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Cadence Spinning Rod CR5 30 Ton Carbon Casting and Ultralight Fishing Rod Fuji Reel Seat Durable Stainless Steel Heat Dissipation Ring Line Guides with SiC Inserts Strongest and Sensitive Action Rods
Last Updated: May 4, 2020 (Refresh Now)
8.7
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
432
Old Reviews
30
Unverified
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Build Quality
159rods, pole, fishing, reel, feels
+76%
-24%
" ... My grandson who is 16 and a avid fisherman loves he rod. ... "
" ... thought I snagged a rock for few minutes it doesn't budge or move, i was about to try snapping the 12lbs leader line . ... "
" ... looks and feels nice, cant wait to test it out ... "
" ... I really liked this rod ... "
" ... This rod and reel is better than my old Scheels rod and Simano 2500fl. ... "
" ... Love this rod. ... This should easily be a higher priced rod. ... Actually matched this rod with a penn fierce reel. ... "
" ... The rod is soft and firm. ... "
" ... I've seen much more expensive rods that didn't seem of this quality. ... It was packed SUPER well in a tough tube with foam inserts. ... Had to super glue. ... "
Price
60rod, money, rods, value, price point
+98%
-2%
" ... At this price point it's hard to beat. ... "
" ... Amazing rod for the price. ... "
" ... This is a great value. ... "
" ... This is by far the best bang for your buck. ... "
" ... Very high quality, especially for the price. ... "
" ... The price is reasonable. ... "
" ... To be honest, the price is affordable for a new player. ... "
" ... great rod for great price. ... "
Fit
42snapped, reel, reel seat, fish, fishing
+36%
-64%
" ... unfortunately, it snapped when I set the hook on a fish. ... "
" ... Have to constantly straighten it out and tighten it up. ... I have a $13 Shimano 2 piece that stays put. ... "
" ... The only thing I found odd is the hook holder is on top of the rod instead of under the rod as most are. ... "
" ... The last foot of rod tip seems not to want to bend and just snap. ... "
" ... The only thing that I have a problem with is the way the forgrip works loose during use. ... "
" ... The the reel seat does come un screwed often which I don't like, -1 star for that! ... "
" ... Took my 5'6" ultra light 2 piece out today at horsetooth reservoir set the hook into to a fish and it snapped!! ... "
" ... The only issue I have is that I have to tighten part that keeps the reel on while fishing. ... "
Comfort
37feels, sensitive, lightweight, tip, great feel
+95%
-5%
" ... Great feel and action. ... "
" ... The rod has great feel and action to it. ... "
" ... At a good price you get some sensitivity, strength, and light in the hand. ... "
" ... Feels like a million dollars in my hand. ... "
" ... Feels really nice together. ... "
" ... Even though I have not had a chance to use this product yet the item looks great and feels great it is very flexible and I can't wait to use ... "
" ... Feels durable and has great action. ... "
" ... Feels good in the hand, lightweight. ... "
Bass
26fishing, rod, caught, crappie, walleye
+85%
-15%
" ... great all around rod whether pan fishing with my grand daughter or going after those big bass. ... "
" ... He is a Bass fisherman. ... "
" ... Got the reel today and put it on this rod it's awesome caught a 5”lb bass with it ... "
" ... I've had several trips to the lake since my purchase and caught bass from 2 to 6 pounds without a problem. ... "
" ... I caught around 15 crappie and decent size bass (handled bass with no problems) ... "
" ... Will be one of my primary Bass rods. ... "
" ... good bye bass pro. ... "
" ... Coupled a six foot medium light fast with a Penn 2500 reel for trout and bass. ... "
Weight
24light, rod, super light weight, action, sensitive
+96%
-4%
" ... Rod is lights weight and rid tip is little bit stiffer and sensitive which is what I like for fluke jigging . ... "
" ... Great action,light weight,all around good rod. ... "
" ... Light weight, nice action. ... "
" ... This med light rod is light weight well made handles light weight baits well , it’s tip is a bit softer than expected. ... "
" ... It's easy to put together and it's light weight and definitely worth for the price ... "
" ... It's very light weight and has just the right action and great backbone. ... "
" ... It was a little bit long for me，but is really light weight.it does carry each cast smoothly ... "
" ... Not too light but not heavy so you can get a good fight on . ... "
