My new rod.

[keithdog]

For Christmas I received from my wife a new Denali Jadewood J2 casting rod. It's the 6'8" worm and jig rod. I had read about this rod and always was interested in trying out a Denali from what I had heard about them, but was a bit shy about ordering one as I had never actually seen or held one in person. But this particular rod was one I really wanted based on what I had read. And, with the warmer weather we had had as of late, the lake which were frozen over were now thawed out shore to shore, so I went fishing on Christmas for the first time in my life. So I rigged my new rod and took it for a test drive. Boy, I can tell you now, it was a risk worth taking. This just might be my favorite rod. It's priced at $99.00 and I have rods that cost more, but this rod is AMAZING for the price. The sensitivity in the blank is excellent. I couldn't get over the sense of feel I had holding this rod. I felt everything going on at the end of the line. Plenty of back bone for a jig rod, but enough flex to allow it to be used for many more applications. This is one of those rods that you could take out and use many different lures for different applications. It cast my hard and soft jerk baits a long ways, as well as lipless cranks, bladed jigs, crank baits, and spinner baits. It can't "do it all", but it will handle many situations with ease. It's VERY comfortable in the hands and the handle is just the right length to allow multiple uses. The build quality seems as good as any rod I have owned, better than most by far. The bladed swim jig I was using which I got from Bruce, felt like I was holding a vibrator in my hand. I am so very much looking forward to getting it out this spring and really giving it a work out. If your looking for a reasonably priced rod that can handle most situations with ease, I highly recommend this rod!