I shakey head a lot, and finesse fish at least 75% of the time. I use a Team American Rodsmiths spinning rod (the golf grip handle) with a US Reels SX230 wide-arbor spinning reel. I think the American Rodsmiths rod is comparably as sensitive as the IMX version of the Loomis Shakey Head rod, which I've used often, and it's approx. $100 less. If you aren't up for the $145 American Rodsmiths rod, I'd go with the Carbon Lite at $100 or less. None of these rods have warranties as good as a Shimano, but sensitivity is much more important to me than warranty.