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

Some of you seeing my screen name might realize I'm a big fan of Dobyns rods. Well, I'm also a big fan of the NRX flyrods which I use for striper fishing. Had a problem with one of my 9wt rods (NRX 1089). Got a couple questions answered via PM by Bantam 1 and sent the rod out. Excellent service from...

As you can see from the pic, the 735 isn't really that fast. Not compared to a St Croix xfast action or a Daiwa Zillion xfast anyway.
Hope that helps.

Overall the rod scored well & I thought the review pointed out some interesting things. The flexibility of techniques the blank could be used for was touched upon. Still, IMO, it really is only a bottom contact or frog rod. Using it for larger ripbaits (Pointer 128) was mentioned. The rod transi...