What is the major difference between the Banshee and the non-Banshee Fine Tail rods?Sounds like you need two rods to do what you want to do. I do not own any stream trout rods but do own 4 area rods.....and another is on the way. I have 3 Fine Tail Banshee rods...a 6 foot SUL.....a 6’ 7” L action.....a 5’ 9” XUL on the way....1 Palms Egeria in a 6’ 4”, and a Fine Tail Area Stage rod 6’ 3” model. The area rods are very sensitive....the Palms not as much as the Major Craft rods I have but it is a lot of fun. There are some 7 foot plus Mebaru rods that could work out for your over 7 foot rod for trout. The Area Stage rods are in my opinion a great rod for the money spent. Had the pandemic not hit I could have given you feedback on a Daiwa Presso Limited AGS along with a Graphiteleader Super Bellezza.....unfortunately both were returned to sender as they never got off the ground in Japan. So just how much do you want to spend on each rod?
Right now, this is looking very tempting. I assume that is the Fine Tail Area Stage you recommended. I've seen some green ones on ebay aswell, possible not the X model. Not sure about the difference to be honest. How small are the guides on this rod? Im usually fishing with braid and FC leader, and was wondering if the knot will fit through the guides.
Pricewise this rod is pretty cheap, so it would be a decent start to the JDM rod adventure. Free shipping from digitaka, so I don't feel compelled to purchase multiple rods at once. Already spent too much money on a daiwa exist lt, so I might just go with one rod for starters.
Here in Norway rods are very expensive. A Shimano Speedmaster BX(3 pcs) 3 - 14 grams has an MSRP of around 400 dollars. And that is pretty much top of the line here(for light game), unless you import something yourself. Pretty insane.
Right now im torn between the Tenryu Rayz Alter(RZA62UL-S) and the MajorCraft Fine Tail Area(FAX-632SUL / FAX-632UL). I will ponder on it during the evening, and hopefully make the purchase before going to bed.