I thought I had posted this prior to now, but I have guys telling me that I have not made it clear on other forums. So, I am trying to explain it better now.
We have been testing & building these rods for just about 3 years now, and have 4 or 5 models we are selling as of right now.
We have the JCT Combo Rod ( Jig Chunk Troll), as well as stand up rods and trolling rods that we have designed, using a more parabolic blank to make the rod lighter, stronger and more comfortable. So far, we have several charter captains using them, with very good results, as they allow for their customers to fight fish with more comfort. Great for women, children, seniors and the experienced fisherman too!
They take the same concepts as vertical jigging rods, but we have applied it to these other types of rods.
We do rods up to 130# class, with rollers, that are 80/20 true parabolic rods. Thats pretty dam close to being perfect, and with rods that require longer fore grips, rollers and aluminum butts.
We have been testing,breaking, making these rods since early 2010, once I was converted over to a believer of a good parabolic rod and its benefits. I have posted many rods we do, but some of the readers are now telling me that I was never clear on the actual design of these rods. The benefits are there, especially on the bigger rods that we can shrink down to outperform much larger styles. We know the way we always loved IGFA Rated blanks, Harnell Blanks, Fischer Blanks, ...... well we are offering these actions now, in much thinner, lighter rods.
Some pics below and maybe a better explanation... this rod is rated to surpass 130#, yet is light enough to use a 30# reel. Will drag bars, lures, you name it. It is tougher than the old 7' IGFA Heavy Duty Rods we see. Except its 1/4 the weight, size. WE also build them with Winthrop Roller Guides!
This one below is the rod that is serving as a multi task rod. Jig, chunk & troll, with one rod. JCT Combo Rod - When matched with the right reels, you can drag lures with the same rod you jig & chunk with. weighing under 15ozs with a slick butt, aluminum reel seat and aluminum gimbal. This rod landed some big shark over the last 3 weeks. ( Including a 435# thresher in under 40 minutes. )
This is a traditional stand up rod. Fats action, shuts down quick, placing some heat on the user. Now there are rods out there besides ours, I am in no way saying we make the best. Calstar for one offers one of the best rods in this traditional action. Kevin Bogan is the man to see for that.
