BSR852 MossyBack rod for 200, "senko" rod I'd use for weightless plastics trigged and octopus hooked for wacky, bran new with warranty

Depends on if I had the $$ to shell out for a nice finesse casting reel. IMO the reel is the more important of the two when considering casting a lightweight bait on lighter line.

I wouldnt buy it unless I was planning on buying it and came across it. $200 isnt a great deal, little cheaper than retail but not enough to make me buy it without a second thought.

$20 off the retail price, doesn't seem like that big of a deal. Now if it was used I'd rather get a GLX for $25 more.

Where are you seeing it for 225? Its 245 on the gloomis website + 13% tax here, so isaving about 80 bucks