Squidly

Does anyone have any experience with this rod? This would be my first heavy rod, and there's nowhere near me that would have one to check out. Bought the 6'11" medium+ and it's my favorite rod to date. With the heavy, I'm looking at throwing some heavier lures, getting into some larger swimbaits, and possibly throwing a frog around occasionally. The lure weight rating is really tempting. Any info would be appreciated, I can't seem to find much online about this specific model.

That seems like a pretty solid plan, never crossed my mind to replace the aluminum gear with brass lol.

I'm looking at getting a new Zillion soon, and can't decide between the US or JDM version. Has anyone had a chance to play with both? Are there any significant differences besides the US model having brass gears? Opinions on brass vs. aluminum gears is also appreciated.

I can't believe I never found that... Lol. Thank you!

Gotcha. It'd be the new 2021 Scorpion DC 150HG, versus the current Curado DC 150HG. Yeah, that's kinda my predicament, warranty and support vs better features. I also can't seem to find a solid release date for the new Scorpion, other than Spring 2021. Does anybody have some site recommendations that I should check? The only one I've really looked at is Digitaka.

Has anyone here ever had any issues buying a JDM reel? I've never bought one, but I'm really tempted to try and snag one of the new Scorpion DCs when they come out. I've never done maintenance on a baitcaster, so I'm kinda skeptical about not being able to send it to Shimano for anything, including warranty. That being said, do you think the Scorpion would be worth it over the Curado?

Huge thanks to everyone for all the advice and recommendations. I think I've finally decided that I'm gonna grab a dedicated crankbait rod, swimbaits can wait, I'll just stick to 1oz and lower. I've got plenty of rods to check out now and lots of research to do. The only tackle shop I have anywhere near me is a Bass Pro that usually has a pretty limited inventory, so now it's on to finding out which rod to grab. But I appreciate everyone's help!

Thank you for the feedback, I really appreciate it. My main issue currently is that I don't have a lot of room for storage, and I drive a relatively small car. But I'd like to do more fishing with crankbaits, jerkbaits, and other hard lures. Now just to figure out what would best suit that ?

I saw this article while trying to do some research. The medium moderate they listed is what kinda had me thinking about getting a moderate fast rod. Figured it would work good with lures with trebles, but have enough backbone for some frogging if it was a medium heavy or heavy rod. The cover I usually throw frogs around isn't too horrible. My main concern I guess would be having the moderate fast action for lures with trebles. I've only ever fished with fast action, so I don't know the amount of difference it makes.

I'm looking to get a new casting rod, and would like some suggestions on what to get. I want to cover as much ground with as few rods as possible. I currently have a 6'6" UL spinning setup, a 7' ML fast spinning setup, and a 6'11 medium+ fast casting setup. The medium+ is a Poison Adrena that I figured would cover medium and medium heavy for casting, and I'm on the fence about what else to get. Would a MH fast combo round everything out? Or should I go with a MH/H mod fast? Looking to throw cranks, topwater, possibly frogs, and hoping to get into swimbaits. Budget is ~$300, thanks in advance for any recommendations.