Big stick

I’m currently building something for the heavyweight game: tunas, sharks, maybe the fat catfish you find in France… It’s one of the first batch of the Epic Boca Grande blanks from Swift. It’s an 8’6 fiberglass 12wt. Right now I’ve just chosen the components and tested the grip. It’s gonna be made of Rodhouse’s top shelf super dense EVA. Cork is actually the best grip material there is from a technical point of view, but I wanted to try something else on this rod. Fuji alconite insert guide all the way (more on this later).

What I can tell you so far: the blank is tough, suprisingly fast, and heavy. Beautiful lagoon blue color. Can’t wait to cast it, and to hook into something bad that will give it some punishment. I wanna see what she’s got. (Yes, my rod is a she. Go figure.)