DomQ

Yayyyy now you can buy even more fishing luresssss!!! I hope you have a great rest of your 2022!

Does daiwa sell them on the site? And I'd so, part number?

I love that you can do that now as well, to be able to cross reference to what your currently using, just for some reassurance, right. For a beginner needing help on what their new 7' mh f rod can do is very helpful.

Could be length of rod, tip action maybe

HMG all day long. Blanks are extremely reliable and hold up well.

I've been interested in one for quite sometime, the x wrapping on the blank is just like the curado/zodias/expride blanks. It's also very similar to the evergreen combat stick blanks as well, knowing that daiwa is affiliated with evergreen maybe they used the same blank?

Pitching and flippin maybe? What the drag on it?

Which reels specifically are you interested in knowing the handle size for?

It's on their Instagram page. It's kind of nice to know your doing something right, right! hahahaha

Get the 6.

I am really impressed with this chart that st croix made up for their new victory line of rods. A lot of guys aren't to sure which rods are best for which applications, and this chart will help big time for anyone looking for specifically a victory rod, but can also be used to help choose another brand as well if you have a basic understanding of powers and actions.

I personally love my medium casting setups for jerkbaits. Sometimes I want to throw those smaller jerks for stubborn bass, hard to get out there with a stiffer rod. But to each their own, length is on point though!

Honestly I don't think I've ever been disappointed with any of my Abu rods, they look and feel great!

I’m a tall and a longer rod feels more natural to me. I can get a few more feet out of a cast as well with less effort then using a shorter rod. 7’5 SLX rod.

It's a zodias so it's going to be a great rod. I personally prefer longer rods for my moving bladed baits which you talked about in hour post. I love my short rods though, jerkbaits, lipless cranks and t rigs.

Abu makes a great looking reel man

I love the HMG line of rods. Super strong rods! Great handle, it is very comfortable to fish with all day. I'm not the biggest fan of the reel seat and locking nut, I prefer the previous generation HMG reel seat and nut that can be found on the current HMX line of fenwick rods. But for the price, it's a durable rod for sure.

Agreed

I agree with you on them being the old zodias rods. Same handle design and everything. Fantastic rod.

Wasn't impressed with the construction of the rod, blank didn't seem that impressive at all either, I'm much more impressed with my zodias and expride rods over it.

Got to play around with the rod this past weekend, wasn't impressed. The butt end of the rod had a piece of cork about a half inch long glued to it, and it was glued off centered and you could clearly see the glue, looked horrible. What a shame man, I'm a big shimano/g loomis guy, was really disappointed.

I'd go for a curado k pg or a 6 sp3ed scorpion mgl. Mgl spool helps when throwing those lighter cranks sometimes.

The 200k and scorpion mgl are identical reels mechanically, other then bearings and bushings but the spools are 100% compatible with each other.

Seeing how your new to casting reels, I'd get it serviced. Fresh grease for gears and oil for bearings is always a good thing. Could of had sand or mud get in it a bit.