@Joedodge - I think the Cara HT is going to be my next rod.  I have the bucoo and the expert but I keep finding myself wanting a Cara.  The expert is awesome, but I want just a touch lighter tip at times which is what I think the Cara has.

 

Then I’ll probably add a low rider jerkbait.  

27 minutes ago, casts_by_fly said:

@Joedodge - I think the Cara HT is going to be my next rod.  I have the bucoo and the expert but I keep finding myself wanting a Cara.  The expert is awesome, but I want just a touch lighter tip at times which is what I think the Cara has.

 

Then I’ll probably add a low rider jerkbait.  

Ugh I really need to get a Cara to try out. But I’m scared ill never be able to use a lesser rod lol 

Having been a Falcon guy for 20 + years this got me thinking . If I were starting over or just wanted a new rod would I still choose a Cara over a Helium at $249 or an Expert over a KLX at $199 ? Probably not . 
Kistler is back to an American blank manufacturer, Texas forge or something like that . 
IMHO the Cara T7’s were the best rods Falcon ever made . 

14 hours ago, casts_by_fly said:

 

Up for debate.  They refreshed the expert lineup (check out the labels) and supposedly they moved production (word on the street was to Korea, but there is nothing online to support that).  Like when they moved production from US to CN, rods were (and many still are) out of stock as they run down the old and stock in the new.  TW has a bunch of “!” on Cara rods right now and some are backordered until March.  The same happened on the expert lineup a couple months ago.  Now the new ones are decently stocked (and $30 higher I think).  It could just be an aesthetic revamp to justify a price increase creating the stock transition, but there was chatter in another group about a move a couple months back.

 

@Brycecover - I don’t know the low rider finesse jig.  I have the expert version which I believe is just a touch stiffer.  The expert lineup are just a touch stiffer across the board for what I’ve seen.  What feels off about it and what are you using it for?

I haven’t fished it yet, just felt it in my room. But to me it feels like they took the 7’ medium heavy moderate fast and cut 2 inches off the tip. I have never felt the finesse jig model in store so it may just be stiffer than I assumed. It is still lightweight but when I was bending it it didn’t seem to have much give. Maybe that is how it is and I just need to fish it. 

@rangerjockey the experts are $220 now with the refresh and I expect the Cara’s will hit 270-280 on a refresh.  it’s a fair question.  I still think the Cara at 250 is the best value to money on the market but there are some legitimate contenders.

 

@Brycecover- just fish it.  Comparing to the 7’ all round is a bad comparison.  The all round has a pretty soft middle so it flexes a ton in the hand and on the water.  It’s actually too much for me for most things.  The finesse jig is a much faster action with a fairly powerful middle compared to the all round.  But once you start fishing it you’ll see that it isn’t stiff at all.  

1 hour ago, casts_by_fly said:

@rangerjockey the experts are $220 now with the refresh and I expect the Cara’s will hit 270-280 on a refresh.  it’s a fair question.  I still think the Cara at 250 is the best value to money on the market but there are some legitimate contenders.

 

@Brycecover- just fish it.  Comparing to the 7’ all round is a bad comparison.  The all round has a pretty soft middle so it flexes a ton in the hand and on the water.  It’s actually too much for me for most things.  The finesse jig is a much faster action with a fairly powerful middle compared to the all round.  But once you start fishing it you’ll see that it isn’t stiff at all.  

Ok thank you I think you’re right that I need to just get out and fish it. 

Well, i sorta predicted it above. The experts got refreshed (new labels, graphics) and they raised the price to $229. Then the first of the year hit and they upped the price for both experts and Caras which are now $249/299 respectively. Lowriders jumped to $149 and Bucoo to $119. TW still has them listed at the old prices, though stock is variable. Many are backordered until March/April, though they are still sold at the old price. So if you were considering one, now is the time to order it. I was hoping to wait for the site wide 20% sale to pick up a Cara head turner but that’s usually late Feb/early march and I bet they will have upped the price before then. I’m going to have to do some math and see what’s better.

Ok, did the math. 299 at 20% off is $239. Currently they are listed at $249. So $10 cheaper if I wait and catch them at new price with discount and there is the possibility they will run the same before they change price on the site.

Man that sucks. I loved the price point of the low riders.

Question on a BuCoo spinning rod, specifically the "Finesse MH" (BRS-5-173)...

