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Title: 70 KG GT SMITH HIIB ROCKET ROD
Post by: AustralianAngling on June 17, 2010, 04:04:54 PM: WRC-H?B Rocket Rod

Okubo-san's fighting time for the 70kg GT was 13 minutes.
Rod not designed for GT under 10kg.
It is more than 2 years since we started development.
We will finish testing within July for product release in December.
Title: Re: 70 KG GT SMITH HIIB ROCKET ROD
Post by: Brock Arifovic on June 17, 2010, 07:33:24 PM: Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm not a bad fish, very fat
Title: Re: 70 KG GT SMITH HIIB ROCKET ROD
Post by: Luke Wyrsta on June 18, 2010, 09:47:27 AM: Beautiful fish.

What are the specs of this rod Steve?
Title: Re: 70 KG GT SMITH HIIB ROCKET ROD
Post by: AustralianAngling on June 18, 2010, 03:13:50 PM: SMITH have not advised me of how rating yet.
A large amount of high modulus material was used in order to increase the repulsive power. To make it more powerful, a new material has been used in lower section.
Title: Re: 70 KG GT SMITH HIIB ROCKET ROD
Post by: Nathan Cefai on June 18, 2010, 05:10:49 PM: Mmm big fish.. :D
Title: Re: 70 KG GT SMITH HIIB ROCKET ROD
Post by: Enoch Li on June 25, 2010, 05:50:23 AM: What a great achievement!
I'm anticipating this HIIB Rocket release. So curious to what Smith is doing nowadays for GT/Tuna fans !

thanks heaps for the foto
Title: Re: 70 KG GT SMITH HIIB ROCKET ROD
Post by: Serge de Bruijn on November 19, 2010, 11:14:22 PM: I received an email for a pre-order for this rod but are any specs available yet ?
Title: Re: 70 KG GT SMITH HIIB ROCKET ROD
Post by: Travis Heaps on November 20, 2010, 09:47:45 AM: Quote from: Luke Wyrsta on June 18, 2010, 09:47:27 AM
Beautiful fish.

What are you talking about Luke - as far as GT's that big sucker is ugly as sin! :o ;D ;) ;)
Title: Re: 70 KG GT SMITH HIIB ROCKET ROD
Post by: Luke Wyrsta on November 20, 2010, 09:52:42 AM: Quote from: Travis Heaps on November 20, 2010, 09:47:45 AM
Quote from: Luke Wyrsta on June 18, 2010, 09:47:27 AM
Beautiful fish.

What are you talking about Luke - as far as GT's that big sucker is ugly as sin! :o ;D ;) ;)

I'm pretty deranged Travis ;) 8)
Title: Re: 70 KG GT SMITH HIIB ROCKET ROD
Post by: Jim Isherwood on November 20, 2010, 11:53:35 AM: Hi Guys

Got these specs yesterday from Randy at JDM

Length 7'7"

Wt - 415g

Pack Length - 162cm

Lure wt ~300g

Line ~PE12

Power - EX Heavy

Action - M.Fast

Blank Material 24t + 30t + Kevlar Graphite

Max Drag - 11kg/45* 6kg/90*

Target - ~60kg over class GT
Title: Re: 70 KG GT SMITH HIIB ROCKET ROD
Post by: Mark Harris on November 20, 2010, 12:00:41 PM: Thanks Jim. It is a while since Smith had a real hit with a heavy casting rod, perhaps this will be it.
Title: Re: 70 KG GT SMITH HIIB ROCKET ROD
Post by: Jim Isherwood on November 20, 2010, 12:49:19 PM: (http://s4.postimage.org/2n1yc0hyc/IMG_3671.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/2n1yc0hyc/)

Hope if i do get one it doesn,t end up looking like my Tokara !!
Title: Re: 70 KG GT SMITH HIIB ROCKET ROD
Post by: AustralianAngling on November 20, 2010, 01:36:41 PM: Jim

I would love to see video footage of how you managed that.
Care to elaborate on how you broke it ?
Title: Re: 70 KG GT SMITH HIIB ROCKET ROD
Post by: Mark Harris on November 20, 2010, 01:45:53 PM: Oh me oh my. Never thought much of the Tokara and got rid of mine not long after buying it.
Title: Re: 70 KG GT SMITH HIIB ROCKET ROD
Post by: Jim Isherwood on November 20, 2010, 05:54:33 PM: Yeah i certainly didn,t replace it with another one, and actually ended up getting a new Carpenter and a Ripplefisher instead.