Ritual Angling Rod Reviews

[DEPS_250]

Tackle Warehouse is having a clearance sale on the Ritual Angling Team Lintner Punch rod. I was thinking about pulling the trigger on this rod and I was hoping it can pull double duty and be able to fish swimbaits also. I am planning on using it for some glide baits and hardbaits in the 1-4oz/4-7" size range. 

The specs look great on paper and it looks like it can handle doing double duty as both a punch rod and a small swimbait rod. It has the right length, taper/action and ounce range that I am looking for in order to fish smaller glide baits and hardbaits. 

1. Does anyone know if the rod can fish up to 4oz comfortably? What weights are in its 'wheel house'? Its rated 1-2 1/2oz but I was wondering if it can handle heavier weights than its rated for and if anyone in here has taken the rod to its maximum weight range.

2. Does the rod have a parabolic enough bend for fishing hardbaits with treble hooks in order to keep fish pinned? Its rated as a moderate fast but I was wondering if the rating is 'spot on' or is it off. I am hoping the action and taper will be soft/slow enough to fish hardbaits and glide baits. I do like to fish braid to a leader, so I am hoping the moderate fast rating is either spot on or just slightly under/slower than a moderate fast.

[badfish79]

the reviews for those rods arent very positive

[swhit140]

I think they have had those rods on clearance for a couple years.

[T2DM]

Jared Lintner went from Shimano/G Loomis Rods to Ritual Angling, not so sure why, this was a while back though.