Were looking for a rod that has the perfect blend of sensitivity for strike detection, sufficient backbone to set hooks into bony mouths, yet enough forgiveness and flex to manage the headshakes of a big, angry walleye
Ive fished only with the 7-footer so far, but Daiwa does offer the Kage as long as eight feet
The ideal meshing with the pinion provides silky rotation and extremely powerful winding power at the same time
The additional length also keeps your line at a bit of a distance from the fray of rental rods that may be fished on either side of you
a shorter and narrower bobbin is used for tying smaller flies
Graham Read, via e-mail Hello Graham, Yes, I can sharpen a hook to the point where the merest touch onto my finger will bend the point over