Highlights
Quality
The quality of rod reel are superb
I am delighted with the rod and appreciate that the company stands behind their products
I opened this rod out the box and already could see how they have improved the quality and craftsmanship over the years
I was impressed with the light 66 rod
Price
In summary i think the essence is a good value rod for the price
Price is definitely not an indication of performance
Shipping
They saw me review and immediately wanted to make it right shipping out a 66 medium rod to replace my broken one and i couldnt be happier
The shipping tube had more than adequate strength and the rod was suspended inside multiple thick foam disks which prevented th... Read More
Cadence essence rodfirst thing that impressed me was the way the rod was package for shipping
Packaging/appearance
Received rod in absolutely the best packaging i’ve seen
Im not sure where the point of origin was so simply an observationpackaging i was very pleased with the packaging
Competitiveness
I will be buying more for my baitcasters using crankbaits
This rod on the other hand is an absolute killer of a value the taper allows for very solid hooksets and loads extremely well w... Read More
Paired it with my cs10 and hit the road
I would expect that to a certain extent as those two rods are at different price points
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
great, medium, sensitive, nice and bass. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 266 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 27 2022.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It just handles and feels like a premium rod it is hard to believe i paid less than 50 for this rod
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The shipping tube had more than adequate strength and the rod was suspended inside multiple thick foam disks which prevented the rod from making contact with the shipping tube
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Set up i placed three equivalent reels bp pqs on this rod a cadence cr and a bp pq rod and all had the same 8lb test mono line same length action so the only variables were the actual rods
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The essence did not underperform just did not get the same distance as the others
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
In general the essence had decent feel but it was not quite as sensitive as the cr7 or the bp pq
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The top locking knob that screws down onto the real got stuck so now i can’t get my real off of the pole they said they’re supposed to have a 90 day return policy but i’ve tried contacting them and to no avail
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I took it fishing and have loved how it handled and the sensitivity
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Arrived in standard cardboard tube but inside rod was protected by foam “doughnuts” that kept the rod centered through out shipping