From the continuation of my previous post i shall now reveal the latest toy i have acquired from Fishing Buddy. As the title already gave it away, it indeed is the new Daiwa Blazon bait finesse model; the 662LB.
The Blazon's action is not stated on the daiwa website but through my usage i feel that it is more of a regular taper. The rod's build quality is pretty well as expected from a mid range daiwa rod. The reel seat is a comfortable item from daiwa and features stainless steel SIC guides. The winding check has a nice touch of carbon fibre bits.
I only had about 3 sessions using this rod in total but i manage to some decent bend down to the butt from a hard pulling peacock as well as a pretty fat red devil cichlid.
The rod is definitely more than capable of hauling bigger sized fishes whilst providing a really direct feel of the fight with its deep bend into the blank, which was the kind of rod action i was looking for.
When it came to casting the Blazon performed as it was specced handling down to 1/16oz jigheads with mebaru rubber rigs however outright casting distance would be rated pretty average by me.
While the Daiwa Blazon offered a really nice taper with a fish hooked on, which was what i was looking for, it seemed to lack something, a certain X factor which i've grown accustomed to from my past experience with JDM sticks. I believe this certain feeling is what the japanese anglers described as a rods' "sharpness" a certain crisp sensitivity of a rod built. This rod does exactly what it is designed for however it came without any extraordinary character. I had eventually let it off to a good buddy of mine at a discount and the search continues.
