In certain parts of Michigan, have achieved a sort of cult following. After hearing enough friends sing their praises, I finally decided to try one.
The Carbon isnt newit was introduced in 2008but it came highly recommended. After testing it out on small streams of New Mexico I can see why. First, its cheap. Youre going to be hard-pressed to find a rod of that looks this goodmatte brown finish, anodized aluminum reel seatand fishes this well for under $200.
But even better, Echo didnt chase the ultra-fast craze with this. They say its a medium-fast rod, but it definitely tends towards the medium end. And thats perfect. It was ideal for making soft casts with small dries onto a small meadow stream, and had just enough backbone to toss big dry/dropper rigs at distance. We only had a few hours with ita front moved in, and we had to hike 1,000 feet up a mesa to get back to campbut that was enough. Count me among the cult.
$179,泭