Centra Bass
USA-made premium tournament bass casting series spanning finesse to big-lure applications
- Models
- 8
- Length
- 7.0'–7.8'
- Price
- $349.95
- Type
- Casting
The Centra Bass is TFO's top-tier bass casting series, USA-made at Grand Prairie, Texas, with tournament input from professional anglers. It sits in the same Made-in-USA premium tier as the Blue Bight for inshore fishing but focused on freshwater bass, covering modern technique diversity from light finesse work through mag-heavy applications. The target angler is a tournament or serious recreational bass fisherman demanding domestic build quality with Toray high-modulus blank performance.
Blanks are Toray high-modulus carbon fiber, with TFO's color-coded power system for quick identification at $349.95 retail. Fuji guides and reel seats throughout. The series explicitly covers a wide range of bass techniques, and the inclusion of both fast and moderate-fast actions across adjacent power classes reflects technique-specific design instead of simple power stepping. A BL (Big Lure) variant of the 7' M power model indicates dedicated heavy lure construction on an otherwise standard-looking frame.
Eight casting models, Spinning rods is absent. Lengths range from 7' to 7'10", all baitcasting. Actions are predominantly F (fast) and MF (moderate-fast) with one M model. Powers span M through H. The lone 7'10" H/MF model reaches 3/4–5 oz lure weight for big swimbaits. The M+/F 7'1" and MH/F 7'3" cover jig, Texas rig, and medium crankbait work. The BL 7' M/M variant is the slow-roll and crankbait option.
Deeper Dive
A closer look at notable models.
BL (Big Lure) designation indicates a reinforced blank for heavier lure applications despite the M power rating. Moderate action and M power suit crankbaits and slow-roll swimbaits. Distinct from the standard MF-action CB C 704-1 at the same power.
M+ power (JDM-influenced designation for between M and MH) with fast action, serves medium jigs, Texas rigs, and smaller swimbaits where standard M lacks backbone. Bridges a gap in the M-to-MH step.
Longest and heaviest model. The 3/4–5 oz range serves medium to large swimbaits and heavy punch rigs. Moderate-fast instead of fast gives more lure load-up for swimbaits while retaining adequate hookset speed.
Rods in this series
| Model | Length | Power | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| CB C 704-1 | 7' | M | $349.95 |
| CB BL C 704-1 | 7' | M | $349.95 |
| CB C 714-1 | 7'1" | M+ | $349.95 |
| CB C 735-1 | 7'3" | MH | $349.95 |
| CB C 736-1 | 7'3" | H | $349.95 |
| CB C 745-1 | 7'4" | MH | $349.95 |
| CB C 766-1 | 7'6" | H | $349.95 |
| CB C 7106-1 | 7'10" | H | $349.95 |