New baitcasting rod

[Ieh]

I'm going to buy a new baitcasting rod for the coming season and quite liked the sound of the Tailwalk Backhoo Rise (702H model). Unfortunately I can't find anywhere locally that has these so it would be a blind mail order purchase. I know their Bass spinning rods are highly regarded but does anyone have one of these rods who would offer their opinion, positive or otherwise?

Thanks,

Ian

[Ben]

They look nice and being Japanese they are sure to be good quality but I would be concerned about buying blind and also worried about warranty and/or future repairs.

Personally I like to support UK manufacturing so I only have Harrison blanks built by Sir David Lumb of Tarleton.

Plus I think it’s nice to be able to add a personal touch on handbuilt rods.

[Ian Crook]

They look nice and being Japanese they are sure to be good quality but I would be concerned about buying blind and also worried about warranty and/or future repairs.

Personally I like to support UK manufacturing so I only have Harrison blanks built by Sir David Lumb of Tarleton.

Plus I think it’s nice to be able to add a personal touch on handbuilt rods.

Surely he is getting far too long in the tooth for such sentimentality Ben, won’t be around forever!!

[Ian Crook]

I'm going to buy a new baitcasting rod for the coming season and quite liked the sound of the Tailwalk Backhoo Rise (702H model). Unfortunately I can't find anywhere locally that has these so it would be a blind mail order purchase. I know their Bass spinning rods are highly regarded but does anyone have one of these rods who would offer their opinion, positive or otherwise?

Thanks,

Ian

Ian, I don’t have that specific rod but do have a couple of Tailwalk rods, friends have many others and they are very special tools for the cost

[davelumb]

They look nice and being Japanese they are sure to be good quality but I would be concerned about buying blind and also worried about warranty and/or future repairs.

Personally I like to support UK manufacturing so I only have Harrison blanks built by Sir David Lumb of Tarleton.

Plus I think it’s nice to be able to add a personal touch on handbuilt rods.

Surely he is getting far too long in the tooth for such sentimentality Ben, won’t be around forever!!

[winniethepooh]

I have that exact rod and I love it. The casting weight is out, it'll comfortable cast to 50g perhaps even more and I would say it's happiest in the 20-50g range. It's certainly a fast actioned rod you could perhaps even describe it as extra fast actioned, it has more than enough backbone to work lures like 10cm sliders.

Build quality is faultless.

[Ieh]

Thanks all for the replies. Sounds like my bank balance is about to take a hit!

[Mike J]

Thanks all for the replies. Sounds like my bank balance is about to take a hit!

Ive got a number of Japanese JDM rods that I have imported direct from Japan.
Checkout the price of your rod in Japan, you might save yourself a decent sum, and if its not available steer well clear, Japanese anglers are manic about quality
I have never once had a problem with those Japanese rods, not once, ever, and believe me I have hammered those rods harder than you could possibly imagine.
The recovery rate of Japanese carbon is phenomenal, far faster than anything I or my friends have used, with the exception of Jigging Master.

That said I have a pair of DLST own design P2 blanks and they are up there with the very best in their class, and if I ever need another spinner I will look in Dave's direction first.