Design
22rod, feels, look, well made, rods
+100%
" ... It is in the same shape it came. ... "
" ... Looks well made however I have not been able to use it yet.there involment with youth fishing was one of the reasons for buying. ... "
" ... looks and feels nice, cant wait to test it out ... "
" ... Look rod reg like Daiwa UL. ... "
" ... The rod itself looks outstanding appears to be made well. ... "
" ... Matches the feel of a st. Croix but beats out price every time. ... "
" ... Even though I have not had a chance to use this product yet the item looks great and feels great it is very flexible and I can't wait to use ... "
" ... very well made and looks great too especially the cork handles. ... "
Size
16lightweight, fishing, unique, trout, spinning
+100%
" ... This Rods size and weight is been my most used tool for presenting artificials for over 50 years. ... "
" ... It’s lightweight, lighter than my other poles for the same length. ... "
" ... Excellent rod for trout and smaller reds !! ... "
" ... The small handle is unique. ... "
" ... I've caught two snook just under kepper size great fight again medieum heavy . ... "
" ... Very light with lots of flexibility, but strong enough to pull in 14lb Rockfish. ... "
" ... It fits my small spinning reel perfectly. ... "
" ... Well packed,buy the 7’ 2pc easy for me to carry,is very lightweight rod,went fishing over the weekend, im satisfied with the quality of the cadence rod ... "
Water Resistance
15fishing, water, fish, salt water, kayak
+93%
-7%
" ... I purchased the 1-piece 4'8" ultralight rod for kayak fishing. ... "
" ... I was looking for a light rod to use for Crappie and Lake Perch fishing. ... "
" ... Perfect for river fishing. ... "
" ... Fuji reel seat, lightweight, and with enough backbone to take on larger than average salt water Redfish. ... "
" ... I am a shore line fisherman, love to carry a single rod to walk a lot and cover a lot of water, so I always look for one that handles most senarios well. ... "
" ... However, the feel alone blew me out of the water (pun intended). ... "
" ... Setting the rod up was, of course extremely easy, but ultimately it's all about how well the rod performs on the water. ... Once I hooked something, I felt very much in control of my underwater opponent and confident that the rod would not let me down. ... I am looking forward to many happy days on the water with my new favorite rod. ... "
" ... I fish salt water and so far the rod has held up great, even to a 10 lb. ... "
Product Reliability
13rod, week, failed, defective, rods
+62%
-38%
" ... Fished with this bad boy 2 days ago . ... "
" ... I will enjoy proving this rod over the next few months and I hope to update this review after the new year (e.g. ... "
" ... It is still working well. ... "
" ... I've been using it for about a month and a half and so far so good with the durability. ... "
" ... I bought it primarily for flounder/fluke fishing. ... "
" ... Buying a spare backup shortly. ... 20# a week ago. ... "
" ... I plan to update the rating later when I've had ample time to test it out. ... "
Delivery
12packaging, delivery, packed, packaged, end
+83%
-17%
" ... Good looking product and extremely well packaged for shipment. ... "
" ... By the way the product packed very well! ... "
" ... Well packed, fast delivery, quality components . ... "
" ... The carton came intact but looked like it was retaped in the center and on one end. ... "
" ... Excellent from packaging to shipping to Quality. ... "
" ... The packaged the product really well, I was impressed. ... "
" ... Packaging for shipping was really good. ... "
" ... The packing for delivery was very impressive too! ... "
Packing
11shipping, packing, packed, good, fast
+100%
" ... By the way the product packed very well! ... "
" ... Packaging was great! ... "
" ... Nice packaging too. ... "
" ... Packaging for shipping was really good. ... "
" ... Fast shipping and solid packaging. ... "
" ... First off perfect packaging. ... "
" ... The packing for delivery was very impressive too! ... "
" ... Packaging for protection was incredible. ... "
Features
11sensitive, rod, nice, action, well
+100%
" ... Nice light action. ... "
" ... Very sensitive and light! ... "
" ... The rod is light but well made with really nice action. ... "
" ... Second the rod is very light. ... "
" ... They are excellent for light tackle jigging for Pompano, Spanish Mackerel, and Chesapeake Rockfish. ... "
" ... Light,sensitive and perfect for my panfishing. ... "
