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V
Feels light in the hand, very strong backbone, can launch a swim bait into space if needed without breaking a sweat.
W
Finally had time to go fish. Paired it with Bates Salty. First fish caught was a 43" Bull red. Handled it like a champ.
D
Beautiful rods
a
Was having a hard time finding a rod that fit my needs. And old 18 had exactly what I needed. Excellent rod and quality!
D
Absolutely what I expected. Quality rod. I’ll be back!!
J
Handles all Arigs and swimbaits perfectly! Good weight balance and sensitivity even though it's a heavy duty rod!
J
This is a beautiful rod with a super comfortable rod butt. Just long enough to fit under my arm without being too long or too short. I was a little concerned with it being a medium heavy as all my other swimbait rods are heavy or x heavy. I threw up to a 5 oz. R2S tactical glide with no problem and I think that is pretty close to the max for weight rating. I also threw an 8 inch magdraft and the rod with a tranx 300 loaded nicely and launched it a mile. Build quality is really nice. If I didn't already have over 50 rod and reel setups, I may have bought a lot more from Old 18.
T
This rod handles big swimbaits very nicely and feels very comfortable in your hands
L
Amazing rod will be buying more! Only issue I had was by the time it arrived at my house the eyes were bent, once they were fixed I tested out the rod and fell in love with how light and sensitive it was.
M
This rod handles the 6th Sense Draw very well. I expect it will also be good for the Alabama rig as well. Also, I believe it will be great for big swimbaits such as the Megabass Magdraft. I haven't caught any fish in it yet, but I'm sure it'll handle fish fabulously as do All of my other Old18 rods.
M
The big stick I picked up from Old 18, Traverse Swim Bait rod is absolutely one of the highest quality rods we have ever purchased. Amazing craftsmanship went into the build of this powerful beast!! Caught several big fish so far, but waiting to grab one of those elusive giants and haul it in with this amazing rod. Great in all aspects from feel and cast ability. Great work!!
C
Bought this rod to use with A-Rigs. Will absolutely launch an A-Rig. The longer handle makes cast a heavy A-Rig super easy. The leverage you gain is awesome. Makes for a way less strenuous day casting heavy baits.
C
This rod will surprise the heck out of you when you first pick it up, it is so well balanced, light and lots of backbone! This is my work horse rod for alabama rigs and heavy swimbaits to include glide baits. With a longer handle on the rod it really makes it so comfortable to throw an A-rig all day. Where this rod shines is being able to cast so far with ease but still very precise when using A-rigs. We all know how forward facing technology has changed A-rig fishing and I can place my bait exactly where it needs to be so I can catch any fish in the water column! A MUST have rod if you fish A-rigs or heavy glide baits.
R
Be careful with this rod because it can spool your reel when you throw an A-rig! The power is unmatched by any other rod.
