The
Hyper-Speed
Zillion
quickly
became
my
favorite
pairing
for the
rod
The
Zillion
rod
didn’t
curl
over
much at
all with
the
striper
on the
line and
within
seconds
I had a
21
incher
in the
boat. I
quickly
unhooked
the fish
and cast
again
and
caught
another
cookie
cutter
fish,
within
the span
of five
minutes
I caught
seven
stripers,
all
schoolie
size and
only
around
to four
pounds
each but
still
good
fighters.
As
quickly
as we
got on
the fish
they
disappeared
just as
fast,
and
after
those
fish I
couldn’t
buy
another
striper
strike
all day.
The
Zillion
rod did
impress
me
however
with the
ability
to
effectively
retrieve
a wide
range of
baits
and
absorb
the
shock of
frenzied
linesides.
Pitching
right
into the
thick
tules
when we
were
interrupted
by birds
hitting
bait
Power:
The
TDZL691MHXB
is rated
as a
Medium-Heavy
rod but
it feels
a bit on
the
heavy
side to
me due
to the
fast
action.
I
usually
prefer
slower
actions,
but
overall
the
TDZL691MHXB
proved
to be
capable
of
fishing
a very
wide
range of
applications.
It
really
comes
down to
personal
preference,
but on
the plus
side the
stiffness
in the
rod made
it
possible
to toss
mid
sized
swimbaits,
and the
rod also
proved
to be a
very
capable
pitching
and
flipping
stick.
The
Zillion
handled
these
3-4lb.
stripers
with no
problem
