The choice of material can affect the rod's performance and weight
As Benjamin Schwartz writes in one review, I think that, in our spec-obsessed modern age, we forget that poor edge retention in any modern steel is [still] pretty decent: I cut through a lot of cardboard with the [very inexpensive] 710, more than I could reasonably expect to deal with in a month of standard use, before I noticed any real performance issues
DS4 support is also here, but lacks that same immersion factor as your hands become locked in front of you, as if you are handcuffed, and casting and reeling is performed by rotating a joystick
Plenty of compartments and pockets including zippered hipbelt pockets, dual mesh side pockets, and a front shove-it pocket
Not smooth, but not rough
But what does that entail