3 hours ago, Brian11719 said:

I bought the rod and reel towards the end of last year. Love the reel but one thing I really don't like about the rod is the foam grip. If at all possible I'd say try one out first or at least decide if you are ok w/ a foam grip. In my case I have 2 rods w/ foam grips and they are my least favorite as I prefer cork or winn style grips...aside from that it's an ok rod and the reel is nice...bit of a step up from the speed spool lfs...

I agree with you on the grip, its not even because its foam. Its just such an odd shape/feel to it even compared to my other Lews rods. Great rod tho, it would be nice if they changed the handle tho. The TP1X is the same price but the handle is so much better.

6 minutes ago, MediumMouthBass said:

The TP1X is the same price but the handle is so much better.

Funny I also own a TP1X that I use for frogging. Agree that grip is pretty good but the one they've got on the new Custom Lite series is probably my favorite grip out of any of the brands I currently own (or have ever used for that matter).