Laser SG1 Casting Rod (LSG173MHFC) by Lew's®. Length: 7'3". Power: Medium-Heavy. The Laser SG1 series features premium IM6 graphite blanks, which improve performance by taking some weight out, increasing sensitivity and improving overall rod-to-reel balance. Guides are black-coated stainless steel frames with aluminum oxide guide rings. Handles are cork with an EVA butt split-grip design for more balance and comfort while fishing. Reel seats are Lew's exclusive lightweight, graphite skeletal seats. Spinning rods use stainless steel hook keepers, while casting models use Lew's exclusive trigger hook keeper.
| Rod Type: Casting |
| Rod Technique: Casting |
| Rod Pieces: 1 |
| Rod Length (ft): 7'3" |
| Rod Power: Medium Heavy |
| Rod Action: Fast |
| Line Rating (lbs): 10-25 |
| Lure Rating (oz): 1/4-5/8 |
| Guides: 10+TIP |
| Weight (oz): 5.6 |
| Handle Style: Split |
Over the 40-year-period from 1949 to when the Childre family licensed the Lew's® brand to Browning™ in 1989, the family-run business had made many major contributions that would change forever the face of recreational sport fishing. Additional introductions they were involved in beyond the Speed Stick and Speed Spool included single-foot guide frames, aluminum oxide guides, unique spinning rod handles, Speed Sticker™ worm hooks, Magic Carpet trolling motor, non-roller straddle-mounted trolling guides, Fuji FPS reel seat, V-shaped casting spool, SIC (silicon carbide) guide rings, Speed Spin™ spinning reels, Speed Lock™ reel seat/foregrip, telescopic graphite Speed Sticks, Fuji "V" frame guides, luminous tip downrigger rod, Hardloy guide rings, graphite Tennessee spinning handle, fused solid tip graphite rods, Boron Speed Sticks, graphite Bream Buster, Zirconia pawls, small body/large spool spinning reels, "Power Up" drag system and "Soft Trigger" handle system.
