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New AGS Limited Italian Special
Early Merry Christmas to me! My wife gifted me a Daiwa Limited AGS 63UL Italian Special Area trout rod. I acquired a Presso Limited trout reel a while back. Now My Presso setup is complete with the rod. This is Daiwa's setup for tournament fishing on extremely high pressured areas. The guides on the rod are made of carbon fiber. Rod weight is 1.7 ounces. Can't wait to try it out. Now for those that want to know if this is the same as Daiwa 20th Anniversary Edition out of Japan. The answer is no, it is not. But it is close. I had to scour every detail to find the difference but I did. Everything's the same except the way the guides are mounted on the rod. On the Italian Special the guides are put on with thread. On the 20th Anniversary Edition the guides are put on with a carbon wrap. This saves 1 gram in weight. Now many will wonder why do that, but knowing how the Japanese approach fishing gear this does not surprise me. This makes the guides an actual part of the blank as it is woven around the guide. I racked my brain trying to figure out the difference between the rods. While I had hopes it was the same as the much more expensive rod sold in Japan, in my mind I just did not think that Daiwa would stick a different butt cap on a rod and sell it for a couple of hundred bucks less in another market. Now, I have to tell you I am more than pleased with the rod even though I have not fished it yet. This is truly a thing of beauty and feels like holding a feather. My boat is in the shop but as soon as I get a chance I will head over to the city pond that has just been stocked with trout. More to come.
Regards
