tenryu rayz alter rza61l-t review

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I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this rod and could offer some insight on this rod. I would primarily be using it for some bluegill/crappie fishing. The lake I fish also has some decent sized LMB and carp. I'd primarily be using small jig heads ranging from .5g-1.5g to twitch a trout magnet and other soft plastics. I currently have a majorcraft finetail area stage rod in SUL that I'm using. My question is I know this rod is advertised for spoons and micro crankbaits and such, would it be able to be utilized in the manner I fish? How is the sensitivity? Thanks for any input and advice! Glad to be here!

Welcome to the madness. :) .
I’m not familiar with that rod but I’m sure they’ll be a few that will be willing to share their experience.

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Originally Posted by Jahni

Hello, first post here at crappie.com!

I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this rod and could offer some insight on this rod. I would primarily be using it for some bluegill/crappie fishing. The lake I fish also has some decent sized LMB and carp. I'd primarily be using small jig heads ranging from .5g-1.5g to twitch a trout magnet and other soft plastics. I currently have a majorcraft finetail area stage rod in SUL that I'm using. My question is I know this rod is advertised for spoons and micro crankbaits and such, would it be able to be utilized in the manner I fish? How is the sensitivity? Thanks for any input and advice! Glad to be here!

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First off it is a fine rod for sure. But that is not the best for fishing soft plastics. The Fine Tail Area Stage rod you have is much more sensitive...but technically the Tenryu is a higher quality rod. I think you can find a better rod for twitching a Trout Magnet for the money the Tenryu will cost.


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Any recommendations that would beat out the majorcraft that are readily available? I prefer shorter rods, I wanted something with more of a parabolic action than the majorcraft. Budget is 2-300$. Thanks in advance!

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The Daiwa Presso Air AGS 510 XUL is a great rod to twitch a trout magnet. Also the Matagi Trout Area XUL blanks, but the Presso Air AGS is ever so slightly better for twitching. Disadvantage for Matagi is that you will need to either build the rod or have it built. Second issue is sourcing the guides.

Yamaga Blanks Blue Current TZ nano are also great rods. I find them to be better for crappie than my other ajing rod.

The Finetail Area Stage SUL was my first JDM rod. I still love to fish with it from time to time. It is certainly better that the majority of our domestic offerings (rods and locally available rod blanks).

Good luck with the search.


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Good recommendations here for sure. What is the budget?

Regards

My budget is around 200-300$. I enjoy fishing the Majorcraft SUL, my only wish was that it would bend a little deeper down the blank. Trying to find an area trout rod that would meet those criteria. I thought about the Yamaga blanks 62 tz/nano but decided against it as I've heard from a channel on YouTube, Troutmagnetman, that as a rule of thumb, they tend to be stiffer and faster rods than area trout rods.

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Originally Posted by Jahni

My budget is around 200-300$. I enjoy fishing the Majorcraft SUL, my only wish was that it would bend a little deeper down the blank. Trying to find an area trout rod that would meet those criteria. I thought about the Yamaga blanks 62 tz/nano but decided against it as I've heard from a channel on YouTube, Troutmagnetman, that as a rule of thumb, they tend to be stiffer and faster rods than area trout rods.

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Me and TroutMagnetMan are one and same...LOL. If you are wanting a slower action with good sensitivity, you really need to look at the Daiwa Air AGS Presso rods.

Daiwa 22 Presso Air AGS – JDM TACKLE HEAVEN

Regards

Oh wow, that's embarrassing lol! I was thing about those rods, but I just hate the way they look, I guess I will have to settle for the performance of those rods. On a side note. You and i_fish are what inspired me to take up UL fishing and delve into JDM rods. Just wanted to thank you for that and for your YouTube video content!

