I finally got the rod I ordered with points from a program at work. I originally ordered a Daiwa Aird X MF rod but it was on back order so long I cancelled it and ordered a Daiwa Procyon PCYN661MXS. I already had the Shimano Sienna 2500 that I also got with points. Just spooled up some 8 lb YZH and it’s ready for Friday. It’s very lightweight and looks good, too. 
 

Have to decide what’s a good bait to try first. Maybe a 4” Yum Dinger or Senko WR. 

 

 

 

looks good! Should be great for its intended purpose! Good luck

8 lb test Yo-Zuri is .011 diameter.....good luck with line twist.

Compare Sunline Super Natural 8 lb is .009 D, 12 lb is .011 D

Enjoy your new combo, but please consider changing the line to anything .010D or less.

Tom

If it works, great. If not, I have plenty of Trilene XL 8 lb if  I have line twist problems. 
 

I spooled it on, tied it off on a ball bearing swivel and walked it off 40 yards and stretched it while sprayed with KVD. It wound up tight without twists. I’ll see how it performs. 

Those rods are nice.

6 minutes ago, waymont said:

Those rods are nice.

I’ve never seen one in person until this one arrived. It looks great, very lightweight and seems like a quality rod. I went to take the tag off and tapped the tag and was really shocked at how sensitive it was. Can’t wait to say Fish On! this weekend! 

Big fan of my Aird-X so I have no doubt that Procyon will be great. Also, few weeks back I needed to pick up a "cheap" spinning reel because I wanted to switch my ML between bass (braid/copolymer leader) and crappie (straight copolymer). I grabbed a Sienna because it was only $29.99 at Academy. I was extremely surprised at what a solid reel it was for the money. I have no doubt you'll enjoy that reel as well. I think you hit a good balance on allocation of dollars (points in your case) between the rod and reel; I'd always prefer to spend more on the rod for a spinning setup as sensitivity is more important and lots of spinning reels can do the job. 

10 hours ago, plawren53202 said:

Big fan of my Aird-X so I have no doubt that Procyon will be great. Also, few weeks back I needed to pick up a "cheap" spinning reel because I wanted to switch my ML between bass (braid/copolymer leader) and crappie (straight copolymer). I grabbed a Sienna because it was only $29.99 at Academy. I was extremely surprised at what a solid reel it was for the money. I have no doubt you'll enjoy that reel as well. I think you hit a good balance on allocation of dollars (points in your case) between the rod and reel; I'd always prefer to spend more on the rod for a spinning setup as sensitivity is more important and lots of spinning reels can do the job. 

I think that applies to a lot of rigs, but spinning in particular. I’d rather spend $$ on a rod vs the reel. 

 

Haven't fished with it yet, but it seems like a decent reel. I know my $42.00 Daiwa Revros LT2500 really surprised me at how well it looked and performed at such an inexpensive price. 

Nice outfit. I have two 1000 size Siennas I bought 6 or 7 yrs ago for crappie fishing. I've never opened them up, only put a drop of oil on any moving parts, and kept them clean. They both still work perfectly.

13 minutes ago, Mobasser said:

Nice outfit. I have two 1000 size Siennas I bought 6 or 7 yrs ago for crappie fishing. I've never opened them up, only put a drop of oil on any moving parts, and kept them clean. They both still work perfectly.

That’s good to hear. 6 or 7 years is not bad at all for a reel at that price.