Yes Barry, the weight difference is distributed over the nine feet and in fact the main difference is in the components weight. I got that information directly from from TFO. The blanks themselves are much closer and both companies make excellent rods at very reasonable prices. I own rods from both companies.

I prefer a rod that's light in hand; some may like the opposite, others somewhere in between. That's why we have a zillion rod companies each with many models.

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Joe