Yes Sir. Gimme a second and I'll show you. Exist too.

The Daiwa is a work of art. The Shimano is a different animal. Completely different but the same. You only live once.

It almost defies logic! I have several $700+ reels on $130 rods. Haha.

I have G Loomis and Dobyns Extreme and an $80 Falcon EVO from Walmart, that is right up there with G Loomis .... light and sensitive.

I’ll throw Dobyns into the ring… I’m surprised they aren’t being mentioned more.??They’ve always been good rods to me. Good warranty, hold value, lots of different rods to choose from length to action to fit your preference for just about any technique. Very affordable options all the way up their high end Xtasy series. I prefer the champion xp, champion extreme and xtasy series but have some of the fury series as well that I’m happy with. Been adding them to the collection since 2009 and still have every one of them except for one that I broke with a tailgate. Took it to Lake Fork Resort and replaced it after paying their reasonable replacement fee. That was before they moved their head quarters to Sulphur Springs. Good luck with whatever you go with

St Croix legend xtreme and elites are very nice and have held up for years for me. I have been adding several Reneau Tackle rods (formerly Power Tackle) to my arsenal lately but you wanted more of a retail type situation. If you ever decide to try a smaller shop try them out.

Order them suckers from Japan and they won’t be anywhere near $700

Check out Renau Tackle. They were originally Power Tackle Rods. Just changed names recently

Duckett is the absolute biggest pile of [censored] I’ve ever used.

Falcon is the answer. Nice rods, and their customer service/warranty department is 11/10.

Falcon. For me the best is the Lowrider series. Bang for the buck.

Thanks for that bit of info.

Yes, I’m very familiar with power tackle. When I bought my first boat, two of their rods came with it. Loved the rods and was trying to order $8-10k worth and it was like pulling teeth to get them to take my money( never would respond to my emails and phone calls) and that put a bitter taste in my mouth. I will never beg someone to take my money. So, I sold the two I had for dirt cheap and never looked at their rods again. That’s my experience with power tackle rods.

A lot of folks are pushing Falcon. I might have to take a hard look at them as well.

I agree with you 1000%. After using them for 2yrs, I wish I had gone a different route. Needless to say, they’ll be up for sale very shortly. Both new and used.