It's listed as a 5-power but with lure weight 1/16oz-1/4oz and 6-14 lb line.

I'm intrigued as I posted this in another thread, but I'm looking for a spinning rod to chuck weightless 3" pit bosses across lily pads.

I guess I'm a little confused by the MH/5-power label but very light lure rating. If that's truly the case where it has a soft tip but plenty of backbone that's actually what I'm looking for.

I don't see this rod in any of their other lineups. Anyone have this one?

1 hour ago, LootyDjibouti said:

Question on a BuCoo spinning rod, specifically the "Finesse MH" (BRS-5-173)...

It's listed as a 5-power but with lure weight 1/16oz-1/4oz and 6-14 lb line.

I'm intrigued as I posted this in another thread, but I'm looking for a spinning rod to chuck weightless 3" pit bosses across lily pads.

I guess I'm a little confused by the MH/5-power label but very light lure rating. If that's truly the case where it has a soft tip but plenty of backbone that's actually what I'm looking for.

I don't see this rod in any of their other lineups. Anyone have this one?

I had the same experience with iRod. MH listed weights as 3/16-3/8 oz. To me this is more in ML range. I contacted iRod and was assured these rods would handle MH rod weights. I can only assume these weights refer to lead only. This isn't the only time I've seen rods rated like this.

I just bought a Cara 7’ Cranker. Haven’t fished with it yet but tied on a little John and tossed it some in the back yard. I’m really impressed with the build quality and how light it is. I’m probably gonna order a couple more.

Hello Falcon Friends. Here is what I am looking for from my post. I am going to put up my collection of Falcons and would like to know what you would use them for. Then I will circle back and tell you what I am using them for. My end goal is picking up 1 or 2 more rods potentially if I what I have doesn't fill my needs. With my arsenal I am hoping have a generic set of rods to hit all the basic techniques. I am not looking to carry a set of technique specific rods. So here is goes:

6'9 Lowrider Shakey Head Spinning

6'7 Lowrider Weightless Worm

7' BuCoo Mainsfield --- This is obviously crankbait

7' BuCoo Trapcaster

7' Lowrider All Purpose Fast

7'3 BuCoo Amistad

Non-Falcon I do have a KVD 7'4 Composite Canker and Just picked up on Catt's recommendation the Daiwa Tatula 7'3 MH - hasn't been on the water yet.

Techniques I use: Crank Bait, Shakey Head, Wacky Worm, Jig, Worm, swimming worm, Swim Jig / Chatter Bait/ Spinner Bait, 3.8 Paddle Tail, Frog

I have an assortment of 15 Falcon rods going back 25 years, fresh and salt, casting and spinning. Originals, Cara, Expert, Lowriders, Evo, Clearwater, and Coastal. The Cara's are great rods for the money. That said, I like the Lowriders as well. My favorite Lowrider would be the swim jig rod. MH, I use it for swim jigs, chatterbaits, jigs w/trailers, and was using it for spinnerbaits, but now have a dedicated rod for them.

I use Loomis, Kistler, Dobyns, etc, but some Falcons are always with me.

11 hours ago, Capt No Fish said:

Hello Falcon Friends. Here is what I am looking for from my post. I am going to put up my collection of Falcons and would like to know what you would use them for. Then I will circle back and tell you what I am using them for. My end goal is picking up 1 or 2 more rods potentially if I what I have doesn't fill my needs. With my arsenal I am hoping have a generic set of rods to hit all the basic techniques. I am not looking to carry a set of technique specific rods. So here is goes:

6'9 Lowrider Shakey Head Spinning

6'7 Lowrider Weightless Worm

7' BuCoo Mainsfield --- This is obviously crankbait

7' BuCoo Trapcaster

7' Lowrider All Purpose Fast

7'3 BuCoo Amistad

Non-Falcon I do have a KVD 7'4 Composite Canker and Just picked up on Catt's recommendation the Daiwa Tatula 7'3 MH - hasn't been on the water yet.

Techniques I use: Crank Bait, Shakey Head, Wacky Worm, Jig, Worm, swimming worm, Swim Jig / Chatter Bait/ Spinner Bait, 3.8 Paddle Tail, Frog

The weightless worm is for just what it says- weightless worms in the 6” range. Also supposedly the best jerkbait rod in the range, but I haven’t tried it.

