John G

Go to Lowes or Home Depot and buy some PVC Pipe in a big enough diameter to hold all of your rods, cut to length and buy some end caps and you are set.

This what BassJP said in their reply to my email..... Yes,it's the way to joint,named "Spigot Joint". Don't put too much and please never cut to adjust them... I hope you enjoy your new rod and have many good catch with it!

Thank you Matt! I can tell you that no matter how much I push, it isn't going any further in.

Thank you for all of your help. I too have looked at the Shimano Cardiff Trout videos on YouTube and Shimano has quite the selection of Trout Rods, both casting and spinning. This rod is the Shimano Cardiff AX B64L-F. I bought it from BassJP for $202.53 shipped. This is a very nice rod with a very soft tip and the rod itself appears to have some backbone. Paired with a Conquest 50/w Avail spool and 4# Yo Zuri Hybrid, it should launch tiny crankbaits. If you want a shorter rod, they make the Cardiff NX Series. I want the Cardiff NX B-50UL. A few more pics......

I just got a 2 piece Shimano Cardiff Trout rod and I am curious if I should try to push the top part any farther in. It does not appear to want to go any farther in but the way it is now, the rod is a little bit longer than it's advertised length of 1.93 meters (6' 3.984")

They can keep it!

X2 or buy a longer handle.

It is not uncomfortable at all because the overall combo is light but if you want total balance, I would buy a larger reel. This is also the only spinning combo that I have used in years so when I talk about balance, I am using the area just in front of the reel or the locking nut on a casting rod.

I have the Rareneium CI4+1000S and it doesn't even balance with my 6' Shimano Clarus UL.

They are not "overpricing" it because they don't know the value, they are "overpricing" it to make more money.

Saltwater fishing

There is a way to translate with an iPhone but I don't know how.

It's the Stradic CI4+ with a better color scheme and I believe slower gear ratios. I like my 1000S a lot although I have not used it in months. S stands for shallow spool. HG stands for High Gear. C would be compact body. Right click to translate. http://fishing.shimano.co.jp/product/reel/2816

Since when! LOL

. Wayne, most Shimano's are built in Japan and some are built in Malaysa.

Screw Lews! Get the Scorpion XT1000 or 1001 if you are left handed or the Aldebaran Mg7 while they are still available and you won't regret it.

No.

You beat me to it and I am surprised that no one mentioned JDM before you did. To the original poster, check out Japan Lure Shop. The Rareneium is the JDM equivalent to the USDM Stradic.

Braid

Light power rods are really fun to fish with. If you can do what you want with a light powered rod, get the light power. My Major Craft MSX-Limited is the MLC67L BFS and it is rated down to 1/16oz and IMHO, that is a stretch. It should start at 1/8oz. You asked about how the JDM rods compare to USDM rods. If you are talking about power, the only light powered USDM rod that I have experience with is the Loomis CR721IMX and it feels much softer than any of my JDM light powered BFS rods. If you are talking about style and build quality, the JDM rods that I have win hands down. The style and build quality on my MSX Limited won't take a back seat to any other rod and I have heard the same about the build quality of the Volkey.

I just got both today but from the short casts into my pool, it should be very fun. My hope is that the 50DC has no problems with the just under 3/16oz Megabass Baby Griffon and other smaller cranks and top water plugs. A 1/4 plug will be easy and will launch a mile and I just hope the smaller plugs do the same.

Thank you Matt. Now I need to catch a fish so that it's Goose approved. LOL

Thank you and congrats on your acquisition of the 50DC. This is actually my second one. I sold my first to Maico1 and I regretted it and bought another. Take my advice and use mono and always use easy to cast lures like cranks, top water, Super Flukes, jigs and T Rigs and you will love it. The mistake that I made with my first one was throwing less aerodynamic lures like blades jigs with 15# Big Game and the results were not good.

Poison Glorious 166L Hardbait Finesse and a Conquest 50DC.

Just trying to help you spend some of your hard earned cash. LOL