Wow! Should have bought this rod years ago. After all that flip flopping on what rod to get I decided on the 843 GLX...I mainly throw 1/4 and 5/16 oz finesse jigs, but lately have been throwing a lot of Dirty Jigs Finesse Tour Level 3/8 oz football jigs...and man this rod was made to throw 3/8 oz jigs i can feel everything. It even handles my 1/4 ounce jigs alright.

This is now my go to jig rod...still have a couple of custom rods that are my overall favorites, but this is definitely the best factory built rod I own. And the best overall jig rod I have.

Paired with my new Core 51mg7 it is one sweet stick, and very balanced in hand for a factory stick. I can see myself owning a couple more of these.

On a sour note i lost an approx. 10-11 lb bass right at the boat on its first trip...my line snapped right as I was getting ready to net the fish...still sick over that one.

Yep, great rod for sure. I've been transitioning over to the NRX's from my mostly GLX collection, but the 843 is a rod that has stayed on the deck. Mine has a Calais DC on it and is super versatile. I don't use it for jigging much, though. It's a very sensitive rod, but not quite as much as some of my NRX's or other GLX's for bottom contact stuff.

I have both the MBR843 and the MBR844 both in the IMX though. Love them both with Revo Premiers. Use the 844 mainly as my jig rod but my favorite 843 usually has a 3/16 biffle head tied on with kinky beaver or other beaver type bait. GLX's would be nice but ka-ching ka-ching. LOL

Surprisingly I do not have this particular rod. My main jig and weighted soft plastic rods are

the MBR844C and BCR854. My favorite is the MBR842C/ Core 50MG for small swimbaits

and swimming jigs. More generally, a firmer tip for bottom contact and softr tip for "moving"

baits. Although all three of these combinations can be used for a variety of presentations

or for that matter, EVERY technique, all of my stuff is "technique specific" just for fun!

That rod is one of the all time best rods ever made imo.

That rod is one of the all time best rods ever made imo.

totally agree after fishing it. It's very balanced for a factory rod and feels light in hand. The BCR's have a faster taper (I have two BCR 852 GLX's), but the 853 feels tip heavy to me and heavier overall in hand than the 843. Plus I like a little give in the tip. I know a lot of guys like very stiff rods for jigging, but I like rods that are fairly stiff but have a lighter tip so I can use lighter line and keep fish hooked up better...keeping a huge fish on an ex-fast rod can be hard when they go airborne or shake their head at the surface.

I actually lost another 9 lb plus bass today...I had my drag set down after breaking my line sunday and just kept telling myself not to horse her...it no doubt got in my head and cost me a big one because I didn't keep quite enough pressure on her and the jig popped loose when she surfaced. I was left with a massive scale on my hook and nothing else...I need slapped in the face!...still can't believe that...you only get so many chances at bass that big every season and I've lost two in my last two trips.

Ouch! That sounds like something I would do. Nothing worse then losing big fish.

I've had a few 843's. I still have one. Most of mine are BCR's now but I doubt I give up that 843 anytime soon.

I do like the 843 quite a bit. It's a rod I sill have for a long time to come.

Congrats on the sweet rod... your 3rd shot at a DD will be a charm. You've learned your lesson and now it's Go Time!