" ... Light but durable. ... "
" ... It's very light. ... "
For Travel
10fishing, fish, cr5, third, rods
+70%
-30%
" ... 1st fish caught was a 21.5" smallmouth bass, again this entire experience, from unboxing to concluding the first trip has been stellar! ... "
" ... CR5 7' med fast, exceptional rod for the money, used on vacation in florida performed as well as my mojo inshore rods. ... "
" ... Exactly as advertised, I will be taking this backpacking whereever I go. ... "
" ... I've only used it 3 fishing trips so I don't know about durability. ... "
" ... I usually lube the top eye every fishing trip, because I am using braid line. ... "
" ... The parabolic bend is on point and it's perfect for traveling. ... "
" ... Purchased a 6"6" two-piece medium light/moderate fast to be used on a week long Minnesota fishing trip. ... "
Marketplace
9amazon, rod, product, first, customer
+89%
-11%
" ... Pics to follow. ... "
" ... This is the first rod I got from Amazon. ... "
" ... This is the first rod I got from amazon. ... "
" ... You guys just got a life time customer!! ... "
" ... I ordered a 5'6'' UL C5 on sale for $39. ... "
" ... Very happy with this product and will be a future customer. ... "
" ... Perform's as advertised. ... "
Ease of Use
6use, light, good, break, guides
+100%
" ... fairly responsive, sensitive. ... "
" ... Very comfortable and easy to use it! ... "
" ... Easy to control and good lightweight for me. ... "
" ... Very light and easy to break down ... "
Overall performance
6rods, price
+100%
" ... Performance is equal to if not better than rods more than twice the price. ... "
" ... Used it for a light tackle rig and performed flawlessly. ... "
" ... I just used it once and the performance was good enough. ... "
" ... Does the job! ... "
" ... Great for slow jigging in the rocks and on ledges on freshwater! ... "
" ... I was surprised with this rod's quality and performance. ... "
Returns
6one, stars, returning, refund, back
+17%
-83%
" ... I was thinking of returning it. ... Sending back for a refund. ... "
" ... Now waiting for a refund. ... "
" ... Unfortunately, I’m out of the return window and $50. ... "
" ... return window ended yesterday :/ ... "
" ... Will be returning/ exchanging, we’ll see how that goes. ... "
Defective Delivery
6rod, one, defective, damaged, shipped
+33%
-67%
" ... While I’m mad and it seems to be junk, I couldn’t help but ask for a new one hoping I got a defective one. ... "
" ... It was shipped broken. ... "
" ... In this case I feel if you use this product in the intended way TOO MUCH you are left with a defective product and that's just not that cool. ... "
" ... Arrived with cracked handle . ... "
For Fun
5rod, catching
+100%
" ... This thing is so much fun to cast spoons. ... "
" ... The ultra light nature of this rod makes catching even smaller fish fun and exciting. ... "
" ... I use the short one mainly with a Sabiki rig and have had tons of fun with it. ... "
As Gift
5+100%
" ... This was a gift, paired with the CS8 spinning reel for my boyfriend . ... "
" ... Give it to my dad as a gift. ... "
" ... Present for my son - he's not had a chance to use it yet, but the quality and action appeared to be top notch. ... "
" ... Great Fathers Day gift!! ... "
" ... The gift of fishing equipment to a kid is a nice bonus. ... "
For Kids
3get
+100%
" ... Cadence supporting kids is added plus. ... "
" ... And they work to get kids into fishing and connected with the outdoors. ... "
Capacity
3+67%
-33%
" ... Two men love fishing in my house. ... "
" ... We caught several fishes with this at a pod near our house! ... "
Hair
3cut, line
+100%
" ... I am blown away, because i expected to see some corners cut somewhere. ... "
" ... Seems with so much action and braided line I created a small crevice in the eye hole that now serves as a perfect line cutter. ... "
" ... Regardless, I cut the rod as close as I could near that eye and started using it as a "punkin chunker" (crank baits). ... "
Night Photography
3action, nice
+100%
" ... I have been crappie fishing the last 2 days with the CR5 6.5ft light with moderate fast action. ... "
" ... Nice light action. ... "
" ... This is a killer ultra light. ... "
Storage
3big
+67%
-33%
" ... Very sensitive and at the same time plenty of backbone on the occasional big fish. ... "
" ... In addition it has a good elastic to afford a big fish. ... "
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Specifications
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Size: 100 meters