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The Diplomat Extreme arrived today. It does not have the Carbon Micro Guides that I mentioned in the original post. Going back and looking at their website the Fuji CMG guides only come on the 6’ 3” UL model. The rod is listed as a regular action. For Japanese area trout rods regular usually means slow....but not in this case. The solid tip is the softest solid tip I have purchased. I now own 6 area trout rods....would be 7 but I gave the Iprimi to a young 12 year old gentleman to fish with. We all worry about duplicating rods and so far I have been lucky. Out of all the area trout rods I have bought out of Japan they are all different. I don’t know what to make of the action on this rod....of course I’m chomping at the bit to get it out and fish it. The build is great and the cork grip is a nice change....Not a lot of area trout rods have cork....unlike their stream trout rods which all seem to have cork and or wood grips. The rod weighs in at 47 grams on my scale....just what their website says. In the hand it feels like you’re holding nothing but air. The butt of the rod.....7.4mm, is slightly larger than the Slow Taper Special. The tip is solid at .83mm. It has 8 guides, all Fuji Torzite. Next week is looking great weather-wise to get out and try it out. This should make an excellent bluegill and trout rod. Not sure I would want to tangle too much with Smallies like the one I caught on the Slow Taper. After I fish it I will give a good review. Here are a few pics.
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