Any opinions or owner feedback on the Zenaq Blackart B4.5-72 Biwa Spec ?

I own a few Black Art sticks (Bottom Sensor, B5 74, and the B79 Cover PE). All are simply outstanding in fish ability and quality. You won’t be disappointed. @dragon1 owns/has owned the Biwa Spec, so I’m confident he will have some quality input. I can tell you with a 4.5 power rating, it’ll have some “oomph” to it, just not sure it’ll lend itself well to Jig fishing unless you prefer a med-fast taper for that. I’m sure dragon1 can correct me if I’m wrong and elaborate…

Regardless, congrats on the new sticks. Zenaq is one of the few remaing “in-house” builders. Their quality speaks for itself. Enjoy. 

The B4.5 72 Biwa Special will do very fine for jigs from 3/8-1 oz, IMO, and while it's a mod-fast, it gets into the meat of it's backbone quicky and with exceptional power.  If you want to speed up the hookset, braid + leader will increase the speed of hook penetration even on big single hooks, very quickly and convincingly.

These smallies were all caught using a 1/2 Hack Attack swimjig with the Gamakatsu heavy gauge gaff of a hook and a 4.8 Keitech SIF, and the hooksets were overpowering, so much that I had to adjust to sweeping sideways at a moderate-fast pace as to not rip the bait away.

https://tackleporn.com/community/baitcasting/zenaq-biwa-special-meets-waterfall-smallies/#post-4627

As with most Zenaq Spirado Blackart rods, it is robust and overbuilt and heftier than other rods in total weight.

@rise 

Yeppers, agreed...Zenaq is absolute top notch quality and craftsmanship, although the Spirado Blackart series aren't necessarily flashy.  The Biwa Special is a great all-purpose MH + rod like the legendary Evergreen SS, but mod-fast+ and only slightly less sensitive.  This rod will also handle big topwaters so long as you use a line with stretch, and it great for big single hook toads with a 6/0 and even med-large frogs if you can handle the rod weight for frogging all day.

For 1/2-1 oz spinnerbaits + trailer, it's one of my all-time favorite rods.

@rise I have a couple of their saltwater rods. Absolutely amazing!

@dragon1 Amazing! I ordered it, I’m very excited.

Have you by chance used the B3-70? That with the other two would really finish my arsenal lol

@damascius 

Hey brother, unfortunately I do not have any experience with the B3 70, the B4.5 72 Biwa Special is the only Zenaq that I have had the pleasure to own.  I hope you have great success and much joy and use from your new acquisitions.

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@rise I have a couple of their saltwater rods. Absolutely amazing!

Outstanding! Then you already know…They definitely don’t cut corners and there’s a reason they’re so highly regarded. You have obviously chosen very wisely. Congrats on the new additions. Please report back after some time with them 🤙🏼