Overview
Born from minds with over 30 years of rod building experience, the Virtus Blue Diamond Casting Rods offer premium performance and technique-specific platforms to enhance your day on the water. Meticulously crafted with the highest attention to detail, the Blue Diamond Casting Rods are founded on blanks wielding a proprietary blend of carbon fiber and graphite to ensure superior balance and unbeatable sensitivity. Each blank is then customized and outfitted to augment its effectiveness in a given technique.
More than a premium blank, the Virtus Blue Diamond Casting Rods appeal is magnified by the first-rate components that are festooned on every blank. When picking up the rods to cast a line, anglers will be greeted with natural cork split grip handles and industry-leading Fuji reel seats for comfortable, all-weather handling. A series of premium Seaguide guides tops the blanks for ultra-controlled and quiet casts every time you catapult your favorite lure. Required to pass over 20 quality control checks to ensure exacting tolerances, the Virtus Blue Diamond Casting Rods are built to accommodate all anglers' fishing needs, from novice to professional.
-Proprietary carbon fiber and graphite blended blanks
-Natural cork split grip handles
-Fuji reel seats
-SeaGuide guides
-Integrated hook keepers
-Over 20 quality control checks during manufacturing process
-Made in the USA
-Limited Lifetime Warranty with $70 fee
Specifications
| Model | Length | Power | Taper | Line Wt. | Lure Wt. | Guides | Handle Length | Handle Type | |
| PHX-VBD-C610MHF | 6'10" | Medium Heavy | Fast | 8-20lb | 1/8-9/16oz | 8+Tip | 14-1/4" | Cast A | Buy Now |
| PHX-VBD-C72MHM | 7'2" | Medium Heavy | Moderate | 8-20lb | 3/16-9/16oz | 9+Tip | 15" | Cast B | Buy Now |
| PHX-VBD-C74HXF | 7'4" | Heavy | Extra Fast | 10-25lb | 1/4-1oz | 9+Tip | 15-3/4" | Cast C | Buy Now |
| PHX-VBD-C76HF | 7'6" | Heavy | Fast | 12-30lb | 1/4-1 1/2oz | 9+Tip | 15-1/4" | Cast D | Buy Now |
Previous Feedback
Comments: This review is for the 6'10" Worm/Jig 1 rod. As far as build quality goes, the reel seat is great, the cork is nice, the blank is spotless. The guides are ok, seem to be quality guides, not micro but not full size either. The wrapping on the guides is OK as well, honestly I've seen better on cheaper rods. A few wraps of an accent color and added strength would be nice. The epoxy job is disappointing. Down by the handle its ok but up by the guides it's uneven and honestly, my 9 year old daughter could have put it on more even and with more care. In use, the rod feels fantastic. It's light weight and the handle is super comfortable. The rod feels crisp and it's super sensitive. The action may be a bit light for what they have it listed for. I've tossed everything from weightless senkos to 1/2oz jigs on it. Anything heavier seems to over load it a bit. the 1/4 to 3/8 range seems to be the sweet spot. It's excellent for pitching and skipping d ocks and close up lay downs, which is what I bought it for. I like it, but I 'm going to really use it hard this summer to see how the guides and wrapping hold up before I spend more on others.
From: Brian: TX 5/1/23
Comments: Just picked up the 6'8 jerkbait rod, after searching for a jerkbait specific rod for years. For the money, I have not found anything close to it. My next pick was going to be the st croix tournament legend, but it was over 100$ more and yet this rod feels a lot better!
From: Jeremiah : Gassville, AR 3/12/23
Comments: I went with the Blue Diamond series for one main reason, this is probably the best rod you can buy for the money. A mentor of mine told me, you should focus more on spending money on the best rods before you spend tons on reels. Well, the Blue Diamond has been a phenomenal rod for me. As an avid tournament angler, these Virtus rods have performed top notch and put many fish in the boat. High quality components, light weight, amazing sensitivity, excellent customer service!
From: Lane : Harrison, AR 5/12/22