I just got my Ark Gravity 8 reel today.  Looks and feels great. I can't wait to try it out. I have been using my Gen 1 and Gen 2 Abu Garcia Revo Premiers for about 14 to 15 years now. The Gen 1 drag is very loose. Back then I didn't know you had to back off the drag when you're not using it it. I got the reel on my discontinued Abu Garcia rod that 7 foot 3 MH Fast action rod. It's the swim jig and jig rod but you can do everything on that. Going to throw weightless Yum Dingers on it. Got 16 lbs of Gamma Edge flurocarbon on it.

Maybe I can go fishing next week as we are supposed to have a warming trend leading up to Christmas here in Southern GA. It pays to be a weather need and be a bass fisherman lmao. Just wish I had a boat lol. Have an amazing weekend.

I picked up a couple G-5s to try during the bogo Black Friday sale. I was actually pleasantly surprised by the fit and finish. I have a few Ark rods (most have snapped on hook set) so my expectations weren’t super high for their reels. Pretty pumped to try them out this spring.

1 hour ago, RichF said:

I picked up a couple G-5s to try during the bogo Black Friday sale. I was actually pleasantly surprised by the fit and finish. I have a few Ark rods (most have snapped on hook set) so my expectations weren’t super high for their reels. Pretty pumped to try them out this spring.

Which Rods were they that broke? I'll stay clear of those then lol.

1 hour ago, weatherman81 said:

Which Rods were they that broke? I'll stay clear of those then lol.

2 original Snipers and an Invoker Pro. I still have one Invoker pro and one sniper. They don’t get much use anymore.

7 hours ago, weatherman81 said:

Which Rods were they that broke? I'll stay clear of those then lol.

Ark rods have some drawbacks as far as components go.  The blanks are the most solid part of the build, as they use Torays.  

 

Yeah, I saw where they use Toray blanks, and I think they use Fuji line guides.

Toray isn’t a blank , just a supplier of raw materials. There’s a lot more that goes into a blank. That said, if you’re breaking multiple rods there’s something wrong with your technique or handling practices.