Just wanted to say that I received my Shimano Soare BB 7ft UL rod yesterday and took it out today. I didn't catch anything big with it but caught a couple of hand sized bluegills. The rod loads very well, and has a nice action...When I first put it together, I thought it felt like a noodle and that worried me. After fishing with it, I really like it. I'm not a technical kind of guy but the best word to describe it, is smooth, it's a smooth fishing rod.

I paired my Ballistic 1000 with it today and was very happy. Let me say this, I don't think it has the muscle of my Triple Cross...It's not as rigid or fast as the Triple Cross.

I was hoping to tussle with one of these Lake Barkley hammerhead shellcrackers but no luck today. I caught one monster last Thursday and haven't caught a magnum since...I'm getting frustrated. Lol