Top Dollar Paid For Your Suntech Kurenai HM30

Fishing Techniques & Entomology
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I’ll pay cash for your used Suntech Kurenai HM30. This was the shorter 3 meter (9 foot - 8 inch), 0.9 ounce tenkara rod sold by Chris Stewart, tenkarabum.com. Please respond to jwryght@gmail.com

I would also consider trading my mint condition Suntech Kurenai HM33 (the slightly longer version) for a mint HM30.

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If your willing to pay top dollar for a used one then why not just buy one from Tenkarabum http://www.tenkarabum.com/suntech-kurenai.html.

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I think I know why and it makes perfect sense. I don’t believe the HM30 is currently available in this country. Has a different grip material than the HM30R offered by TBum. I completely understand grip preferences. In fact I have traded away some of the top Japanese fixed-line rods because I did not like the grip material. (I am also picky about tip diameter, taper and balance) Going on 16 different rods over the last 5 years I have owned and currently narrowed down to 4 that I will never part with. Get exactly what you want Brant, Perhaps a friend can find you one in Japan. This is how I acquired 3 of the 4 keepers in my collection. Chris Stewart will probably comment here. Maybe he has a used one or is getting more of the HM30.

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jd,

This year’s model is a little different than last year. Last year, the nonskid coating on the grip was quite reminiscent of wet/dry sandpaper. Not quite smooth and a very effective non-skid surface. This year’s model is the HM30R, with the R signifying a rubber coating on the grip. It is a smooth grip but somehow the rubber is still very effective as a non-skid surface. It is not at all soft. It’s more like a rubberized paint. It is the same type of grip as on the Shimano Kozuka NT rods, and I have not had any complaints from people who bought them.

I still have some of last year’s H30 which has the old style grip coating. The H30 feels like it has one more stiff section than the HM, so it is very definitely a tip action rod. (Last year’s rods were imported when the yen was a lot stronger than it is now, which explains the higher price).

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Thanks JD. The new rods are not the same, changes have been made. They are not inferior, it’s just that I have a preference for the older style.