ICAST 2011 | Duckett White Ice Improves on Solid Design
Posted by Jason Sealock on Fri, Jul 15, 2011 @ 06:41 PM
The Duckett White Ice rods had some buzz at the ICAST fishing tackle show. The new blueish-crystal colored rods were easy to spot not just because of color but because of open smooth handles, custom reel seats and the number of them. The new rods were all designed by top pros. Every one of the 17 rods in the line was designed specifically by that pro. They didn't make a medium-heavy 7 footer and then ask a pro to pick what technique to make it. Each pro scripted the power, tip action, length, number of guides and more.
They are using a higher quality graphite, a higher quality micro guide system. Their previous rods were around a 5.3 on the power scale and these rods will be a full 6 on the power scale. Because of the properties of the new material, they could add a lot of power and durability without adding any weight. But that will also price the rods from $229 to $249 depending on the length. The rods should be available late fall just before the true buying season in 2012.
