Hey guys, i got my swimbait rod today.  Anyways my first impressions of this rod is its weight.  It's very very light compared to my brother's rods and pretty well balanced.  I see that it's for flipping, frogs, and swimbaits.  Anyways I don't like the telescoping part but I see it's made for several purposes.  Anyways my brother and I are planning on solely using swimbaits on this rod from small spro bbz1 swimbaits up to the big 8" huddlestons and others.  We will try to pair it up with as many different combinations and lines as possible to get a thorough review of this rod.  Until then....

This review may sound weird, but this is my first one and i am still a beginner in bass fishing so i don't really know that much but i will try to do my best. 

I went fishing yesterday just to test out this rod at a local lake.  I pair this swimbait rod with a Shimano Cardiff 300a with 25lb test Trilene Big Game line and also a Shimano Citica 201e with a 12lb test Yo-Zuri Hybrid line. 

While using the Cardiff, I was throwing a Huddleston Deluxe 6" Trout and also a 3:16 8" Mission Fish.  I was able to cast the two baits easier and farther with this rod. 

While using the Citica, i was throwing out 3" Basstrix paddletail, 4.5" H20 xpress swimbaits, and also a Spro bbz 4" floating shad.  I cast easier with the rod, but the one problem was the handle because it was too long so i couldn't jerk the baits that good.  But overall it was a really good rod.