NS Black Hole Dark Horse II Inshore S-842M

This one and the 862 are the two I still can't separate, and I think that comes down to what a particular angler wants rather than one being better than the other. The 842 carries the higher rating of the pair, and that extra power sits almost entirely in the butt. Tip diameters are much the same across the two, so what you actually feel is a shorter, crisper, more responsive rod, a bit steelier for want of a better word, with a faster action than the 862. A lot of people pick a rod up in the shop wanting exactly that. It means it'll take a larger surface lure, and it's a lovely rod with a plug or a shad if you're fishing rougher conditions. The tip end still isn't stiff though, so unweighted soft plastics are well within it. The more I look at it, the more I think this could end up the more popular of the two, and possibly the best-selling bass rod we've ever had for the quality and the price.

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