanks than
comparable graphites on the market. These rod blanks exhibit properties only found in second and third generation graphites. Superior performance at a great price.
This is our most distinguished series of rod blanks. We use first generation graphite coupled with an improved resin formula to reduce overall rod blank weight while
maintaining classic moderately fast actions. This series spans a broad range of actions, line ratings and specialty models to cover most fishing applications.
Structurally the most durable of the fiberglass family. The glass properties are expressly matched to each unique application such as cranking rod blanks for bass;
mooching and downrigger rod blanks for salmon, shark, tuna, stripers and king mackerel. We use the same epoxy resins and material technology in the rod blanks as
we do in our graphite to offer your lighter weight and improved sensitivity over other manufacturers fiberglass rod blanks.
3M
TM
Company's Powerlux
TM
Composites feature a revolutionary technology that transforms how carbon fiber materials perform. This breakthrough
is enabled by 3M's unique ability to formulate resin systems with high concentrations of spherical nan-sized silica particles. Because the particles are
so small, they are able to flow between individual filaments of carbon fiber, providing a dense matrix of strength throughout the entire composite.
The resulting material enables Lamiglas rod blank designers to develop blanks that are not only incredibly strong and durable, but also lighter in
weight and more sensitive.
Standard Composite materials have lower resin stiffness and are prone to cracking or buckling under the stresses a rod blank sees during a good day
of fishing. The more nanoparticles the resin contains, the higher crack resistance and overall rod blank toughness. The Powerlux
TM
composite
material contains an astonishing 40 percent of nanoparticles uniformly dispersed and densely packed throughout the resin.
While other companies have reported adding nano technology to their composite materials, none have been successful at adding more than single-
digit percentages. Carbon nano tubes, for example, have a high length-to-width ratio of 15:1, so they are not able to disperse uniformly throughout
the carbon fibers.
3M
TM
Powerlux
TM
is truly a game changer that bends the rules of carbon fiber composites. The tiny, spherical nanoparticles create such a strong
bond between the carbon fibers that rod blank stress is more evenly dissipated, leading to a significantly stronger, more durable and more flexible rod
blank. By improving strength and sensitivity, Lamiglas rod blanks with 3M
TM
Powerlux
TM
gives you performance when it counts
Inch for inch, dollar for dollar, component for component, you'll love the way these new and proven Lamiglas rods will out-perform all other models
in their class. It's a statement we can boldly make because we are confident of the outcome.
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