Finally busted out the Cumara baitcast rod to use & I have to say it performed great!  I've had this rod for a couple months & had it on my rod wall all that time, still w/ the tags & wrappers on it too.  I've been waiting for that perfect time to debut the rod for fishing.  It's been too cold & dreary the past couple months to bring that rod out & to truly enjoy using it.  Those 2 months, I had to use either fingerless gloves or neoprene gloves to fish, just too cold that gloves were needed...so some feeling from my hands were numb.  Well today was that perfect day, 60+ deg this morning w/ no wind...it's like the day screamed "IT'S TIME TO FISH!!!"

I had my Curado 101D mounted on the Cumara & both worked in unison, a wonderful match.  I felt more w/ the Cumara rod than other rods I have & the whole setup is quite light.  I'm sure if I could get a Core it would be lighter but why spend $350 to save another ounce of weight???  The Curado 101D at 7.4 oz is just perfect.  I picked the 6'8" medium, extra fast.  This is a perfect all purporse rod.  It has just the right amount of back bone that I could use 1/2 oz frog lures, but still cast lures from 1/4 oz up easily.  The look of the Cumara rod is "STEALTH".  I actually like the EVA or whatever foam grips are on the Cumara & Carrot Stix.  I do feel that these grips give your hand more feel w/ vibrations coming from the line.

As mentioned yesterday, Cabelas sent me the wrong Carrot Stix baitcast rod, but sent the right spinning rod.  Cabelas is shipping out the right b/c rod & I just have to send back the wrong one, & they are paying shipping.

So I used the Carrot Stix spinning rod w/ a Plueger Supreme 8030 reel.  Another winner, both of these put together is very light weight & worked flawlessly. Using a Senko w/ the Carrot Stix rod is almost like cheating.  I could feel much more of the bottom & when a bass takes the worm.

The guides on the Carrot Stix really "cheapens" the look of the rod.  They do look like SS guides from a lower line rod.  I don't know if there is a difference from SS guides & chrome guides like the ones on the Carrot Stix.  But I do have to say that the guides do add to the overall sensitivity to the rod.  Also the guide rings are not as big or wide as on other spinning rods.  I could cast heavy lures easily, but when using lighter lures, since the guides are smaller, they don't shoot out as far as a rod w/ ceramic/hardloy/alconite guides; that are also have bigger & wider rings.  It's almost like how the zirconia guides are on the Kistler Helium, very good sensitivity.  

On both rods though, I don't like the placement of the hook holders, very unconventional.  They are in my opinion are useless b/c of their locations.  So I have instead installed Fuji Hook Keepers on my rods.  But instead of installing them on top of the shaft just an inch of so above the reel seat, I put them on the rear handle.  I tried putting it low by the butt end, but finding out that it gets in the way w/ my hand while casting.  So I am going to still keep it on the rear handle end, but I moved it up closer to the reel seat grip.  Now all is good!

So I have one of each of the rods mentioned & waiting on replacemnents on a couple.  Only been able to fish w/ these rods for 1 day, I know that I've made a great choice of getting these 2 rods for lightness & sensitivity.

Could you rate their sensitivities from 1-10?

And, could you add what lines you had on the reels?

Thanks!!  The Baitmonkey is rattling his cage, trying to coax me into buying a cumara.  Too many rabbits in the neighborhood to have a carrot stick. ;D

Rate the sensitivity......well.....

Comparing the rods I have & not owning a high end Loomis or St Croix, I give the Cumara a 10.  The Carrot Stix an 8 or 9, cux of the cheap looking guides, but they do have very good senstivity.

I also like how light these rods are.  I also own a Kistler Helium LTA 6'9" MH & the Cumara & Carrot Stix are a bit lighter.  If I had to compare the sensitivity of these rods to the Helium, they are just a hair less sensitive, but not much.

The line I am using is 30 lb Power Pro on the Cumara & 20 lb Sufix braid.  I will be trying P-Line & Yozuri w/ these rods next week, just now the braid I am very comfortable using.

I was watching Jimmy Houston fishing earlier today & he was using a Cumara for crankbaiting & catching bass.  So the Cumara can be an all around rod for the action you want.