JeziHogg

1/4oz ball jig and a curly tail.

Rice Lake is another good one as well.

Lake Simcoe.

For the price range they're in I'd put them in the top 5.

Red and Black.... huge no go for me.

Hopefully, I just pulled the trigger on one last night on fleabay for $249.99.

I might take a look at that, although I prefer 1000's for dropshotting because of how compact they are, saving d**n near $100 after tax is nice too. Anyone know if they're carbon disk drag?

Anyone have any input on the Sustain? Is it worth the $300ish price mark or should I just stick to a Ci4+ or Stradik FK?

I was looking at the PHX-S723M-B for deeper drop shotting.

The Recon 2 blanks are all fast taper, but Hogsticker said they have more of a mod-fast taper and flex fairly deep (I'm assuming around the 4th guide?) a lot like a JDM built rod.

I figured as much, I've read that they fish a lot like JDM rods.

You're not the first one that has mentioned something along the lines of not liking Phenix blanks, what's wrong with them?

How do you like the blank in terms of sensitivity? And comparisons to other blanks?

So was about to pull the trigger on a few Phenix Recon 2 blanks, but noticed they come with a GIANT "Phenix RECON 2" decal about half way up the blank. Has anyone purchased any of these blanks before? It is just a sticker or is it superimposed on the blank. If it's not just a sticker, and actually on the blank itself, is there a way I can remove it? (I've read that citristrip will remove factory paint, maybe it will remove the decal as well?)

So was about to pull the trigger on a few Phenix Recon 2 blanks, but noticed they come with a GIANT "Phenix RECON 2" decal about half way up the blank. Has anyone purchased any of these blanks before? It is just a sticker or is it superimposed on the blank. If it's not just a sticker, and actually on the blank itself, is there a way I can remove it? (I've read that citristrip will remove factory paint, maybe it will remove the decal as well?)