I just went out to their website (which has been updated for 2012) and it appears that they will no longer be selling the Legend Ultra series. Which is a darn shame. :( But I guess they know what they are doing.
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I just went out to their website (which has been updated for 2012) and it appears that they will no longer be selling the Legend Ultra series. Which is a darn shame. :( But I guess they know what they are doing.
Dave,
That's not a bad thing. The IPC Legend Ultras are no where near the same action as the old pre IPC LUs. I love the pre IPCs, but sold my IPC LU shortly after I bought it. The action was noticeably softer(it was a 4wt as is one of my pre IPCs). I had good casters cast the 2 side by side & they agreed they shouldn't share the same model name. What I'm saying is that with a different "name" model, we'll know there has been a change. The current LUs & the LUs (pre IPC) only share the name & that can be confusing.
Mike
Ive never owned one or fished one. Perhaps some good deals can be found now on eBay and such. I wonder what they plan to replace it with??
I never had the opportunity to cast the pre IPC but I love my 9' 6wt that has it. I am not sure if the Bob Clouser 8wt is IPC or not. I don't think so, but that action is a bit different from the normal Legend Ultra.
As far as what they are replacing it with I don't think they are. They have a new rod out called the High Stick Drifer, which I think is a specialty nymphing rod. As far as their standard rods they will offer the Legend Elite, Avid (which has been changed to a more moderate action) Imperial and Rio Santo. They also have the Bank Robber, which is a Kelly Gallup designed big fly/streamer rod.
For power, I love my IPC Ultra Legend. It's a great rod for bass fishing.
MORE moderate! I have an 8ft 4wt Avid which is moderate enough. I sold my 9ft 9wt Avid as too soft and have cast a 9ft 5wt Avid which was also too soft. (I also have a 2 LU - old style - and and Imperial.) My opinion is that for the Avid and Imperial they are both too wobbly when over 8ft long.Quote:
Originally Posted by anglerdave
If LUs are going to be on sale as discontinued, I would recommend seeing if you like them. IMO the 9ft 5wt is excellent, but the 7wt is a tad heavy in the hand on long casts - but for steelhead it is perfect as we don't cast far for them here in Ontario.