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Little kern golden
Lemon drop 4 wt.
Post 22 Mar 2020, 11:33 • #1 
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GlacierRambler
Re: Lemon drop 4 wt.
Post 22 Mar 2020, 13:10 • #2 
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This looks really sharp. Nicely done.
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MT trout
Re: Lemon drop 4 wt.
Post 22 Mar 2020, 16:22 • #3 
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Nice Lanny, i had two of the original Lemon Drops , a 3 and a 4 weight ,they were pretty stiff and cast better with one to two line weights heavier,have you fished or cast this yet.let us know what you think.
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Little kern golden
Re: Lemon drop 4 wt.
Post 22 Mar 2020, 16:50 • #4 
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MT trout, it’s not a Paddock lemon drop it’s a CTS blank with the pale yellow lemon drop color. So far I have cast it with a WF 4 F 406 and Rio light line and both lines loaded it very well. It loads well at short distances and has plenty of power for 45’ casts. It’s nice and light, is very smooth effortless casting and has a soft tip. I like it’s medium fast action.
Glacier Rambler thank you!
Lanny
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Driftless
Re: Lemon drop 4 wt.
Post 23 Mar 2020, 06:38 • #5 
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Very nice! Is that an 8 footer?
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Little kern golden
Re: Lemon drop 4 wt.
Post 23 Mar 2020, 11:40 • #6 
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Driftless, hello it’s 7’6”
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GlacierRambler
Re: Lemon drop 4 wt.
Post 23 Mar 2020, 14:22 • #7 
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Rumor has it that it’s supposed to be very similar in action to the Epic 476. Can you speak to that?
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MT trout
Re: Lemon drop 4 wt.
Post 23 Mar 2020, 14:34 • #8 
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Lanny, CTS was making the lemon drop blanks for Fred they were 3 piece rods,thanks for the feedback on the action.
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Little kern golden
Re: Lemon drop 4 wt.
Post 23 Mar 2020, 15:57 • #9 
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GlacierRambler, the only Epic 7’6” 4 wt I have cast was the older 3 piece model. I think the actions are close but to me the CTS is a little faster, has smaller blank diameter and is lighter.
Like stated above the CTS loads at short to medium distances very well. It cast effortlessly and is very smooth and light. I tend to like WF lines I am sure a DT line would slow it down and load it further down the blank. I think the actions between the two rods is negligible, either one would be great
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ibookje
Re: Lemon drop 4 wt.
Post 23 Mar 2020, 17:11 • #10 
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Not trying to drift away here but I reviewed the recent four piece Epic 476 and I thought it was nicer with a 5 weight line.
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dustdog12
Re: Lemon drop 4 wt.
Post 23 Mar 2020, 17:23 • #11 
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Nice work!
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530mark
Re: Lemon drop 4 wt.
Post 03 Apr 2020, 11:32 • #12 
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I like this!!!
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Aqualove
Re: Lemon drop 4 wt.
Post 26 Apr 2020, 15:42 • #13 
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Just saw this really pretty build...nice work! I have a CTS 8 wt and would love to try the 7'6" 4 wt. The 8 wt is very fast, in my opinion. The yellow wraps on your glass are great looking.
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MT trout
Re: Lemon drop 4 wt.
Post 27 Apr 2020, 01:07 • #14 
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My brother ended up with this rod,i have had it out on the Madison twice and he has fished it three times with BWO dries also on the Madison, just a real fun rod and nice build by Lanny.i fished it with a 406 DT4 and SA 4wt amplitude Trout and a Airflo wf4 all cast great.
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backing1
Re: Lemon drop 4 wt.
Post 08 May 2020, 18:41 • #15 
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Yep Lanny builds great stuff!
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