While it seems silly this is a great way to test stress test a rod, I know people who do it. If a rod can't lift a 10lb bottle then it sure as hell isn't going to hold a 10lb fish that's going to fight back. And something you can actually see and replicate is more trustworthy than some computer simulated images in a commercial
Good rods for catching soda bottles?
So apparently what makes a good rod ,is how many bottles of water it can lift.
Yeah its weird.
Its not say good but top base of sale
While it seems silly this is a great way to test stress test a rod, I know people who do it. If a rod can't lift a 10lb bottle then it sure as hell isn't going to hold a 10lb fish that's going to fight back. And something you can actually see and replicate is more trustworthy than some computer simulated images in a commercial