I can still feel bottom structure almost as good with my mono compared to some flouro. You're just implying that mono on a NRX will feel dead just as a fiberglass rod.

I don't get it.

If there's a downside to this stick it's in its sensitivity. I had a very hard time distinguishing hard bottom from soft and with the bites I did get, the fish had to really commit for me to feel anything.

And the rod still gets 5/5 for Dragging and 4/5 for Jigging

The review is true, the rod is not "practical," but at least the hook keeper can be. :lol: My rant is just the point system for a hook keeper being as important as the blank. Even rods like Ultima and Luxxe Otre would automatically do bad because they would get 0 for hook keeper and a Sha...

Damn that is actually pretty cool.

civicrr wrote:I would be on the opposite side. I want my crankbait rods to have hook keepers.

I do too, just not one that will eventually lead to cracked epoxy.

Why is a hook keeper worth 5 points? It should be 0 or 1 because not everyone wants one. I mean we all know and are aware that JDM rods do not come with a hook keeper so it isn't a surprise. There is also Fuji hook keeper for those that want a hook keeper and they can have it anywhere they want on t...

This video is off the Arms, but they have a similiar finish and they do the wood sanding in the end.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lXyVOYKUg7Y