>>2829293
I'm the biggest graphex stan you will ever find. It's been my primary rod for 6 years now. It's a super light, very fast very sensitive rod for 35 maple Bux, until recently it was just 30. I like the chrome guides in place of inserts because they don't crack they just bend. I've been on vacation in Florida just casting at Lady fish for 2 weeks straight sitting on the beach with a toddler, dragging salty sandy braid over the guides, never had an issue with grooving. I'm on my 3rd one, first one I broke when it was lying on its side and I was making a cast with my heavy casting rod and the leader wrapped around the tip, second rod lasted about 3 years and I just broke it recently high sticking a 6lb pike while I wasn't paying attention and my novice friend was being retarded with the net. 6 years and I'm just now cresting over 100$ in rods.

It feels way better than the Shimano stimula which is almost 50% more expensive, and my stimula broke almost immediately after buying it under very basic conditions.

It's not as tough as fiberglass rods, but it also feels as good as the expensive rods, which are no more durable. I'd rather have the sensitivity with the understanding that carbon is more brittle and only be out 35$ every few years.

I throw bass frogs and big pike spoons with 20lb braid, as well as lightweight bait rigs with 6lb mono. I keep buying other rods and I keep coming back to this one. I'm convinced it's basically the only freshwater spinning rod I'm going to buy so long as it's available