I used the rod for walleye fishing on the Missouri River and it worked great. I used the medium tip and put braided line on my new reel. This combination gave me great feel and feedback. I could feel every nibble and bite.
I also hooked into two catfish that were right at 6 pounds. They put up a hard fight and the rod was up to the task.
Very happy with my purchase.
My only suggestion would be to improve the shipping carton. There was a lot of damage to the box that was used.
Looks great ,Took a while to arrive,Wood handle had some dents on it like it had been dropped.Casting performance is somewhat of a num feeling.not saying its bad it just dose not feel as good as some of my other rods.Lets just say its good,But not the rod I'll take on a trip with me when gear space is limited,I have it set up with a Diawa Tatula 150 size bait caster spooled with 12 lb test p line cxx. I wish they would make it a little longer say 7.6 M/H fast maybe that would help with feel and distance.
Great rod and love the feel of the cypress wood handle… definitely a nice rod to have in your everyday line up…
Not only is the rod simply beautiful it performs really nice! It is sensitive and very light the 2 rod tips swap out great and I’ve had no issues at all with it being 2 piece! Sadly I did have a mishap with 1 tip breaking (not during use), and they honored the 30 day warranty and instantly sent me a new tip the same day it broke when I contacted them!! Will definitely keep using the rod with confidence and will most likely be purchasing another rod. Very content with the rod and the company!
I purchased 2 rods and am really quite satisfied. We used them jigging 3/4 oz weights in 100 ft of water for soft biting kokanee. Both rods caught over 100 fish in a week. Also on several instances hooked and landed laketrout exceeding 20 pounds. I really was quite impressed with the backbone of the rod.
Haven’t gotten to use the rods yet, but here are my first impressions.
The rods feel very nice. I was a bit concerned the wooden handle but it feels really nice. All components appear top quality.
My only initial concern is the feral connection between the top and the lower half. Neither the medium nor medium heavy tips slide in all the way. There is about a 1/2 inch gap with the MH top and almost 3/4 inch gap with the M tip.
The two rods are not the same. On one rod the portion which slides into the tip is a 1/4 inch longer than the other.
There appears some serious quality control issues with the build of these rods.
The gap exposes the untreated graphite portion of the lower part of the rod. I’ve concerns with the stress which may be placed on the feral due the tip not seating all the way in.
Lastly, I’ve also concerns about casting with these extremely tiny line guides.
