I'm going to pick up a 5 power Kaden today. This will primarily be for 1/2-3/4oz jigs, heavy Texas Rigs, pitching/punching, (very occasional) frogging, and heavy chatterbaits with bigger trailers. But *primarily the jigs/t-rigs/pitching/punching. I'm a Lews guy but want to try more Daiwa offerings.

 

(Not willing to spend more)

Took the 2 hour drive down to ALF. I ended up pairing the Kaden 715C with a Lews Tournament MP. They were out of the Tatula 150s. That's fine with me though because what attracts me to Lews how nice they are to palm. Plus the red accents of the reel match the red accents of the rod. Bonus!

 

I didn't realize ALF was only doing curbside and for orders placed online. But the employee at ALF was so awesome that he let me inside and took my order right then and there. When he discovered their website was wrong and they did not in fact have Tatula 150s, he took me back into the warehouse to look over all the reels and make a decision.

 

10/10 service. I'll try to order as much as I can from ALF instead of going to TW first.

 

The city of Evansville gets a 1/10, though. They clearly boomed and failed to adjust. That's the most horrendous traffic I've ever experienced. Worse than Chicago even.

 

Pics later in the recent purchases thread.