Legit Design rods

[ABU is overpriced]

Anyone has one of their 5pc models? Was thinking of grabbing their M or the MH to try out.

[bulldog1935]

I have the 6'8"M, and it's a quality rod.  

Good blank, spigot ferrules except for the butt ferrule - spigot ferrules eliminate dead spots in the joints and allows the rod to load deeper - no stepped increases in bulk modulus (i.e. tip-in-butt sleeve joint), but a tiny bulk modulus decrease through the spigot.  

Comes in a sock + padded case + Meiho box.  

It will cast both below rated low end and above rated high end.  

125-g weight compares to many 1-pc rods.  

In every way, this is a bass rod.  

[ABU is overpriced]

4 hours ago, bulldog1935 said:

I have the 6'8"M, and it's a quality rod.  

Good blank, spigot ferrules except for the butt ferrule - spigot ferrules eliminate dead spots in the joints and allows the rod to load deeper - no stepped increases in bulk modulus (i.e. tip-in butt sleeve joint), but a tiny decrease through the spigot.  

Comes in a sock + padded case + Meiho box.  

It will cast both below rated low end and above rated high end.  

125-g weight compares to many 1-pc rods.  

In every way, this is a bass rod.  

How is the tip heaviness? Would need it to do well with jerkbaits.

[bulldog1935]

The rod balances perfectly with a Zillion.  

The added weight of the joints makes the rod tip feel heavier with a lighter reel, but the spigot joints actually help make the rod more moderate.  It fishes a jerkbait very well, in fact, it reminds me of my favorite 7' IM6 Crowder (Crowder calls ML, but it's really MM).  

 

I also have the 6'6"ML-5 Daiwa Black Label.  Between the two, the Legit Designs is the jerkbait rod and is exactly right for an MM (not BF) bass rod.  The Daiwa 5-pc is much more of a BF rod, and will cast 2 g without windage swing, which is below its rated low end - the Daiwa also loads deep at its 3-g rated low end, and is lighter in hand than L/D by 20 g - even lighter here matched with Steez.  

and yes, the Daiwa has a powerful butt to go with that BF tip.  

btw, I was happy to get both of these rods at good prices.  No more stock now, but I paid $234 for the Legit Designs Wild Side WSC68M-5 from FishingShop.kiwi.  The Daiwa was a recent Yahoo score for $190.  

[ABU is overpriced]

Good to hear, and i was checking those Black Label rods as well.

[bulldog1935]

Legit Designs made a bass rod that's darn good, especially qualified for jerkbait. 

Daiwa made their rod more versatile for JDM travel, wide-range BFS, shore casting (I'm blown away by 3-g distance for the short length) - do-able multifunction bass rod - and note they even rate it for a 4-oz vertical jig.