best casting rod for shimano socorro 6000 SMC70MC Scimitar where carbon tape diagonally wrapped in opposite directions on the outermost layer of the butt section to form an array of X shapes Shimano SLX A Casting Rods

Some people will love it, though some will despise it as joy is a matter of perspective

And by the way, the large frame and the power handle will take some getting used to

Fall tactics requires soft action tone

Nowadays it's commonplace even in much cheaper reels to see either a friction reduction sleeve encasing the post, or the post itself would be an embedded pin made of stainless steel to reduce friction against the channel walls

For the smaller poppers and Jitterbugs, or the Heddon Dying Flutter (if you can find one) I opt for a spinning rod

Golden dorado are savage jumpers that can throw hooks like a quarterback