Rods

I’ve not had the chance to really put them through their paces, but a few casts on a local lake have provided me with at least a first impression and, I must say, they feel spot-on.

Both boast a clean crisp action, with the spod rod obviously being the beefier. In fact, it’s so beefy that I had to load a spod right up to feel like I was properly compressing it, but bear in mind that I do not consider myself a huge caster.

I particularly like the fact that the marker rod doesn’t boast too soft a tip. I’ve never understood why any company would put a soft tip in a rod that’s designed to transmit as much feel as possible back through the blank. Thankfully Sonik hasn’t done so and the rod is a far better performer for that.

The finish is in keeping with the Gravity rods themselves because they’re nicely understated and boast a pleasing carbon wrap. The technology behind these rods includes a super-grade carbon material, which I could bore you with the science of, but basically translates to a powerful blank without the need for thick walls or oversized diameters.

As with the Gravity X fishing rods, these are not cheap, but they are a cut above a lot of spod and marker rods out there in lower price brackets. (MC)