Any one have this rod yet? Thinking of getting it for the squarebills I use, mostly SK Kvd 1.5's and 2.5's, Spro Little Johns and medium diving cranks I toss like the Spro Little John MD, Strike King series 3's and 3xd's. I crank with 20lb braid, and would put my Citica 201D on it. Have never cranked with a glass rod, only graphite cranking rods. How is the "feel" around grass, and does it have enough backbone to rip baits out of it with out just loading up the rod. I am not looking for other brand recomendations. Just want to know about this rod if any one has used it.

I can't personally give input on this rod but a guy i know was a marshall up in lacrosse i believe (might have been green bay) and was partnered with ott defoe one day. I'm about 80% sure it was Ott using this rod but it could have been the other guy he was partnered with...anyway he was using this exact rod and was apparently raving about how nice of a glass rod it was for the mojo class. he was using it for ripping square bills/traps on rock/grass most of the day. he left him hold the rod and said it felt great.

I've fished it only a handful of times, on all occasions pulling Little John's and RTOs in grass. I really liked it for that, in short range. Any more than about 40' and it would just load, not pull the bait free. Sometimes you'd have to really rip it three or four times, but for a glass rod it's quite nice.

I have the 7'4" model and like Hooligan said when the bait is more than about 40' out it is hard to rip the grass free but if its within that range you can rip it out easily. I too am considering getting this rod for square bills, because I love my 7'4" model.