I ordered my first Cadence spinning rod in December of 2019 and another one in 2021. I boat captain for High School tournament fishing and these rods have been used heavily over the past few years.

They are both 1 piece 6-6 medium fast action and the kids I boat captain for have caught many bass off these rods. They have worked especially well for finesse style baits like shakey heads, ned rigs and wacky rigs. Also a favorite for fishing floating worms and small topwaters like small poper style baits.

They are lightweight, sensitive, very well balanced and have worked great over the past 4 years. During tournaments we carry many rigs in the rod box but the Cadence rods spend most of their time on the deck. I am going to order another Cadence spinning rod this season, probably a 7" medium fast action (1 piece).

I ordered the 7' UL 2pc model. This feels like a decent quality product. The packaging was awesome. It was in a heavy cardboard tube with soft foam inserts to keep it from bouncing around in the tube. The rod was also wrapped in plastic inside the tube. The tube was inside a carboard box.

The rod itself is pretty thin and so is the handle. The diameter of the handle is quite a bit smaller than what I'm used to with all of my other ultralight rods. The rod is very flexible and I'm unsure if I can land anything bigger than about a one pound fish. The flex of the rod seems to be similar to a fly rod based on my limited experience with fly rods. The joint between the two pieces feels ok, but fit a little more loose than most of my other rods. I have read previous reviews that said the joint was loose. Hopefully it doesn't loosen up over time. I checked the rod for any signs of cracking, or loose guides. Everything feels good. I'll give it another close inspection before it sees any water.

Most of my UL setups are 5.5-6' and I'm putting together a setup that will give me more reach with light tackle. I've ordered three rods and will keep one or two. If I end up keeping this rod, I'll update my review after some field testing.

I admit that I was more than a little nervous about ordering a rod from a fairly young, and relatively obscure company like Cadence. But, it was the best purchase I've made in recent times for fishing kit. This rod is absolutely outstanding!!! I ordered the 6 ft 6 in 2 pc Light Power Moderate Fast action rod. When I first opened the box and simulated casting with it, I was worried about how "whippy" it was. But knowing how phenomenal Amazon customer service is, and how great their return policies are I figured, what's the worst that could happen? This rod is extremely light. Lighter than my beloved Fenwick Eagle. Every part of it feels premium. The balance is 2nd to none. So I mated my new Pflueger President reel (3000 size) to it and casted a few times with just a sinker attached to the line (the line I use now is Suffix Elite Mono.) It was better than I could've ever hoped for. It casts great distances seamlessly. I bought this rod on a whim right before my recent Trout trip out to Western MD in the fall of 2017. It performed perfectly. We caught nearly 100 trout in 3 days. This rod has quite a bit of bend in it under load, but it has More than enough back bone to haul nice fish in. In fact, I caught an 18 inch rainbow that weighed over 4 lbs on the trip. That fish was no match for my new rod and reel. I feel confident enough in this rod that I'd easily take it small mouth bass fishing. This this is a steal at $50! It could easily be priced between $80-120 and still be a deal. These are sleeper rods if there ever were such a thing. My one and only little gripe: the hook keeper. It's the bent, nearly flush type. I had a jig head or 2 pop off of it before I could reel in the slack to keep it in place. But hey, who cares? I cannot say enough positive things about this rod. If Cadence does this good of a job with rods, I'll have to make it a point to eventually try out their reels. You've made a believer out of me. I'll buy only Cadence rods from here on out. I'm going to outfit both my wife and my son with these rods from here on out. Side note: Cadence donates a portion of their sales to helping kids get out to fish. This is extremely important to me as a fisherman. This is also one of the reasons I decided to buy a piece of their gear. So go and buy a rod from them immediately!!!

I've owned rods from $10 to $300+ over my nearly 40yrs of fishing and, more often than not, you get what you pay for. This Cadence rod seems to be one of those rare times when I actually got more than I bargained for. Looks nice, feels smooth, casts well and accurately, handles bass like a champ and it was packaged very well"¦.which I like to see. I also like that it has so many and such nice eyelets and I always like cork handles/grips. At first I thought the reel seat was a little on the weak side but, so far, it's handled small mouth up to 5lbs with no issues whatsoever. This is my first ever product from Cadence and it definitely WON'T be the last. I would recommend and have recommended this brand/rod. It's a keeper! Good job Cadence and keep it up.

Update: 2nd trip out, the reel seat started loosening up after the 1st cast. Had to retighten during every cast thereafter until, finally, it just gave up and my reel fell off. Appears to be little to no adhesive. Too bad because the rod feels really nice and casts well.

I'm used to St Croix rods, but I bought a small solo canoe last year and have been fishing small, tight rivers/streams. After breaking a couple of 6.6 rods by not paying close enough attention to obstacles I decided to go less expensive and shorter and gave Cadence a try. I ordered the 6 ft, 2 piece light rod. It arrived very well packed in a strong paper tube. And the rod is inserted into round foam inserts at either end off the tube so it's not rattling around inside.

I could not believe how thin and light the rod was. Paired with an old Shimano Stradic 2500 it feels nicely balanced. I took it for a spin shore fishing at a local pond and it seems to cast well enough; distance on par with my St. Croix rods. I haven't given it a serious workout yet, but the craftmanship appears to be sound. My only concern is the reel seat. The locking ring assembly feels fragile compared to my other rods. I'll be exercising extra care there, snugging it down very lightly and checking frequently to keep it snug.

All in all, seems to be a very good deal and unless sustained use exposes issues with craftsmanship, I'll be buying more Cadence rods in the future. I do wish the light 2 piece had a fast action option.