Thread: Yet another 5’6”

I have two ul rods with Presso reels that are 6’. Like em both but way different personalities. The trout x I got just a little while back was a lesson in what a better rod feels like. The Lunakia was right on its heels time wise and it’s a better feeling rod than the other two, lighter too. The trout x casts better than most of my ul rods which I attribute to the larger guides. I use my 5’6” builds a lot with the tiny jigs and it does very nice, but the JDM rods are real nice in the hand. I had gotten a little bonus at work and tied a bunch of jigs for a friend, keep in mind I’m weak. I’d been looking at the shorter trout x and just got weaker yet and ordered the rod. Then I had to have a reel for it so I looked for another Presso. Found one listed on Amazon Japan for $225 and pushed the button. I’ve already told in other posts my patience is bad. Then the reel still hadn’t shipped over two weeks later and I just cancelled the order. Asked another friend to keep an eye out for me and a week later I had it in hand for less than the one I cancelled. Got home from dinner a few minutes ago and there was a long skinny box on the porch, the timing couldn’t have been better. My boss has shown mercy on me and I’m not working tomorrow so I get to give it a spin. Wish me luck, it feels great. Soon……Skeet