What reel are you all pairing with this rod?

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Wed Aug 17, 2022 5:05 pm

I also ordered the epitome 725 and will test side by side against the full gamut of edge rods. I have the silver widow (x-ray), black widow (hm), first strike (IM) and a custom delta blank rod.

oh your analysis will be quite interesting. looking forward to it

Thanks for that feedback. That $295 blows my mind. With inflation being where it is, what are they able to do to keep costs low? Or, were margins so high before that they're willing to take a hit on it now, only to raise prices later when people realize that this series is a unicorn. Who knows haha...

Thx for combining this post. Not sure why I didn't do a search prior to posting lol

Thanks for that feedback.

That $295 blows my mind. With inflation being where it is, what are they able to do to keep costs low? Or, were margins so high before that they're willing to take a hit on it now, only to raise prices later when people realize that this series is a unicorn. Who knows haha.

Anybody get in on the initial 200 rod limited production run that's going on right now? Not sure if this is going to be similar to the first strike debacle a few years back but definitely intrigued since they're able to break the 3oz barrier, all while touting the latest and greatest in sensitivity ...

who is brad tharp?

much like shimano when they painted the curado and called it the new chronarch...what a freakin disappointment...u'd think daiwa would learn from shimano's mistake

hmmm...article has been taken down