Sounds scary those screaming rods but seriously the mid range cost JDM rods are a great next step in the journey to fun and sensitivity. Unfortunately not a whole lot of stock out there, pre-pandemic most rods could be sourced for a decent price and reasonable shipping times and cost. Majorcraft is in my book a step up from the Daiwa Iprimi and you get a good rod for your money. The Finetail line up varies from stocked stream to native trout to Area trout so a wide range of action is available but sensitivity for micro plastics will not be as spectacular as a some of the other blank choices from the Aji or Mebaru (Light Game) purposed rods. The Majorcraft Aji-Do rod has a new great blank that should be super sensitive and have a soft tip like the higher end rods however it is not in production right now. The Olympic Graphite
Leader Corto line of rods is awesome and affordable, again just not readily available. Chris at Finesse Fishing carries some of the Lunakia line up and you would be hard pressed to find a better built stick than found in the Tenryu stable. They are a little more expensive but worth the cost. The ABU Garcia line of Eradicator Finesse rods are my personal favorite,( not the Slow Taper), I have two that shine for my style of fishing the highland reservoirs and the small feeder creeks that fill them each Spring. Panfish are stuck before I can even feel the bite with the soft tips and forgiving blanks of these rods. They can sometimes be sourced in Australia as the Down Under blokes favor them as well. 6.1 to 6.10 sounds like your range of length, you didnt mention bank or boat or both type of fishing styles as I would lean towards the shorter rods for the two feet on terra firma fishing. Sounds like you are actively doing the research, these threads are a great place to start. The bending curves on Randys and Victors (ifish) You Tube channels are also a place to focus on action of the rod as compared to the fish size being caught. In between the Howdy Folks and all the Shooting of Fire you can glean some great info as it relates to your style of fishing. Good luck and remember we like pictures of nice shiny new rods and reels.



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