Viewers' Choice Winning Fishing Rods
ICAST & Summer Releases
The votes have been counted and the results are in for the Viewer’s Choice Award for Best New Bass Fishing Rods! Continuing to deliver JDM quality and push the limits in the popular BFS category, the Shimano Poison Adrena BFS Casting Rods shared with podium with the Shimano Poison Adrena Spinning Rods for best new casting and spinning rods. The St. Croix GXR Bass Casting and Spinning Combos gained significant praise in both categories as well, securing a close second position; their outstanding performance was neck and neck with the Poison Adrena, deserving honorable recognition.
| Award | Viewers' Choice |
| Best New Casting Rods | Shimano Poison Adrena BFS Casting Rods |
| Best New Spinning Rods | Shimano Poison Adrena Spinning Rods |
Best New Bass Fishing Casting Rods
Viewers' Choice: Shimano Poison Adrena BFS Casting Rods
Using Shimano’s proprietary Spiral-X Core carbon tape construction paired with Toray Nanoalloy technology, the Shimano Poison Adrena BFS Casting Rods are the ultimate combination of lightness and precision for bait finesse applications. Built with a redesigned handle for increased vibration transmission, the Poison Adrena BFS Casting Rods showcase Shimano's most advanced rod-building technologies specific for ultra-finesse tactics.
Viewers' Choice - Top Finishers
| Product | Votes |
|---|---|
| Shimano Poison Adrena BFS Casting Rods | 748 (22%) |
| St. Croix GXR Bass Casting Combo | 665 (19.6%) |
| Daiwa PX Bait Finesse BF Casting Rods | 391 (11.5%) |
| Lew's Speed Spool Gen 3 Casting Combo | 249 (7.3%) |
| Abu Garcia Veritas Casting Rods | 233 (6.9%) |
| 13 Fishing Myth Casting Rods | 170 (5%) |
| Ark Fishing Wes Logan Series Casting Rods | 167 (4.9%) |
| SPRO Bronzeye Frog Casting Rods | 111 (3.3%) |
| Baitsanity Explorer Swimbait Casting Rods | 110 (3.2%) |
| Temple Fork Outfitters Centra Bass Casting Rods | 101 (3%) |
| KastKing Kestrel Elite Bait Finesse Casting Rods | 87 (2.6%) |
| Okuma Guide Select "B" Swimbait Casting Rod | 86 (2.5%) |
| Level Fishing NGX Casting Rods | 77 (2.3%) |
| MACH 1 Gen 3 Casting Combo | 44 (1.3%) |
| Pflueger President XT Casting Rods | 44 (1.3%) |
Best New Bass Fishing Spinning Rods
Viewers' Choice: Shimano Poison Adrena Spinning Rods
Featuring a redesigned full carbon Monocoque handle, the Poison Adrena Spinning Rods use Shimano’s proprietary Spiral-X Core carbon tape construction and Toray Nanoalloy to deliver ultimate light-weight performance. Giving anglers the best possible action with strolling-style lures, the Poison Adrena Spinning Rods showcase Shimano's unmatched rod-building technologies and provide North American anglers with unmatched JDM quality.
Viewers' Choice - Top Finishers
| Product | Votes |
|---|---|
| Shimano Poison Adrena Spinning Rods | 1121 (33.1%) |
| St. Croix GXR Bass Spinning Combo | 616 (18.2%) |
| Lew's LFS Spinning Rods | 406 (12%) |
| Daiwa Proteus Inshore Spinning Rods | 212 (6.3%) |
| Abu Garcia IKE Finesse Series Spinning Rods | 208 (6.1%) |
| 13 Fishing Myth Spinning Rods | 174 (5.1%) |
| TFO Professional Series Spinning Rods | 132 (3.9%) |
| Ark Fishing Wes Logan Series Spinning Rods | 116 (3.4%) |
| KastKing Kestrel Elite Spin Finesse Spinning Rods | 95 (2.8%) |
| Pflueger President XT Spinning Rods | 75 (2.2%) |
| Level Fishing NGX Spinning Rods | 65 (1.9%) |
| Mach 1 Gen 3 Spinning Rods | 53 (1.6%) |
| Quantum Myth Inshore Spinning Rods | 40 (1.2%) |