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They're plenty sensitive. They compare favorably against just about any rod in the $250 price range.

They were great rods even at the $230 price point. At the sale price, they're a steal of a rod. Very well built with great components. The blanks do fish powerfully though. The medium is equal to most other medium heavy, the medium heavy is a monster.

Not in the plans anytime soon.

Neither the Lamiglas, nor the NRX, are still made using the 3m resin. It was purchased by Jarden, the owners of Pure Fishing. The resin has zero effect on the rod's feel anyway, it just provides strength.

I've used them on a handful of rods and was underwhelmed. They're not necessarily a "bad" guide, but I don't think they belong on a $150+ rod, when they're common on rods costing 1/3 of that.

They use K-series micros on the Legend Elite, Extreme, and Tournament; though they're not as small as some other companies micro guides. They also use junky minima micro guides on the Rage. Not exactly something new....

I have the Concept E and I don't really agree with the assessment. I don't find it to palm all that well because it sits too high off the rod and the sideplate has a very sharp edge. It certainly doesn't cast as well as my Tatula's, though it's not a night and day difference. It's a nice reel, but doesn't really justify a $380 price tag. The drag star and handle look extremely cheap too, I am hoping the trick shop will offer some better options. I didn't pay retail for it, but I would have felt a lot better about the E if it were around $220 or so. It doesn't feel nearly as refined as a Chronarch CI4+, so I can't see it costing more than that.

Well, hopefully they keep the regular Avids as well, or they just ruined a great series with that crappy split handle.

Just looked 2 seconds ago and all the medium-heavy powered texas/carolina worm jig rods are fast action.

My 7' mh is a fast action. I've used a ton of rods in this price range and there's not one more sensitive, or lighter, than a KLX.

A lot of the price for the 1016 was due to the Japanese manufacturing of all the internal gearing and the RCS spool. I don't see the reel as a finesse caster at all, personally. It can handle light baits fairly well, but it has far too much line capacity to be a finesse reel. I've used mine fishing fairly big baits for stripers and it hasn't skipped a beat. I can throw a 3/4oz lipless crankbait into orbit with one on the long cast setting.

The strength-to-diameter ratio is about par for the course. 8lb Yo-Zuri is the same diameter as 12lb Sunline.

Kind of defeats the purpose if a guy is wanting the sensitivity of fluoro.

I use 8lb Sniper or Tatsu on all my 2500 sized spinning reels, 4lb on my 1000 size. I used 8lb Tatsu last year on my Stradic FJ during a guided catfish trip. Ended up catching some real studs and never once was scared it was going to break. It's some tough stuff.

Rods are designed for "fishing." A medium St Croix makes a great rod for weightless plastics and light t-rigs, jigs, spinnerbaits, etc. The medium-heavy works better around cover and with heavier baits, in my opinion.

That's a very stout rod. I'm guessing it isn't loading up properly when you're casting. If you enjoyed the medium before, I'd go back to a medium. A St Croix medium is only slightly softer than most other companies medium-heavy.

Kistler KLX 7' MH. Easily the best rod I've used in that price range.

Good to hear you're enjoying it. It definitely is a sweet little reel. A lot of folks are used to the old Shimano system and this one has to be set up a little bit differently to be effective. Once you get it dialed in, it's one of the better performing reels out there.

Aird and Procyon are pretty good reels. The Procyon is discounted heavily at several places.

Guess I got the wrong ones. All 4 of mine have been flawless.

No. Warranty will be fine. You don't really have to work on it. There's no screw to remove the cover. Just spin the mag dial and make sure that the magnets are turning. As far as the inductor, you can move it with your hands to make sure it's not sticking anywhere along the shaft. If either aren't working, I'd get it replaced.

I would remove the sideplate from the T3 and make sure that both the magnets and spool inductor are functioning properly. If the inductor isn't sliding on the spool shaft, the brakes won't function throughout the cast.

They have a new reel called the Speed Freak. It's just a Smoke with red accents and an 8.1:1 ratio.

I think that the T3 are one of the best beginner baitcasters, rivaled only by the Shimano DC reels. They're extremely user-friendly and offer so many braking variations, it's very easy to dial them in. You can use the max brake setting, or even all-around, until you get the hang of it; then eventually work your way into the long cast setting. They're also very small profile, and easy to palm. The 1016 is only $169 right now. There's not a better reel for anywhere near that price. That's nearly $300 off retail.

From what I have heard, the new stuff is very similar to Abrazx. It's now made by Seaguar, so I don't doubt that it's very similar.