First trip out with new rod paired with Shimano Miravel. Excellent feel. Very good response for working the bait. Light and sensitive. Loved my essence rod but with a few more trips, I could see this rod becoming my favorite dimiki rig rod.
I was looking for a rod to use for my ball head minnow and i found it! super light and sensitive rod. You can feel everything your bait is doing. Then it has a great back bone for hooksets and fighting that trophy bass. Don't hesitate to buy if you're looking for a great lightweight sensitive rod!!
I have the 7’4” MLF spinning. It is comfortable in the hand and light weight. I think it has a touch more backbone than most ML rods, which is perfectly ok with me. I do wish it had slightly larger line guides but that is a personal preference. I haven’t caught anything large on it yet but I have no doubt it will perform perfectly. It is a very nice looking rod in a simplistic way, which I really appreciate. Overall, this is a high quality rod priced very well, but what else would you expect from an Ark rod?!?!