The Tribal TX1 rod is renewed: The blank is even slimmer than the previous TX1 and the looks have changed drastically. This rod is the ideal carp rod for the starting carp angler of for carp anglers with a small budget. The TX1 might be the ‘entry level’ carp rod of Shimano, but the quality is high. It casts very far, fights a fish well and has high quality components.