Xi 7' 3-piece, Medium-Heavy, spinning rod building kit with Cerecoil Guides Upgrade. Made from a blend of IM7 & IM8 Graphites, this “Xi-S” State-of-the Art blank features a slim butt, small tip and exceptionally smooth Fast Action casting. Beautiful Matte Black finish with Xi silk screened logo. 3-piece blank with thin walled ferrules will cast and feel like a one piece rod … yet can be easily stowed for easy travel and storage. Deluxe rod bag included. Total length assembled is 7'. Recommended for 10-17lb. lines and 5/16-3/4oz. lures. Fast Action with Medium-Heavy Power. Tech Specs include 2.1oz blank weight, 0.490” (12.5mm) butt section and .0630” (1.4mm) tip top.

In addition to the Xi blank your kit includes REC's patented CERECOIL Guides® offering the first combination of a Nickel Titanium frame with a Zirconia Ring insert. The frame offers a light weight, corrosion proof, nearly indestructible, “Shape Memory” Nickel Titanium. This allows the guide to infinitely flex with the blank.  Cerecoil Ring Sizes are 25mm, 20mm, 16mm, 10mm, 8mm, 7mm and 6mm for a total of seven guides plus Fuji MNAT Tip Top.  This is a true upgrade and costs an additional $70.

Other items for rod building include a cork reamer suitable for building multiple future rods, threads, flat finishing brushes, tape measure, clear tape, glue, finish, measuring syringes, rod building scissors and complete instructions.

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