The Mansfield is a really light, pretty moderate rod. Anything more than 3/8 would be too much for it. But for a 5/16 crankbait on 10# mono? Bang on.

The trapcaster is also known as the ‘all round’ in other lineups. My thoughts on the bucoo SR trapcaster are in the first post and I won’t say anything more beyond that here as they still hold 5 years later (best use- crankbaits 1/4-1/2 oz). The Cara version (not reviewed yet as I’ve only had it for a couple months) is a better version of the same, but still a crankbait rod for me. Maybe if I was throwing finesse moving baits of other types. The Cara bend profile is smoother and the graphite crisper.

I don’t have the all round fast maybe @BrianMDTX can chime in. My impression from reviews is that it’s a true fast action of the same power, aka they beefed up the butt and middle a little more. I’d love to fish one for a bit to know, but I have the swim jig which is superior to what I think the all round fast is.

The Amistad is the baseline pitching rod that also does other stuff. I had the expert and have the Cara now. With braid it makes a really tough close contact rod. I swapped to mono (20# big game) because I prefer it and I use mine for big bottom contact mostly (1/2 oz or more plus plastic). HOWEVER- if you’re fishing around cover with 1/2 oz sized baits or bigger it makes an awesome moving bait rod. I’m talking 3/4 oz spinnerbaits and vibrating jigs, frogs (if you prefer a long frog rod), buzzbaits (yes, really), and even smaller swimbaits like the 6’ magdraft. The difference between 17# mono and 50# braid (and all points in between) is very different on that rod and is a +1.5 in power ‘feel’.

Based on that, you have some 4 and 5 power rods, a 7 power rod, but not a 6. AND you want versatile. The head turner is the rod you want. That is my spinnerbait and vibrating jigs rod most days. But it will pitch a jig, throw a frog, throw a 4” paddle tail, just about a 6” magdraft, and all the way down to a 1/4 oz red eye shad (at a push). It’s an awesome 1/2 oz walking bait rod and I’ve thrown my usual buzzbaits on it well (I prefer longer rods for that). Just get it.

I used to have the Mansfield and it was good for 1/4 chatterbaits and small cranks like a kvd 1.0. I have the lowrider finesse jig currently which is good for more accurate casting of flukes, finesse jig, 6 inch senko Texas rig, and 3/8 bladed jig

9 hours ago, casts_by_fly said:

The weightless worm is for just what it says- weightless worms in the 6” range. Also supposedly the best jerkbait rod in the range, but I haven’t tried it.

The Mansfield is a really light, pretty moderate rod. Anything more than 3/8 would be too much for it. But for a 5/16 crankbait on 10# mono? Bang on.

The trapcaster is also known as the ‘all round’ in other lineups. My thoughts on the bucoo SR trapcaster are in the first post and I won’t say anything more beyond that here as they still hold 5 years later (best use- crankbaits 1/4-1/2 oz). The Cara version (not reviewed yet as I’ve only had it for a couple months) is a better version of the same, but still a crankbait rod for me. Maybe if I was throwing finesse moving baits of other types. The Cara bend profile is smoother and the graphite crisper.

I don’t have the all round fast maybe @BrianMDTX can chime in. My impression from reviews is that it’s a true fast action of the same power, aka they beefed up the butt and middle a little more. I’d love to fish one for a bit to know, but I have the swim jig which is superior to what I think the all round fast is.

The Amistad is the baseline pitching rod that also does other stuff. I had the expert and have the Cara now. With braid it makes a really tough close contact rod. I swapped to mono (20# big game) because I prefer it and I use mine for big bottom contact mostly (1/2 oz or more plus plastic). HOWEVER- if you’re fishing around cover with 1/2 oz sized baits or bigger it makes an awesome moving bait rod. I’m talking 3/4 oz spinnerbaits and vibrating jigs, frogs (if you prefer a long frog rod), buzzbaits (yes, really), and even smaller swimbaits like the 6’ magdraft. The difference between 17# mono and 50# braid (and all points in between) is very different on that rod and is a +1.5 in power ‘feel’.

Based on that, you have some 4 and 5 power rods, a 7 power rod, but not a 6. AND you want versatile. The head turner is the rod you want. That is my spinnerbait and vibrating jigs rod most days. But it will pitch a jig, throw a frog, throw a 4” paddle tail, just about a 6” magdraft, and all the way down to a 1/4 oz red eye shad (at a push). It’s an awesome 1/2 oz walking bait rod and I’ve thrown my usual buzzbaits on it well (I prefer longer rods for that). Just get it.

