Designo DLR C67MHRST4S Ltd putting in work

Designo DLR C67MHRST4S Ltd Racing was in use quite a bit last year and has been in hand a bunch since recently/finally getting a green light from the doctor to start fishing again (I had rotator cuff surgery at the end of August last year for a torn tendon and partially torn Deltoid).

As expected, the level 7 build once again impresses, as the blank excels in multiple areas, such as sensitivity, power, and rebound. Nice fast taper that loads up beautifully on the cast. I’ve been married to tossing a Tokyo and Gika rig on this rod. Needless to say, it’s been a blast with a tuned/slightly modded 24 Steez on board. 

I’ve taken many, many fish on this stick/combo, but last weekend (my 2nd outing of the year) was a bit of a highlight. Towards the end of the day, shoulder starting to ache a good bit, I was tossing the Gika/Reins Ring Craw up onto a saddle. Couple of hops into my 4th cast, I get hammered and it was a good one. A few of big head shakes and minutes later, I put hands on her. Coming in right at 24” and full of fire, it was a fun battle to say the least. 

The Designo handled that fish beautifully, and I was confidently able to keep her out of the nearby brush, etc. A great workout for the rod and yet another testament to the quality of Kamiya’s builds.