Today I received my 6’ four piece Daiwa Iprimi XUL travel rod and my Abu Garcia MBS-634L III Area Trout Rod, Spinning Mass Beat III travel rod .
After removing the packaging and putting the rods together for a wiggle test , the Abu Garcia Mass Beat III light wins out of the two .
First impressions, the Iprimi is a six foot log noodle . I was expecting it to have a little more backbone , being a XUL and being a four piece rod , but nope . The case is a cheap looking thin soft cast case . Not impressed!
The Mass Beat is a better looking rod and has the feel I expected in the Iprimi .
I paired it with a Shimano Symetre 500 reel and strung up the eyes and did a bend test .
Supposed to be a light power , fast action , I would call it more an UL power and a moderate fast action . The bend is 2/3rds down the rod when pulling on the line .
Although it was a cheaper, rod , the rod looks better than the Iprimi and the case is a semi hard travel case . The case is similar to the one that comes with a Daiwa Presso travel rod, if you’re familiar with the Presso.
I’ll post pics when I can get them out for a proper sliming .