Here is what I am using everything for. I am thinking I am missing the rod for the swim / chatter / spinners. I am looking to just a rod to do that. I use the All round F as bottom contact. I have a Lews KVD (GC3) medium that I caught a 7lber on a chatter bait and after getting home I noticed the hook was slightly bent and the clip all bent out. I was lucky to get it in. That is what I am thinking of replacing.

I will only be getting 1 additional rod whatever I do. I am thinking of focusing on swim jigs this year. I never really fished them but I am lumping swim / chatter / spinner as one bait. In reading through the thread it sounded like the Swim Jig rod might be too soft a tip. But is the head turning enough.

The head turner was on my list a while as maybe a jig rod until I read everyone using it for spinner baits and so I thought maybe it was mislabeled from the web site as a short pitching rod. Then I thought of getting the lizard dragger as the classic MH/F rod for the bottom contact and it sounds like it might be designed for something else and thinking of moving the All Purpose to the moving open hook rod. Whatever I do, if I get a new rod it will be a lowrider. I think for the extra what used to be $30 the felt worth it.

6'7 Lowrider Weightless Worm -- Flukes and square bills.

7' BuCoo Trapcaster -- Traps, sometimes a spinner or chatter.

7' Lowrider All Purpose Fast - Worms and 1/2 Jigs -- bottom contact

7'3 BuCoo Amistad -- Frog, flipping Lilly pads and the occasional attempt at a Carolina rig when it is really windy out offshore

Interesting reading about the evolution of Falcon Rods. I still have three that I purchased in the early 2000’s at the height of my bass fishing hobby, until I sold my boat and returned to golf full time.

I find it interesting that there so many bait and presentation models now, as well as, it’s now the longer the better. (Kind of like golf equipment the last 20-25 years).

All three of my Falcons are baitcasters, paired with original Shimano Curado CU-200BSF reels. I thought these were good flexible utility sizes.

Lowrider LFC6M-4 6ft Medium, my go to spinner bait rod

Cara CFC66ML-3 6’6” Medium Light, small crankbaits and flukes/ Senko’s

Cara CFC610-6 6’10” Medium Heavy, jigs

I also have two more Curado’s on GLoomis rods for 6’6” for worm fishing and 7’0” for crank baits.

I’m starting to get the itch to get back into fishing more, so much more new stuff out there now.

@casts_by_fly I would agree with your assessment. I’d say it’s a true fast action but the butt and middle seems beefed up compared to my other MHF rods. It’s great for jigs and Texas rigs.

14 hours ago, Capt No Fish said:

Here is what I am using everything for. I am thinking I am missing the rod for the swim / chatter / spinners. I am looking to just a rod to do that. I use the All round F as bottom contact. I have a Lews KVD (GC3) medium that I caught a 7lber on a chatter bait and after getting home I noticed the hook was slightly bent and the clip all bent out. I was lucky to get it in. That is what I am thinking of replacing.

I will only be getting 1 additional rod whatever I do. I am thinking of focusing on swim jigs this year. I never really fished them but I am lumping swim / chatter / spinner as one bait. In reading through the thread it sounded like the Swim Jig rod might be too soft a tip. But is the head turning enough.

The head turner was on my list a while as maybe a jig rod until I read everyone using it for spinner baits and so I thought maybe it was mislabeled from the web site as a short pitching rod. Then I thought of getting the lizard dragger as the classic MH/F rod for the bottom contact and it sounds like it might be designed for something else and thinking of moving the All Purpose to the moving open hook rod. Whatever I do, if I get a new rod it will be a lowrider. I think for the extra what used to be $30 the felt worth it.

6'7 Lowrider Weightless Worm -- Flukes and square bills.

7' BuCoo Trapcaster -- Traps, sometimes a spinner or chatter.

