tsunami airwave elite braid spinning rod TSAWESS 882M Surf Fiber Density blanks with no excess weight Tsunami Airwave Elite Surf Spinning

ECOGEAR SX 60F Floating Shad Crankbait for Perch, Zander & PikeThe ECOGEAR SX 60F is a compact, shad-shaped crankbait designed to perfectly match the prey size of fat perch and zander, while remaining highly effective for pike as well

I was using the Berkley snap jigs for the first time and was really impressed with the gliding action that this jig head provides, coupled with the Berkley Powerbait shad hollow belly 15cm in white

Finally, the Perfect Closure Ring (closed ringed eye) protects fishing line from breaking

The Exceler comes with a sleek, black finish with just a hint of metal flake

By the end of the test, we narrowed the field to the 14 rods featured below, including three award winners