Quote Originally Posted by Veedo View Post
Digging up this old thread. Anyone try one of these yet? I have the 7ft sitting on my rod rack. Can't wait to get out this year.
I had a local store loan me one to try in a pond. They kept going on about how there was nothing else out there in the world like it. Well....I took my shotgun case with about a half dozen JDM rods along for them to look at. After that they said “We didn’t realize there were rods like these”. Here is my take on the 64 model I used for a few bluegill. It beats out any other UL rod sold in the states hands down. It is not easy to compare it to JDM rods...meaning there is nothing straight up to compare with. It is softer than Ajing or Mebaru rods. It is close to an area trout rod but not exactly. The area trout rods I have....save for the Palms.....are faster rods. One can argue about 2 piece rods vs 1 piece rods all day long...but the fact is a 1 piece is not an advantage in a UL rod. To me 1 piece UL rods are an accident waiting to happen. I know that because I’ve broken several over the years...all in transport. Here are my thoughts in the end. For me to purchase that rod in the state of TN it will cost me a little more than $400. For that kind of money there are so many JDM rods available that it is just not an advantage to me. But I can assure you....had I never known about JDM UL rods I would have bought the St Croix.

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