Originally Posted by Lotech
(offsite link to my unedited thoughts on the Eagle Claw Fealtherlight here. i like naughty words, you have been warned)
I'm not gonna lie, they're cheap rods. That's part of the beauty of them. You can really just get on with your day and not care about swinging 7' of brittle plastic or dead wood around. I've smashed mine with full power back casts into stone pylons and rather than shattering the rod, I just chipped the paint.
Try that with graphite!
They're chunky rods, I find a 1495 Medalist balances out perfectly for me with one, and there's three lengths, a 6'6", a 7' and a 8' model. I haven't tried the shortest one of the line, but the 7' model is FAR SUPERIOR to the 8' model, which is ungainly in comparision. I've thrown both an Aircel 6WFF and a GPX 5WFF on my 7' rod, and prefer the GPX taper.
Its got a weird, parabollic sort of action. Lots of people complain about a dead spot, but I think that's the nature of the beast. I don't know what they're whining about, but then ignorance is bliss.
I've got plenty for more premium rods, and I won't lie... I goto them when I plan a fishing trip, however, my Eagle Claw is always in the back of my trucklet, with a well worn line, spare lisence and lanyard of junk. There's something to be said to always having a rod with you that you don't care about, and its just about indestructable.
$20 changed my views on fishing, dude. I'm low budget, now.
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