Quote Originally Posted by limbbream View Post
I've been following this and the previous tread for some time now and have went down the rabbit hole. So, far I have 610 Lunakia and a Soare ss S610L-S. I have been enjoying them so much that I am looking to upgrade my seatrout rod. I know this might not be the right spot to ask but there is not much English information on JDM rods. I am looking at the Lunakia LK822S-HT but cannot find any thing on the guides sizes (my 610's are way to small for what I will need). Will only be throwing swim jigs in the 11-18 gram range.

Thanks in advance for any knowledge on the subject. Does any one have any other rod recommendations?
Sounds like you're waaay out of the UL range... I'd recommend a seabass rod for your purposes. There are plenty in ML power that will have your 11-18 g lures smack in the middle of their recommended range. They also tend to have relatively soft tip. I do quite a bit of fishing for corvina and croacker in my neck of the woods with these rods.

The Lunakia you've mentioned can surely handle these lure weights, but it is an ajing/ mebaring rod after all, so it was designed for caro rigs and metals jigs. The guides on these will be somewhat small, as the line used for those purposes is usually thin. I do not have this rod, but I think it might be underpowered for seatrout. If you're set on looking for good size guides on a long light game rod, you can also consider Yamaga Blanks BC 93 All-Range. I have that rod and the guides are huge compared to everything else in my arsenal – it handles #1 PE with ease. It is in a similar power range as the Lunakia though.

To others: my apologies, I know this has little to do with UL rods...