7' Lowrider All Purpose Fast - Worms and 1/2 Jigs -- bottom contact

7'3 BuCoo Amistad -- Frog, flipping Lilly pads and the occasional attempt at a Carolina rig when it is really windy out offshore

The head turner is the rod you want (assuming you prefer a faster rod for those moving baits). It will throw that 3/8-1/2 oz bait weight great and is fantastic for them. The swim jig is a good choice also and will do all the same things. It is 4” longer and has a lighter tip, but still has plenty of butt. It’s almost like they took the head turner and stretched the top 24” to be 28”. I was just throwing a 3/4 spinnerbait on the swim jig and while that’s the upper end for that rod it does it great. I was throwing it out past 40 yards on a cast and setting the hook when it hit the water (with mono). I’ve done the same with the head turner.

The head turner was originally designed as a short pitching/jig rod. It’s great for that still. But it also makes one heck of a spinnerbait and other moving baits rod. I wouldn’t put braid on it for those rods but with mono or fluoro it’s the one.

My initial thoughts of what I might add this year were pretty close. I just added the Cara Head turner (arrived today) and after just a little bit of pool casting I can compare it to the expert version. For reference, this is the new 2026 HT. I ordered it back in Feb/Mar in the TW sitewide 20% off sale. I stacked the christmas 10% off gift cards on top, so got 28% off. Also, I ordered it before the prices were changed. They had changed some, but not all of them, so I ordered it at $250, minus 28%- $185 all in. From first impressions, I wish I had ordered two. It's even a little lighter in weight than the expert, but I think that's just swing weight not total weight. The action in the top 12" is about the same as the expert, but in the next 6" it is just a touch softer. Cast them side by side and you'll feel a difference. Cast them blind and you'd have to have thrown both a lot to tell which was which. Can't wait to get some time on it.

Moreso, I wanted to review the Cara 7' All Round. In the initial post I noted the 7' trapcaster which is the Bucoo SR version of the 7' MH/MF 1/4-3/4, aka the all round. It's a little off of an action combined with the bucoo blank. I fished it a lot and it was my trap rod with braid for a while. I loaded it with mono as a <10' cranking rod. I never felt quite right with it though. It's a good rod, but putting it next to the experts and Caras it just didn't quite make the cut most of the time, especially in the kayak where I was rod limited. Even in the boat I would carry it if I thought I needed to throw a crankbait. I always wanted to try the expert or cara versions of the rod though. The cara is jason christie's primary crankbait rod so it has to be decent, right? Right.

I found one lightly used from TRL and have been fishing it for a month now. It has changed the way I think about crankbaits and this rod combined with a strike king kvd 1.5 squarebill has given me something new in the arsenal. I could fish them before, but on the trapcaster it was more like a chore. On the cara it's a pleasure. The rod is springy and light and will absolutely launch a 1.5 KVD on 12 lb sunline mono. It has just the right action for me for a crankbait. It isn't fully moderate but it's on the lower end of MF. The crispness though makes it rebound on a cast to really fling a bait. It is similar to the Hudson special, only a little smaller and a little lighter. And it has plenty of oomph in the bottom for decent fish. I caught a lot of 2.5-3.5# angry smallies on it the past couple weeks. Some were hooked across the mouth with both hooks and 5 hook points. Some were just a single point on the side of the mouth. I didn't lose a single fish though. Can't complain about that.

The other thing I've come to appreciate with this rod and the hudson is that a more moderate rod with a crisp response needs a very different casting stroke compared to me crisp fast rods. The head turner is a flick of the wrist rod. I keep the brakes high on the reel to tame any excess but that quick, hard flick is what launches a bait. On these moderate rods, you have to really let the rod load up and do the work. Trying to force it too much will backlash you. That's one thing I didn't like on the hudson until I put a zillion on it which helped immensely. I threw another zillion on the all round and set it up the same way. But in the course of throwing them both, I relaxed the stroke a little and gradually dropped the brakes. I'm down to a 6 (out of 20) which is getting pretty light now. I was throwing the hudson with a met and fluoro which would have been a problem before. Now- both are lovely rods and have a place.

I fished the Cara head turner in anger today for a lot of the 6 hours I was on the water. I had the expert next to it (different bait though). While they feel similar but different on land, they fish more different than I expected. I need more time to confirm, but it is a good bit softer in the top third. It bends a lot more on a cast (loads up better with less effort) yet still flings it. Where the expert really likes a 1/2 oz vibrating jig the Cara was loading up really well with a 3/8. Now I can see how JC can flick a 1/2 oz spinnerbait one handed roll casting like nothing. The expert doesn’t do that but the Cara does. I need to confirm But this might be the perfect 1/2 oz walking bait rod.

