With so many companies selling their version of an old wiggle wart now, has the gap closed between todays offerings and the old "hunting action" warts? With products today such as the 6th Sense Curve 55, the Spro Rock Crawler, the Teckel Drunker, etc. do you feel the gap has closed? Are the original...

HobeyBaker wrote:

smallies wrote:I really hope they are priced similar to the current Steez offerings

They are priced at $474 on Digitaka.

Good to know, havent even checked the Japanese sites for them yet. All I heard was the rumor that the USDM price could br around $700 and that made me nervous

I let them use my Dobyns rods since the warranties are so good that if they break them, they only pay a small price lol I really like this answer! There are only a couple of people that I would trust with my high end gear. [-o< Agreed, very few if any. Especially considering a lot of my favorite ro...

Also feel like the cork breaks easier on these rods than others, though that isnt really a quality control issue. My 822 has a rather large chunk of cork missing from the beginning days, and it is the actual cork that is damaged, not filler

HobeyBaker wrote:

smallies wrote:A few uneven threads on my DSR822

It's lack of detail and quality control. It takes 30 seconds with a burnishing tool to pack the threads and smooth them over.

Exactly. This is the only rod I noticed this on as well, having rods from $100-$500+

Blacktail 8541 wrote:

smallies wrote:Im scared to try a Stella, I love my Stradics and dont want to feel obligated to spend that much money

If you don't want to lay down the cash, don't try one! Because if you do it will be all you think about till you scratch that itch.

So tempting, but that is one dangerous slope...

A lot of the XPS stuff is pretty good

A few uneven threads on my DSR822

Does the Addermine have a deeper bend than the NRX?

I let them use my Dobyns rods since the warranties are so good that if they break them, they only pay a small price lol

Makes a good Neko rig rod

Im scared to try a Stella, I love my Stradics and dont want to feel obligated to spend that much money

I feel like my distance might be slightly less than my non sv reels, but not enough to make a big deal out of. And I use my SVs for accuracy casting anyways

I have both and both are fine reels. They are pretty close in comparison for me

SV for me all day