I have the RZA61-LT and the RZA62UL. When I pick up either of those rods and give them a thorough look over, the first thing that comes to mind is that these rods are of heirloom quality. The craftsmanship and aesthetics will rival some of the finest American made fly rods. The cork, real seat, coatings, and guides are all superior. The 61-LT is what I would call a moderate fast action rod. It has a nice bend with about any fish and is a pleasure to fish with. I don't know that I would call it parabolic, but the accidental too large of fish will test that assumption. With it's softer tip section and larger grip, It is definitely not on the high end of sensitivity, but some .3 Varivas braid will help with that. As far as twitching a trout magnet, that is about all I've used while fishing these rods. Personally, I haven't noticed any issues with TM's but I do tend to favor the LT over the UL, the LT has a little stiffer tip and a little more back bone.

I would second the suggestion of the Daiwa Presso Air AGS 5'10 xul rod if you are looking for a shorter rod with a true parabolic action, that is a BLAST to fish with. It takes a little while to get used to the feather light weight of these rods, but once so, they are hard to put down. I fished with one most of this season and caught some really large fish with it, the biggest being an 8.44lb carp. Fantastic components packed into the utmost of simplicity.

As far as sensitivity goes, I have yet to fish a rod that tops the Shimano Soare xr rods. They look awesome, but they are a true fast action rod and far from parabolic. I love to fish with them but the fast action can be kind of annoying at times.

These are just my opinions, ymmv.

Is the tenryu that much faster than the daiwa? In all honesty, I would probably sacrifice some sensitivity and performance of the rod of the tenryu over the daiwa simply based on how much I love the looks of the tenryu. Thank you so much for such a detailed response! If you happen to have a picture of the tenryu under load would you be able to share it? Thanks again!

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Originally Posted by Jahni

Oh wow, that's embarrassing lol! I was thing about those rods, but I just hate the way they look, I guess I will have to settle for the performance of those rods. On a side note. You and i_fish are what inspired me to take up UL fishing and delve into JDM rods. Just wanted to thank you for that and for your YouTube video content!

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Thanks for the kind words. The TenRyu are really something when it comes to quality. I have the Rayz Spectra for trout fishing in streams and it is something to behold. Had I not just purchased a new home, new boat, I would be buying a new rod each month to review but needless to say only so much money available. And so many rods are just not available right now.

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Originally Posted by Jahni

Is the tenryu that much faster than the daiwa? In all honesty, I would probably sacrifice some sensitivity and performance of the rod of the tenryu over the daiwa simply based on how much I love the looks of the tenryu. Thank you so much for such a detailed response! If you happen to have a picture of the tenryu under load would you be able to share it? Thanks again!

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I'll see what I can do as far as pictures, I'm not around my rods now but will be this weekend :-) I think the Tenryu would be faster than the Daiwa but not by much, the Tenryu still has plenty of bend to it.

I know it’s not currently available, but I have been told by two JDM vendors in Japan that they expect to get shipments of Abu Eradicator Realfinesse model after first of the year. Of course no promise on that from any of them! Truth is they just don’t know and Abu won’t commit to any date it seems.

That being said, the 6’7” Slow Taper Special Eradicator Realfinesse could be about perfectly described with the words you’re using to describe what rod you’re looking to find. I know there were quite a few emembers who picked one up based on Alphahawk or mine or many others recommendation here, maybe one of them has fallen out of love and would be willing to sell theirs.

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I know it’s not currently available, but I have been told by two JDM vendors in Japan that they expect to get shipments of Abu Eradicator Realfinesse model after first of the year. Of course no promise on that from any of them! Truth is they just don’t know and Abu won’t commit to any date it seems.

That being said, the 6’7” Slow Taper Special Eradicator Realfinesse could be about perfectly described with the words you’re using to describe what rod you’re looking to find. I know there were quite a few emembers who picked one up based on Alphahawk or mine or many others recommendation here, maybe one of them has fallen out of love and would be willing to sell theirs.

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What two vendors? Did you receive any update on an ETA?

Welcome to both you and trout king from Central Florida. Very good content here.