Quote Originally Posted by StantheMan2567 View Post
Question for Alphahawk, between the Corto 18; the Olympic Finezza Prototype, and the Tenryu Lunakia, which would you prefer for an all around UL rod for Panfish and Temperate Bass? The Rakuten dude has free shipping again but out of stock on the Corto 18 ��
Yeah I saw that. If the Corto 610 was available I would say without a doubt it is by far the best for the money hands down. It may become available before that deal goes away on the 22nd. The Lunakia is a fine rod no doubt. The Finezza Prototype 2017 really is in another dimension in my opinion.....and many others too. I need to fish a lot more with both the Lunakia and Finezza. But.....with the Finezza one gets Torzite guides which is probably the difference in the price. Not to mention the high tech blank......although the Lunakia has a great blank also and a tubular tip vs the solid tip for the Finezza. The Finezza has....as I measure....an 11mm butt compared to what looks like 9mm for the Lunakia. I think everyone who goes down the JDM road and wants to spend the money deserves a high end Graphiteleader rod. But I dont want to give up my Lunakia either....but that is the collector coming out in me....LOL. One thing fur sure you wont go wrong no matter your decision. I am pretty sure the Finezza will be better suited for temperate bass. The few times Ive fished the Finezza I have been blown away by the sensitivity of the rod. All of these rods are sensitive but it fishes.....to borrow a word from Allsorts.....steely. In the end if I had to pick between the Lunakia or Finezza.....with the Corto being unavailable......I would get the 17 Finezza Prototype. Maybe Chris and or Allsorts will see this and chime in.

Regards


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