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Nothing simply came close to the control I had with it. And they simply stay intact. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have caught 5-kilogram carp with it, but also 35-kilogram ones. And what I like so much: you enjoy every fight. You feel the fish working, the rod bends beautifully with it, and as soon as you need to apply more pressure, that power is there. That balance between power and suppleness is just right for me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEspecially around obstacles, you notice how much that is worth. At such a moment, I want to be able to intervene. But also when things go wrong, when a fish makes one last hard run, the rod must continue to work with you. Good use of your rod really makes a difference there. You want to eventually have that fish in your net.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI wanted to keep the blank. The finish could be better.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is what we got to work on. 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