Eric, I have no experience on the Fishing 13 rods. But I just wanted to point something out about extra fast rods that may apply. Just something to consider.

 

I built a custom baitcast rod on a MHX series 1 blank designed by Todd Vivian of Mudhole. Its a 7'3" or 7'4" MHXF or XXF maybe.

 

Only the top 1/4th of the rod bends. The entire blank is stiff as a board. And it is a strange experience using a rod like this because most of the rod does not bend when fighting a fish. All the fish fighting bend is way out there on the tip and it is the strangest feeling to use it to have that tiny little bit of bend in the rod as all I have to work with.

 

It is something I just can't get used to. It casts fine. But its the battle with the fish that is strange. Its like putting a 2' ice rod mounted on the end of a 6' broomstick. It really feels strange to use is all I can say- and I avoid it. Just way too fast for me.

 

So if you get into XF or XXF rods, I am not sure if Fishing 13 would bend like this one does, but I would try them out in a store before you invest in something like this. Test the rod's bend if you can. This is the fastest rod I have or will ever have, and now moving back in the other direction.

 

You can see in this old photo that only less than 24" of tip bends. All else is just way too stiff. I wish twice as much rod would bend than this. I could cut 5' of this rod off and not miss it.

 

I would like to see how a Fishing 13 rod bends compared to this one. Hopefully its not as stiff unless this is what you are looking for.

 

So make sure its what you want before investing is my best suggestion. Sometimes there is too fast and in my opinion this is it. Hopefully the fishing 13 rods are not this extreme.

 

 

AI can be your friend or it can be your enemy. It can make posers seem real and it can make the posers seem legit. The quick to the point response are real and the long extended response are AI. Keep that in mind. 

17 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

AI can be your friend or it can be your enemy. It can make posers seem real and it can make the posers seem legit. The quick to the point response are real and the long extended response are AI. Keep that in mind. 

If you don’t mind can you explain a little more what you’re referencing as I’m a bit confused. 

Instead of rating action as Fast, Moderate, Slow and all those in-betweens ratings, rod action should be Very Early, Early, On Time, a Little Late, Late, and Very Late to better reflect when the rod’s power is more fully utilized.