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I have two, mainly use ALX jerkbait which is 6’9” M+/F, but lately I have been warming up to tatula elite 6’9” ML/MF. Moderate fast action for jerbaits is growing on me. For 3/8oz jb sizes I would use a ML rod.

I don’t think the handles on your nrx and steez weight the same. Hang some lead from the tip on few feet of line and that will give you more accurate loading characteristics.

I didn’t mean it as a bad thing. Just observation of the JB prices. Shadow raps and huskies probably still catch as many if not more fish than visions and pointers.

With current prices what you listed is low end. For mid priced, Anything by LC or duo realis.

Straight braid all day every day.

Lol, a buzzword from gear reviewers and social media influencers

It probably means different thing to different people. For me it means nothing. There is already 3 ways to classify rods, action, power and loading weight range. Are we going to add tip hardness to the mix?

Me too, my favorite Ned rig rod to date.

Multiple coats of fish slime.

My best bite for sub 40F smallies has been on keitech swing impact 3.5” or 3” easy shiner on 1/16 jig head super slow rolled along the bottom. Alternatively drag a spider head with a drop shot worm on a bottom even slower.

I use 8lb braid on spinning gear for river smallies almost exclusively. For weeds and slop it would be totally outclassed. Instead I am bringing the setups with 4 strand 30lb and up braid.

Not fat, regular swing impact 4”

Alx zolo jerkbait/alphas ct sv/20lb berkley x9

They are fine rods but the handle and the butt section is way too thin for me. I have FMJ that I barely fish because of that.

Yes my poison adrena is peeling. The “matte” looking portion of the handle is a coating which may eventually peel. Mine did.

Casting

I like the specs on this rod. I am thinking it might be good stick for finesse jigs and small trigs for river smallies. If you have it please chime in.

While ya’ll ***** at price of a fishing rod increasing by $25 I’m looking at my gas bill with close to 100% increase year over year for month of December. I’m expecting January to be even worse. The increase is close to the price of levante btw.

Did you consider increase in energy cost and lease?

We are not entitled to Levante at $200. However, you are entitled to spend your money however you want, with few exceptions such as taxes.

I reel so fast my shadow can’t keep up, yet the fish do.

Plasticizers are what makes a lot of plastics soft. These plasticizers can leach in contact with chemically different plastics. zman elaztech is very susceptible to this for example. No way around it. When in doubt keep your soft plastics in original bags.

This smallie’s color is very normal for northern Wisconsin (especially for older fish). The rivers over there have rootbeer color from tannins and smallies are much darker. Bringing in a smallie like this on a 10wt fly rod would be quicker than on a medium spinning rod. Amazing looking fish!

spring/summer? for rivers: 4” swing impact 75 Whopper plopper wacky 4” senko honorable mention to vision 110 in the spring and spinnerbait in the summer in certain conditions.

Do your thing bro! I hope you won’t have to hand line a 5lber when it eventually slips.