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Best praise vs top criticism for Berkley Lightning Rod Spinning BSLR702MS
“The glxs and nrx's are extremely difficult to break, have a lifetime warranty that they are extremely lenient with, have great ci4+ reel seats, are insanely light, have the spiral x graphite that the poison adrenas and high end Shimanos have, and are absolutely fucking filthy rods. There is definitely diminishing returns at the very high price points, I own one nrx and it's far and away my nicest rod, by far the most sensitive and the lightest as well and I've never come close to breaking it. It's not even in the same stratosphere as a Berkley lightning. I will say though that it's not gonna automatically catch you more fish and nobody really needs one. The glx are great and a couple hundred cheaper and very high quality, dobyn's rods are great, exprides are great, and there are plenty of ~100 dollar rods that are great too, but it's comical to say the high end Loomis rods are even in the same ballpark.”
“Absolute junk, man. No offense. At least buy a Berkley lightning rod. They do the job nicely at the price point.”
18 Reddit opinions analyzed • Last updated 2/24/2026