I was very disappointed for one specific reason, I was waiting for Lew's to announce a new line up of reels and that they did, but they only offer them in right hand retrieve.....I'm a lefty!!!! I got 7 TP1HL's all 6.4:1 ratios in left hand retrieve....I got told by Lew's that if they did put out so...

The day I'll drop 781$ on a rod will be the day I've won the lotto!!!

Teal101 wrote:I love my metal Pflueger patriarch

X2, bail is the smoothest I've used on a spinning reel! Just love it!

How are the Powell's? I'm thinking about bitting the bullet on a spinning Powell Max rod..... I can't speak for the Powell spinning rods but the casting rods are fantastic for the price so I'd expect the spinning to be the same. If this is who I think it is, They are similar to the rods you already...

How are the Powell's? I'm thinking about bitting the bullet on a spinning Powell Max rod.....