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Shimano's exciting lineup of Crucial Rods offers the serious bass angler top quality components at a very reasonable price. You can get Shimano's top-of-the-line Crucial Rod with actions specifically designed for bass fishing in more than 40 different casting and spinning models. These rods are constructed with light, powerful IM9 Graphite that makes them responsive, sensitive and light in your hand. All guides are top quality Fuji Alconite Guides with lightweight frames. Alconite ceramic is strong enough to stand up to any demands you may put on it, has 80% greater compression strength and is 20% lighter than other ceramic. The Alconite Guides are spaced according to the Fuji Concept System; more guides closer together for more sensitivity and increased line control and casting distance. Fuji reel seats and Grade A quality cork handles provide a light, sensitive grip, and you will experience far less fatigue after a long day of fishing. Also, all Crucial Rods are backed by Shimano's Limited Lifetime Warranty.
These four Crucial Dropshot/Shaking Spinning Rods feature split rear grips to lighten the overall weight and an exclusive cutout in the foregrip that will allow you direct contact with the blank for a better ‘feel' to detect subtle takes. The two 6'8" rods are perfect for any light line techniques, including dropshotting, darter heads, shaking small worms, floating worms or any finesse technique. The longer 7'2" rods will handle deeper water situations better. All four rods come with a keeper designed to hold your dropshot rig.
Comments: This is the absolute best rod for Drop-Shotting. Super lightweight, sensitive and really easy to fish! I fish a lot of GLoomis IMX, Species Series and Crucials and for the money, I think the Crucial is a better value!
From: John: MN
Comments:The rod makes Drop shot fishing effortless. Once hooked, the fish can not beat the control of the rod. Sencitivity is excellant. A very good addition to the fishing arsenal.
From:Pipe: Omaha, NB
Comments:This is one of the lightest spinning rods I've ever used (I've yet to try the Cumara spinning rod though). My 2500-size reel balances this rod out perfectly, making it feel even lighter and very crisp. The sensitivity of this rod is very good. The power to haul in bass is sufficient, as long as you're not in very thick weeds (this is a finesse rod after all). Overall, this rod is great for drop shot, shakey head, and finesse applications. Just don't try to use it in thick weeds.
From:Pete: Minnesota, USA
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