What is a medium + power rod ?? For poison Adrena

[Ksam1234]

I’m looking at the Shimano poison Adrena and it says it’s a 6 ft 11 inch medium + rod.. what does the + mean.. is it in the middle of a medium and MH rod ? 

[thunderblack]

That's how I took it. I had the expride light + spinning rod and it had some extra power over your typical light action rod. Take a look at the Destroyer 110 special too.

[jbsoonerfan]

I have the rod and use it for 3/16 - 1/4 oz T-Rigs. I have yet to even try it with a moving or reaction bait because it is simply an awesome rod for those T-Rigs. I would say it has a bit of a softer tip than my Zodias 6'10 MH but it seems to have more backbone. I have 2 Zodias 6'10 MH and a Zodias 7'2 MH that I use for different bottom contact techniques. I wish I could afford to replace all of them with the Poison Adrena lol

 

But I got skunked yesterday, so you should probably take my advice with a grain of salt

[bwjay]

8 hours ago, Ksam1234 said:

I’m looking at the Shimano poison Adrena and it says it’s a 6 ft 11 inch medium + rod.. what does the + mean.. is it in the middle of a medium and MH rod ? 

Bingo.

[FryDog62]

That’s what it means in the case of the MMH Daiwa Ehrler baitcasting rod... in between.  However in the case of the MH+ ALX Toadface it means the tip is MH and the butt is Heavy.  So it can mean difference things or action.  Might be worth calling the manufacturer for a detailed explanation. 

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

It means whatever they want it to mean. It’s a made up subjective designation. So are Med, MH etc. 

[Ksam1234]

10 hours ago, FryDog62 said:

That’s what it means in the case of the MMH Daiwa Ehrler baitcasting rod... in between.  However in the case of the MH+ ALX Toadface it means the tip is MH and the butt is Heavy.  So it can mean difference things or action.  Might be worth calling the manufacturer for a detailed explanation. 

I like ALX a lot ! Most of my rod quiver is ALC but I’m trying to venture out. 

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

There are no industry standards or definitions for any of the label designations. This is important to keep in mind comparing across brands and even across models within brands. 

[5by3]

My best guess would be that it’s an “in between” power. Not a true medium, but not quite a medium heavy. That’s pretty similar to the ALX designations like frydog mentioned - toadface (MH+), trickster (light+), etc. 

 

I haven’t fished many shimano rods so I can’t say for certain what their medium or medium heavy feels like compared to say the alx dream/deputy models. I’m sure they feel quite different.

[Junger]

I like my filet mignon medium rare+.

[fishwizzard]

I have one of the 611m+ rods.  It’s a strange rod, it isn’t great at 1/4oz, like a weighless Trickworm, but at like 3/8-3/4oz  it shines.  It even casts a 1oz glidebait way better then it should.  
 

It’s close to a Loomis 783c, but with a stiffer tip and maybe a little more power in the butt.  The PA is an outstanding rod and I am going to use it for lighter t-rigs and 1/4oz jigs.