7 11 baitcaster rods Abu Garcia 7' Veritas Low Profile Baitcast Reel and Fishing Rod Combo, Low Profile Reel with Stainless Steel Ball Bearings, Carbon Matrix Drag System, Graphite + Powerlux 100 Rod With carefully designed actions and tapers to ultimately produce a wide range of technique specific models Shimano Outlier Casting Rod -

And to be honest, this is the only thing about this reel that I can even mention as being a possible negative

Simultaneously, the bass guys in Japan were looking for a way to present finesse lures to bass around cover in ultra clear waters and have a fighting chance of luring the fish out with gear that could not only handle the tiny lures, precision casts, but also the fight of bigger bass

EVA handle for easy wet handling

Having a longer rod with a significant backbone, along with an appropriate line/leader, allowed me to finally learn how to break loose lures from all kinds of structure without having to be "gentle"