However, when catch throws the hook, a weighted hook could pose a larger safety risk to crew than the conventional branchline weighting designwith two objects separated by about 0.75 m flying back at the vessel
Each rod features a modulus graphite blank, Fuji reel seat, Kevlar wrapping, and Portugal cork grip for exceptional quality and durability
And thats okay too if you want your bait to kind of swim back somewhat horizontally through a school of suspended fish, like with a small swimbait or underspin
It's exceptionally ironic that since the very beginning of the Saltiga in 2001 the shimming has been messed up, not excluding even the 2014 Expedition which I highly praised overall yet still criticised its spool shimming, then finally after almost 20 years, or actually 22 years since the terrible shimming originates in the Saltiga's predecessor the Team Daiwa X of 1998, they fixed it to absolute perfection in the 2020 edition, but only for 5 short years before they reverted to a faulty shimming, as if it's their comfort zone or something
Some models feature the patented Star Rods PowerButt, and virtually all feature Star Rods exclusive PowerPatch, an extra layer of glass and/or graphite built into the rod blank at known stress points for extra strength and rod recovery