Looks like Academy is revamping some of their H2OX rods. They have a new rod out and It looks like a GSM built rod. It seems to have a Dobyn's blank with a Phenix M1 butt. The reel seat is kind of a mystery to me. It looks interesting and it seems to be priced well.

H20 make really good rods

21 minutes ago, bowhunter63 said:

H20 make really good rods

I'll take that into account. I've never tried their rods, but this one looks good for only $80. On the other hand, I bought a hard swimbait and some poppers from them. They were pretty good quality.

14 hours ago, bowhunter63 said:

H20 make really good rods

Most reviews agree. I'd have to handle this rod first to see if I'd like the butt material. Luckily there are 2 stores within 18 miles of where I now live. I don't know if there was an Academy Sports store in the state I moved from.

I like academy rods. I think I have 5 or 6 of them. I got all of them on a crazy clearance sales, but they’re decent rods. I consider one of them to be really good. I’ll definitely plan to check this one out if they get them in my local store.

I used to really like some of their Ethos series rods, like the Ethos Nano HD series. They were nice light rods with decent sensitivity.

I don't think I have any left though. As I've picked up various other options along the way, I've little by little given all of the ones I had away. They were good options at their normal $79 - $99 price range, and even better when they went on sale for $39 - $59.

I kind of like the looks of that new one shown above. The last thing I need right now is more rods, but sometimes I can't resist checking them out!! 😄