I agree with some of you guy about ande line, it it outdated in the bass game-field but it works for other situation, i also agree with rods, but it depends on what... if i get a very light uglystik and use light braid, i will feel as much as a 200 dollar rod.. i do believe that it depends on your set up because if you buy the most sensitive rod in the world and it can even cost 1000 dollars and you use heavy mono and setup all messed up it would not matter the cost. so i do agree with some of you guys,. (HOWEVER)-when it comes to reels i disagree 100 percent. think about this------- the legendary and reliable shimano curado = $150 was a extremely well built reel made in japan (NOW) is cheaply made and is not made in japan anymore and the new curado is now the chronarch =$200 and now with this new chronarch ci4+ $270.... my point look at the old popular curado and now look what it turned too. it went from 150 to 270... whats next 350? 

Please explain this, as I am intrigued.

 

I drop shot with VMC spinshots size 1 or 2, usually with a 3/16oz tungsten cylindrical style dropshot weights. 99% of the time I am casting and working the bait back in that manner. The rod being used in said scenario is a NRX 822SYR (chose this rod over the DSR for versatility), and a Shimano 2500Ci4 I use jackall and roboworm plastics either nose hooked or flickshakes wacky rigged.

 

The amount of fish whether it be baitfish, shad, or bass (small and large), usually its the small guys that  will swarm the bait inspecting it some taking small hits. Well I can easily tell when these fish begin to examine the bait. Whether it is the spinshot actually spinning as the current made by the fish cause it to move, or something else, but after using this setup for a period of time, I can literally feel a swarm swimming around it, by it etc. This is confirmed as I fish very clear lakes here up north and I've witnessed at a short distance this occurring and the different sensations that resulted. They were not strikes or little bites, as that sends an shock down the rod much different of a sensation.

 

Anyways, I can feel whether a swarm of baitfish is swimming by and around it, a small bass is swimming by it, and I can't say I've felt felt or have knowingly felt a larger bass swim around it. It kind of goes with a statement Hooligan made a while back, some rods give more feedback than many even know what to do with. It actually took a good breaking in period for me with this rod until I could appreciate its capabilities. I, for a while, was actually looking to trade it for something different. Now I am pretty glued to it and I would like to give the DSR, a shot sometime as its action would be more suitable for dropshotting. 

Please explain this, as I am intrigued.

As I read this I figured the answer was going to be NRX