b"A three-piece rod is great for.this rod is designedlike, it exudes German-like engineering. The line lay is Godzone land-based missions. differently and keepsprecise and gathers braid very bending to the loweraccurately onto the spool and the drag was smooth playing section. It takes a bitfish I caught. Checking the of getting used to, butrotor and anti-reverse, it was obvious there was next I found it could castto no play with unwanted cut pilchard baits amovement other than what it was supposed to do. For a country mile and I$169 reel, it offers enough was quite impressed. production value to justify the price tag and it also comes with a spare spool in the box. The gearing was smooth, and Playing fish was easy enoughI would say the engineering and because it's a forgivingis above what you would rod it was good at cushioningnormally pay for a reel in this snapper dives and head shakes.price bracket.The knob is an I had a hefty 2.5kg kahawaiegg-shaped grip that spins take and it didnt really pushand has non-slip rubber which the rod as much as I thoughtfunctions perfectly fine and its it would. I also got fouled ina worthy entry-level reel for the kelp and carefully appliedland-based fishing.some more serious pressureSo, overall, it is a decent rod to the rod to free the line withfor the Kiwi land-based market, no issue. and I would rate it as a very capable model for taming our SPIN REEL inshore fish.Priced at $289 it The Magna Nordic Neo 6550reflects the quality of the blank reel was matched to theand guides. You do have to get rod in black and screamingused to the parabolic action, orange colours. but I think anglers who dont Whilst the flamboyantenjoy fishing stiffer rods would colour seems un-Germanfind it a joy to use.FIGZSpecsBALZER MAGNA NORDIC NEO PIER RODLength: 3.30mTransport Length: 1.16m (3-pieces)Weight: 365gmCasting Weight: Max 180gmBlank: 36Ton carbon fibre (IM-8)RRP $289MAGNA NORDIC NEO 6550Line Capacity: 190m / 0.40mmMax Drag: 6.5kgGear Ratio 5.2: 1The Balzer rod had no problemWeight: 420gmmuscling snapper out of theRRP $169shallow reef I was fishing over. /FISHINGINGODZONE89"