BWSJL 220066 6'6" Braided Line:50-100lb. Lure Wt. 4-7oz. (112-200g)
This rod comes with a name and a heritage it has to live up to. The rod comes with the right stuff for the job. Double wrapped Fuji guides and reelseat, shaped EVA grips and an Aluminum gimbal butt all built on the powerful UglyStick blank.
Esthetically this rod is pleasing. The grip's proportioning is still in the standard boat rod's 37cm. rear, 20cm. front-comfortable proportions for multipurpose use. The gimbal is covered with a foam cap which although doesn't last the life of the rod, is great protection when pumping without a fighting belt.
The honey colored blank with red/black/gold trim is the Levi's jeans of the angling world...Never Goes Out Of Style. 6'6" is a sweet length. It allows you to go toe to toe with big fish pumping them up from the depths with short strokes yet has the length needed to clear the banka's keel when a fish decides to go six across. The length and flexible tip also protects the line from shock against fish that love doing aerobatics. The rod coat is a litttle bumpy though but this is insignificant to us who wish to do nothing but fish.
Guides are Fuji, which says a lot as to the quality and dedication of the builders. The stripper guide is the right size for a 4000-8000 size reel. Proper spacings for the blank's action end up with a 7+1 configuration. the big tip allows wind on mono leaders to pass freely.
For the test, I've matched the rod to an upgraded Team Daiwa Advantage 4000 spinning reel loaded with PE4 Varivas braid.
The combo will go through some popper and jig casting, trolling with plugs and some botttomfishing/jigging.
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