Completed a project I'm very happy with! This is a Carolina Cast Pro (CCP) 2 piece graphite surf blank that rates: 12ft length, 3-7 ounces casting weight with 15-20lb line class. 8 American Tackle Titanium framed Nanolite guides and a Fuji Titanium frame 10mm Alconite tip comprise the guide configuration. Reel seat - Fuji DPSM with EVA grips. She balances perfectly off the foregrip with the AKIOS 666 reel (DA BEAST) mounted in the reel seat. I haven't weighed her, don't have a scale to do so but, she's extremely light and balanced with a very small diameter profile allowing this blank to zip through the wind with literally no wind resistance as you make your cast. These new "High Tech" rod blanks are simply unbelievable!
Pre-build testing, I taped my guides down on the blank and spent an afternoon casting to test guide\blank configurations, I hit 180 yard - 185 yard casts tossing 5 ounces of lead, using an AKIOS 666 casting reel. Found her sweet spot, documented same for layout and started the build.
The reels are AKIOS 666 (15lb test mono) and an AKIOS 757 (no line on spool). Both reels are extremely high tech (British and Japanese engineering teams built these reels to beat ABU and DAIWA at the long distance casting game). Both have magnetic cast control with no level wind = unbelievable engineering in these reels. The 666 reel will be used to cast huge plugs, lures and spoons along PINS in the surf zone targeting tarpon, king mackerel, jack fish and any other fish species willing to take on 4-5 ounce lures that have a 7 - 12 inch long swimming profile. Using the AKIOS 757, she shifts gears and goes into a traditional bait and soak configuration for bullreds, sharks and what ever else is willing to suck up live or dead bait offerings fished on a bottom setup.
In the process of ordering a bigger 13' blank rated for some serious weights (10 - 18 ounces). The next blank is going to become the ulitimate heaver stick.....more to come
The split grip working end with the AKIOS 666 mounted in the seat.
Working end with the AKIOS 757 mounted in the seat.
Two piece blank that breaks down 50/50 for portability. This is the ferrule area...note the black thread wrapped for extra strength in the critical female ferrule side.
Ferrule from the butt side and first stripper guide...which is the only guide on the lower half.
Fuji titanium tip - no rust, ultra light weight and very expensive LOL!
Ready for PINS, Cape Hatteras, Lake Livingston spillway, Port Mansfield, Port Aransas and Packery Channel jetties = SON!
Pre-build testing, I taped my guides down on the blank and spent an afternoon casting to test guide\blank configurations, I hit 180 yard - 185 yard casts tossing 5 ounces of lead, using an AKIOS 666 casting reel. Found her sweet spot, documented same for layout and started the build.
The reels are AKIOS 666 (15lb test mono) and an AKIOS 757 (no line on spool). Both reels are extremely high tech (British and Japanese engineering teams built these reels to beat ABU and DAIWA at the long distance casting game). Both have magnetic cast control with no level wind = unbelievable engineering in these reels. The 666 reel will be used to cast huge plugs, lures and spoons along PINS in the surf zone targeting tarpon, king mackerel, jack fish and any other fish species willing to take on 4-5 ounce lures that have a 7 - 12 inch long swimming profile. Using the AKIOS 757, she shifts gears and goes into a traditional bait and soak configuration for bullreds, sharks and what ever else is willing to suck up live or dead bait offerings fished on a bottom setup.
In the process of ordering a bigger 13' blank rated for some serious weights (10 - 18 ounces). The next blank is going to become the ulitimate heaver stick.....more to come
The split grip working end with the AKIOS 666 mounted in the seat.
Working end with the AKIOS 757 mounted in the seat.
Two piece blank that breaks down 50/50 for portability. This is the ferrule area...note the black thread wrapped for extra strength in the critical female ferrule side.
Ferrule from the butt side and first stripper guide...which is the only guide on the lower half.
Fuji titanium tip - no rust, ultra light weight and very expensive LOL!
Ready for PINS, Cape Hatteras, Lake Livingston spillway, Port Mansfield, Port Aransas and Packery Channel jetties = SON!
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