The Diawa Presso 8ft 2pc arrived today,,,,,, amazed at quality for the price. Excellent rod with shrink wrap tape pattern on the blank,,,, they did not centerless grind the blank smooth and apply polyurethane coating,,, this saves weight. The very early Orvis and Scott fly rod blanks had the same design.

Fast action with initial bend in the upper 1/3 but not as extreme like the JDM UL rods,,, more like a USA fast action fly rod bending profile.

Ordered 2 additional Presso UL rods,,,,, 6ft 2pc and 5ft 1 pc.

Regards,
FK