Quote Originally Posted by jawjatek View Post
Folks:
I want another JDM rod for a specific use: throwing small (CD05) countdown Rapalas and such (like Duo Ryuki 45s, Yo-zuri Pinz, Lucky Craft Stream Drive 45 if I can find some) on 2 lb test for trout in the Chattahoochee river. The river is very cold, mildly swift with faster shoals here 'n there, and it is real nice to kayak fish on these hot days. It is slap full of stocker rainbows and browns in the 8-12 inch range, but the possibility of hooking a monster brown is real. I'm using my Tict IC-69RP Sis (Rockin' Power) which is great, but if there is a better choice...
The possibility of a monster brown in swift current would prevent me from using an Area rod. Monster brown in a lake, yes, but not in current. I'd give you four choices ranging from $440 to $190: Tenryu Rayz Spectra RZS51LL, Tenryu Rayz RZ53UL, Shimano Trout One NS S53UL or Shimano Trout One NS S60UL if you want a slightly longer rod. There are lots of JDM rods for stream trout so you have many more choices than those four, but those are the ones that I know are good quality, I know will handle the lures and line you want to use, are available here in the US and are covered by a limited warranty that would not require you to ship a broken rod back to Japan.