So what did Harry think of these rods in his first few sessions of use?
Harry’s first impression is that the new model loads with less effort, giving greater distance for less effort, which is pretty key in the majority of fishing situations where footing is unsure, and one cannot plant themselves to put everything into the cast. This is a staple of rods designed by Julian Shambrook, with his rods being designed to perform in fishing situations, not in perfect casting conditions in a field. Harry added that such a notable improvement surprised him, as the prior model always felt easy to load as it was.
Moving more to the end of the cast, Harry noted the improved recovery, again not something the first model lacked, but enough of an improvement in the second model to notice it. Harry added that it was still forgiving enough on a mistimed cast not to worry about needing shoulder surgery!