A few post back, Chris addressed a question to me: Paul, I know you have both rods [Daiwa MF43 & Amago], have you had a chance to fish with them back to back?

The answer in NO. I have fished both, but not on the same day. Shortly after my MF43 arrived, fishing nosedived (nosedove?) with the thermometer here in southern Indiana .

All I caught were some modest sized (small) bluegills, but it seemed to me that they put less bend in the rod than I would have expected with my Amago.

That was the reason I was curious about a hands-on comparison of those two rods. I wonder, for instance, if small bass (10-14") bass will be as much fun to catch with the Daiwa 43MF as with the Amago. From the way the MF43 felt during my brief use of it, I have no doubt that it can handle any large (4-6+ lb.) bass as well or better than the Amago.

That's not much help, I know, but best I can do until (hopefully) I do some Florida bass fishing next January.