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Rod Review

 

ARK Rods Adds Value to Your Search With the IVK70MXC Casting Rod (continued)

 

Power: The IVK70MXC is built with an extra fast taper that allows you to tap into its backbone just a hair sooner than usual. Hooksets with both treble hook and single hook baits is solid and the rod's arch as you battle your catch is pretty smooth and predictable. Thanks to that extra fast taper, the IVK70MXC feels more on powerful side of medium.


Fig 1 : The chart above illustrates the deflection characteristics of our
ARK Rods Invoker IVK70MXC against our baseline medium powered sticks.


Checking out the IVK70MXC's extra-fast taper.

The IVK70MXC is built with an extra fast taper that allows you to tap into its backbone just a hair sooner than usual. Hooksets with both treble hook and single hook baits are solid and the rod's arch as you battle your catch is pretty smooth and predictable. Thanks to that extra fast taper, the IVK70MXC feels more on the powerful side of medium.


The IVK70MXC features a closed loop hook hangar.

Design & Ergonomics: Ergonomically, the IVK70MXC's overall weight and balance is about average for its rated power. Regarding balance, this is good because sticks with split rear grips and no foregrip builds are typically tip heavy. Not so with this stick but I did expect it to be lighter because of its build. The extra weight is probably why the stick is so well balanced. In the end, it's a good trade off for this stick.


Guides are generic in brand but feature stainless steel frames with Zirconium inserts.

Lab Results for ARK Rods Invoker IVK70MXC

Model
Avg RoD (2-32 oz)
Taper
Measured Weight (oz)
Balance Point (inches)
Balancing Torque (ftlbs)
ARK Rods Invoker IVK70MXC
2.05
X-Fast
4.3
7
0.15
NRX 852C JWR
2.01
Xtra-Fast
3.7
8.5
0.15
2017 MBR842C GLX
2.39
Fast
4
6.5
0.15


The IVK70MXC is a medium powered rod very worthy of any angler's Search for One.

Price & Applications: The IVK70MXC is offered at the very aggressive price point of $149.99 and is a very worthy candidate if you're in the middle of your search for "the One". Certainly ARK Rods offers medium-heavy powered sticks too that are more traditionally candidates for the search, but the IVK70MXC can hold its own in this capacity.


The IVK70MXC is offered at the very aggressive price point of $149.99.

Ratings:

ARK Rods Invoker IVK70MXC Ratings (?/10)

Construction/Quality Nice, clean build 8.5
Performance Performs very well all around 9
Price Given the blank and components, very aggressive price point 9
Features Nice blank and good grade of components even though they're not name brand 8
Design (Ergonomics) Surprisingly well balanced for a rod with a minimal build 8.5
Application Good candidate for an all purpose stick 9

Total Score

8.67
Ratings Key: 1 = terrible : 2 = poor : 3 = lacking : 4 = sub par : 5 = mediocre : 6 = fair : 7 = good : 8 = great : 9 = excellent : 10 = unbelievable!
For More Details of the updated rating system visit our explanation here

 

Pluses and Minuses:

Plus

Minus
+ Nice balance to weight ratio - If you prefer name brand components, you won't get them on this stick
+ Good sensitivity  
+ Nice power curve  


The IVK70MXC is a really fun stick to fish and is really versatile for a fishing rod sporting an extra-fast taper.

Conclusion: ARK Rods certainly has a knack for building a compelling stick at a value driven price. The IVK70MXC is a really fun stick to fish and is really versatile for a fishing rod sporting an extra-fast taper. The rod's blank responds well to a variety of presentations and thanks to a good balance to weight ratio, it's really easy to fish this stick over extended periods of time. The only negative I can come up with is ARK rods use of generic components, but if that's the price of keeping costs down so each stick in the series can be offered at the value price of a buck fifty, then so be it. While we did not enter the review process with the IVK70MXC thinking it was a candidate in the search for one, it has certainly worked its way into the mix.

 

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