Did Kuying just copy Major Craft's Troutino Stream rod?

[earthworm77]

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/KUYING- ... 83ce2205aa


https://www.ebay.com/itm/Major-Craft-TR ... rk:44:pf:0

[Craigthor]

Awfully similar looking, the Major Crafts looks pretty clean over the Kuying

[LowRange]

I don't think so. These short handle rods with the blank inserted into the handle have been on Aliexpress for ages from a number of rod brands. The Majorcraft is a conventional 2 pc rod as well. There are Major Craft copy cat rods out there. I had a Tsrulinoya Elite that was nearly identical to a Volkey 65UL and the Kuying Conqueror rods look really similar to the Major Craft Corzza rods and also include a L BFS model.

[Houndfish]

The bend in the tip of the Teton is nuts. It's rated up to 7g, does anyone think it would have enough power to get good hooksets on thin-wire jigheads?

[poisonokie]

Wouldn't surprise me. Everything from the land of Kuying is built using the I.P. of legitimate companies like Major Craft and Daiwa. Not to knock anyone for buying Kuying, Tsurinoya, Ray's Studio, and others, but that's why I avoid them and the litany of other rip off products that come from China.