daiwa bg 8000 rod n reel 23 SW 8000-P Its solid black anodized machined aluminum housing BG SPINNING COMBOS – Daiwa

Anywhere you can throw those other types of lure, you can throw a buzzbait, and this one is a great choice

WELL BUILT FOR THE MONEY We published our review of the 13 Fishing Meta Casting Rod recently, after taking a few months to put it through the wringer

On most lure rods I would use or test I am fine with the bit of extra weight to the Slammer IV 2500, and of course I like the robust nature of the reel and I dont remotely obsess about ultra-smoothness when I am actually out fishing But I do enjoy trying out and fishing with other spinning reels, and I do think that some lure rods benefit from a lighter reel strapped to them (a review of a rod like this is coming soon)

The perch are a plus, another reason to keep the baits on the smaller size