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This year's big news: LTS COMPLETE GRAPHENE
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The new Complete Graphene rod series has been created after meticulous testing and trialling, most of which took place during practical fishing and over a period of three years.
The goal has been to develop a rod series with as little weight as possible, but which at the same time should have great power resources. The idea of being able to cast very far with little power has been central and a common thread throughout the entire work of developing the new series, Complete Graphene.
Complete Graphene is a bit like our Nitro series, but the rods are a bit deeper and have a somewhat tighter tip. By using the brand new material graphene, it has become possible to develop rods with a tight and strong tip, without having to add extra mass and weight to the tip section.
Very special properties
Deep and flat action, short stroke, tight top section and ultra-light weight are keywords that can well describe the properties of the Complete Graphene.
These properties have been made possible by the use of 46 ton carbon + IM8 carbon with
Graphene resin. The surface of the rods is made with a super thin lacquer layer, stripper guide, REC Cerecoil double foot and snake guides, REC Ultra Light and together with a customized and very light reel seat, this helps to make Complete Graphene a very special rod series, with very special properties.
The feeling that you are almost not holding on to “anything”, that you can cast feather-lightly and far, even with small and short movements, but at the same time have a rod that never gives up and where you can really put all the power you want, for those really long casts in all conditions, are experiences the new rod series will give you.
Like a hand in a glove
The rods have been developed and tested using many different lines. An important point has been that each rod should fit exactly to the specified line class on the rod and that when using Syrstad Complete SCS and SCSS line series, it should be experienced as a “wow”, oh my god how well this fits together.
This is also the reason why the name of the new series was Complete, whose rod series has been tried to be as complete as possible, but should also fit like a glove to the Syrstad Complete lines.
I feel like we've accomplished it and hope you will experience the same.
Good luck everyone!
Yours sincerely
Trond Syrstad
The LTS Complete Graphene series consists of:
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Complete Graphene 10#8/9 4-piece
This is the ultimate one-handed rod for fishing for salmon.
The rod feels ultra-light, but has great power resources that make fishing efficient and easy, even with both large flies and sinkers.
The rod is well suited for both spey and overhead casting and the recommended lump weight is 19-23 gr, depending on the length of the lump.
Recommended line suggestion:
LTS Ultimate and SCSS-Sh #8/9 in combination with tapered tip, 8 or 10 foot SCSS or SCSS
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Complete Graphene 13#8/9 4d-parted and 6-parted
When the size of the river is not very large and/or for summer fishing, this is a very good choice.
The rod is very light and with its deep action, but springy and short stroke, it makes spey casting a dream. By having a tight and strong tip, the rod also has very good lifting properties, which comes into its own when using large flies and sinkers.
The 13 footer #8/9 is available in both 4 and 6-piece versions and can therefore be a great alternative for those who often take their rod with them on flights. The rod prefers a lump weight of 33-36 gr depending on the length of the lump.
Recommended line suggestion:
LTS SCSS fhi and hi2# 8/9 + 8 foot tapered SCSS tip.
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Complete Graphene 14#9/10 4-piece
If you are fishing in a normal and/or large river and at the same time want to choose a size that suits and handles all conditions, then 14#9/10 is the right choice.
Super light summer rod that is excellent for using more floating lines and smaller flies, while also being very suitable for the heaviest fishing with sinkers and large flies. The 14 footer casts everything from lumps from 38-43 grams, depending on the length of the lump.
Recommended line suggestion:
LTS SCSS hi2 and s123 #9/10 + SCS 10 foot tip
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Complete Graphene 15#10/11 4-piece and 6-piece
This is the natural choice for early spring fishing with sinkers and large flies, but also for those who want to make fishing in the big rivers as easy as possible, with long casts throughout the season.
The springy top and short stroke make it very easy to set tight line bends, while the bottom section adds great power. This helps make the rod very long-casting in all conditions.
15#10/11 is available in both 4 and 6-piece versions and likes a casting weight of 44-48 gr, depending on the length of the lump.
Recommended line suggestion:
LTS SCS intermediate and intermediate/s2 #10/11 or SCSS S123 #10/11 + SCS 10 foot tips.
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Complete Graphene 16#10/11/12
If you are wading deep and or need to cast as far as absolutely possible, while also perhaps wanting to make your sinker fishing as efficient and easy as possible, then 16#10/11/12 may be the best fit for you and your fishing.
The 16 footer is made as light as possible and when you cast with it, it almost feels like a completely normal 14 and 15 footer!
The rod is extremely light, but at the same time has the ability to develop power and casting distances you previously didn't think were possible.
The 16 footer can handle a wide range of casting weights, but prefers lump weights from 46-50 gr.
Recommended line suggestion:
LTS SCS intermediate/s2 and SCSS s 123 and s 246 + 10 foot SCS tips (both #10/11 and #11/12 fit nicely on this rod, depending on what feel you want to achieve)
