I just picked up one of these new Steez rods. I am not impressed and I have not even fished it yet. Some pretty poor grade cork on this rod. Plus the cork handle smells like someone dunked it in a barrel of varnish/solvent. Completely unacceptable for a $550 rod!

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Made in Japan.?.. with brass gears and black not that ugly silver. With Magforce Z spool. I will take it!

Up for preorder at Plat. Made in Japan and reasonably priced.

Thanks. Just pre-ordered one. About the same price as a Daiwa steez A.

Made in Japan.?.. with brass gears and black not that ugly silver. With Magforce Z spool. I will take it!

I do not boat flip. Can not answer that question. Ya I would say the sweet spot is 2oz or so. I love this rod so much. I am waiting on them to get back in stock. Want a 2nd one. Not much this rod can not do.

I picked up a Daiwa ryoga 1520l-cc. Found a good deal on one.

Going to get a new reel for throwing 1 to 3 oz swimbaits. Narrowed it down to the Daiwa ryoga 1016/1520 or a Daiwa steez a/hlc. Will be using 18 to 20 lb sniper. I have been using a Daiwa sv103. Which reel would you get and why?

Love throwing 1/4 or so Spinnerbaits. Especially around bream beds. I have been using a MB P5 cyclone with a Daiwa alphas ct sv and it will launch them.

Guess I have been lucky or I catch small fish. Lol. I have 7 P5's, 5 XXX's, 2 XX's and 3 Levante's. I fish 3 days a week. 10 months out of the yr. I have not had a problem out of any of them. I thoroughly enjoy using them. Probably will break one tomorrow. Lol. Lol don’t jinx yourself. But honestly...

Guess I have been lucky or I catch small fish. Lol. I have 7 P5's, 5 XXX's, 2 XX's and 3 Levante's. I fish 3 days a week. 10 months out of the yr. I have not had a problem out of any of them. I thoroughly enjoy using them. Probably will break one tomorrow. Lol.

A few disjointed thoughts on the Bait Finesse after 3-4 hours and 3-4 bass: 1) It casts like a dream. Admittedly it is replacing a ML/XF rod, so it will be better just in terms of taper, but above and beyond that, this thing is so so nice to make casts with. Distance and accuracy are both great and...

I use my R Edition with a Zonda 10R spool to crank and use my heavily modified Finesse Custom with R Edition spool for all kinds of ML duties. I also love my Alphas CT SV for when I only want to take one casting setup with me. It's so versatile. The Daiwa Alphas CT SV is one sweet reel. I was amaze...

I am going to pick up a new cranking rod for throwing 1/2 to 3/4 oz mid depth cranks. I have narrowed it down to the Megabass Levante f5-75lv emtf or the Daiwa rebellion 610MHRB. Looking for some feedback from people who have fished both or either one.
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Jarett

P5 Bait Finesse is a slightly faster taper than the Carbon Head Hein. I picked it up for smaller jerkbaits and drop shot as the drop shotting I do is more casting than vertical No plans to use it however, for a Keitech jig with small trailer though. I use the Cyclone for that I really wish MB had c...

Here is some more info on the 2021 Airity Luvias LT.


https://www.daiwa.com/jp/fishing/item/r ... index.html