Aioushi 1.45m Glass Casting BFS Rod

[ghost]

I have a Megabass Great Hunting Huntsman BFS taste, but have an Aliexpress BFS budget.💯👍

 

I've been eyeing the Aioushi drop handle glass rod since getting my 23 Shimano Calcutta Conquest BFS reel beginning of this year. Yes the Calcutta Conquest is a lower profile round reel than say an old Abu Garcia 4601. I've used my Calcutta Conquest BFS reel on my other rods and it sits good on the reel seats of other BFS rods I own and palms good.

 

The Aioushi glass rod has intrigued me for some time and finally pulled the trigger during the 11/11 Aliexpress sale.

 

I received the Aioushi glass rod today and surprised how well crafted this rod is. The reel handle is real wood and the drop reel seat is quite artistic. It has a 14mm drop for the reel seat and is 1.45m(4.8') assembled length. It is 5 sections fiberglass rod and when broken down it is 39cm(1.3') length. It comes with a nice, sturdy rod case. Lure weight is 1 to 5g(1/32 to 3/16 oz). For a CDM glass rod, this is very nice!

 

It's a beautiful glass rod with avocado green glass blank. Nice contrast to the dark gray reel seat. The glass rod blank is quite straight and the guides are perfect, when all 5 parts aligned assembled.

 

I mounted my Shimano Calcutta Conquest BFS reel on the Aioushi rod and the reel feels low profile to me. Also tried my Loongze Airlite B101 BFS reel and Ifishband Tender Shoot round BFS reel.

 

All 3 round reels feels low profile on the drop reel seat while the Tender Shoot being a bit taller in feel. The Tender Shoot height reminds me of the Abu Garcia 4601 round reel in feel. The Airlite B101 is the lightest round reel I own and it feels small on the Aioushi rod.

 

All 3 BFS round reels paired with the Aioushi glass rod look stunning and has a premium look to me.

 

I reckon the Megabass Great Hunting Huntsman with its raised handle grip will give the same effect as a round BFS reel sits lower when palming the reel.

Looking forward trying the Aioushi glass rod with the Calcutta Conquest BFS mounted tomorrow for its maiden casting session.🎣💯

 

Man, have I ever gone deep down the BFS rabbit hole!🐇🕳😲😳

[new2BC4bass]

Thanks for the quick review.  Does look pretty nice.  BTW, I thought I was the only one on this site with a Megabass taste, but a Berkley Cherrywood budget.

[bulldog1935]

Round reels are gorgeous with offset-grip glass rods.