Im a St Croix user but the Falcon rods arrived last years to argentina. So Im curious about 2 models of Lowrider series. The thing is I broke a Legend Tournament LBTC68MXF (8-20 line) but for me this not a medium power, I would say is even a lightish medium. I have the LBTC71MHF, a true medium heavy. So was thinking to change the broke rod for other model, the equal medium heavy in the Avid or Victory series, or sell the replacement and buy a Lowrider.

Im looking for something extra fast to fast and medium heavy power, similar to the LBTC71MHF. The main use is for throwing lures of 1oz with single hooks. Any thoughts about the "All´round Fast" and the "Swim Jig"? I read that the Swim Jig it is a true fast, but maybe not a medium heavy.

29 minutes ago, AbelG said:

Im a St Croix user but the Falcon rods arrived last years to argentina. So Im curious about 2 models of Lowrider series. The thing is I broke a Legend Tournament LBTC68MXF (8-20 line) but for me this not a medium power, I would say is even a lightish medium. I have the LBTC71MHF, a true medium heavy. So was thinking to change the broke rod for other model, the equal medium heavy in the Avid or Victory series, or sell the replacement and buy a Lowrider.

Im looking for something extra fast to fast and medium heavy power, similar to the LBTC71MHF. The main use is for throwing lures of 1oz with single hooks. Any thoughts about the "All´round Fast" and the "Swim Jig"? I read that the Swim Jig it is a true fast, but maybe not a medium heavy.

Abel,

The swim jig is definitely a medium heavy. The rating in the Cara (and the original lowrider) is 1/8-3/8 which would imply light spinning, but it's poor naming from falcon. It's the only rod in their lineup that is rated for the lure head weight, not the actual casting weight. So it is rated for a 1/8-3/8 oz swim jig which once you put a trailer on it is ending up in the 1/8-3/4 range. Which is what that rod is rated for in the lowrider series. In practice, it will absolutely fling a 3/4 oz spinnerbait and I've caught a ton of fish on it this year doing that.

That said, when you are talking about a true 1 oz bait and approipriate single hooks, you really want to get into a 6-power in the falcon lineup. The 6 power is rated heavy, but it would be closer to a st croix MH (which I consider on the heavier end of MH for most of them). In the 6-power lineup in that 7'-ish range the answer is the head turner. 6'10", 1/4-3/4 rated but will take an ounce. Last I had it out I was throwing a 1 oz spinnerbait which will end up in the 1 1/8-1 1/4 range total bait weight. Fast action with a light tip. Lots of power up the rod.

The heavy cover jig would also be good for that bait/hook range, but I put it on the MH side of the stated fast action and not on the faster side. If you're looking for F to XF then that's not what you're looking for.

19 hours ago, casts_by_fly said:

Abel,

The swim jig is definitely a medium heavy. The rating in the Cara (and the original lowrider) is 1/8-3/8 which would imply light spinning, but it's poor naming from falcon. It's the only rod in their lineup that is rated for the lure head weight, not the actual casting weight. So it is rated for a 1/8-3/8 oz swim jig which once you put a trailer on it is ending up in the 1/8-3/4 range. Which is what that rod is rated for in the lowrider series. In practice, it will absolutely fling a 3/4 oz spinnerbait and I've caught a ton of fish on it this year doing that.

That said, when you are talking about a true 1 oz bait and approipriate single hooks, you really want to get into a 6-power in the falcon lineup. The 6 power is rated heavy, but it would be closer to a st croix MH (which I consider on the heavier end of MH for most of them). In the 6-power lineup in that 7'-ish range the answer is the head turner. 6'10", 1/4-3/4 rated but will take an ounce. Last I had it out I was throwing a 1 oz spinnerbait which will end up in the 1 1/8-1 1/4 range total bait weight. Fast action with a light tip. Lots of power up the rod.

The heavy cover jig would also be good for that bait/hook range, but I put it on the MH side of the stated fast action and not on the faster side. If you're looking for F to XF then that's not what you're looking for.

Nice info. The HT was not on my radar, now I gonna take a look, its seems more suited to the fishing I do

The last Cara’s HT is my favorite rod. I like it more than the T7 USA model and the Expert. It just does it all. It’s comfortable and easy to cast. I can throw a Texas rig, finesse jig, spinnerbait, bladed jig, spook, popper, etc and never skip a beat.