GTPopping.com - Giant Trevally, GTPopping, Topwater & GT Fly-Fishing Resource

GTPOPPING.COM Sponsors (Historical) => Kaiser Pro Shop => Topic started by: Kaiser Pro Shop on August 02, 2010, 12:10:14 PM

Title: Kaiser Original Sailfish and Light Poppin Blank - LightCast 70M
Post by: Kaiser Pro Shop on August 02, 2010, 12:10:14 PM
Here are some photos of the loading of a Kaiser LightCast 70M rod.

Ideal rod for Rompin Sailfish Lure Casting

Blanks available currently.

Specs:
Length - 7ft
PE - 2-4
Lure Weight - 30-80g
Max Drag - 7kg
Blank Weight - 101g
Features - Raw Unsanded Finishing, 2-pc Butt Joint.

Made in Korea.

A crazy test but it does show the resilience and hardiness of this blank:

Kaiser Original Rod Blank Test (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qh4i6IrNJ0#)

(http://s2.postimage.org/O5Y_S.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=TsO5Y_S)

(http://s2.postimage.org/O65ui.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=TsO65ui)

(http://s2.postimage.org/O6atA.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=TsO6atA)
Title: Re: Kaiser Original Sailfish and Light Poppin Blank - LightCast 70M
Post by: Kaiser Pro Shop on August 16, 2010, 05:40:12 PM
Pictures of the prototype Kaiser LightCast 70M rod in action on Sails and other Pelagics at Rompin, Malaysia, Sailfish Capital of South-East Asia.

Dorado landed on:
Rod - Kaiser LightCast 70M (production blank)
Reel - Shimano Stella 5000HG
Line - Izorline Braid 30lbs
Lure - Kaiser EL Nadador 50g (Sinking Swimbait)
Location - Rompin, Malaysia

(http://s3.postimage.org/bwew9.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pqbwew9)(http://s3.postimage.org/bwh0i.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pqbwh0i)(http://s3.postimage.org/bwjvr.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pqbwjvr)(http://s3.postimage.org/bwl_A.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pqbwl_A)(http://s3.postimage.org/bwouJ.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=PqbwouJ)(http://s3.postimage.org/bwtu0.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pqbwtu0)(http://s3.postimage.org/bwvZ9.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=PqbwvZ9)
Title: Re: Kaiser Original Sailfish and Light Poppin Blank - LightCast 70M
Post by: Kaiser Pro Shop on August 17, 2010, 01:15:12 AM
More Sailfish on lure action with prototype Light Pop 68M and El Toro popper  :D

Great rod for Dorado casting as well  :D

Thanks to Rob Chang for these pictures


(http://s3.postimage.org/d27N9.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pqd27N9)(http://s4.postimage.org/TnhzJ.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVTnhzJ)
Title: Re: Kaiser Original Sailfish and Light Poppin Blank - LightCast 70M
Post by: Patrick Cooper on August 17, 2010, 08:01:33 AM
PM sent
Title: Re: Kaiser Original Sailfish and Light Poppin Blank - LightCast 70M
Post by: Kaiser Pro Shop on August 19, 2010, 06:31:59 PM
Thanks for the query Patrick. We have replied.

Best regards
Title: Re: Kaiser Original Sailfish and Light Poppin Blank - LightCast 70M
Post by: Warwick Joyce on January 16, 2011, 09:18:28 AM
Here's some pics of my build on this great blank :D
Fuji, Matagi and Kaiser components.
Enjoy :)
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j84/mcjoyce/P1160434.jpg)
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j84/mcjoyce/P1160430.jpg)
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j84/mcjoyce/P1160429.jpg)
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j84/mcjoyce/P1140423.jpg)
Title: Re: Kaiser Original Sailfish and Light Poppin Blank - LightCast 70M
Post by: Travis Heaps on January 16, 2011, 09:41:36 AM
Colours are spot on MC, loving the colour change paint.  Keen to give her a run next weekend  :D
Title: Re: Kaiser Original Sailfish and Light Poppin Blank - LightCast 70M
Post by: Jamie Moir on January 16, 2011, 09:51:08 AM
Where did the matagi components come from?
I could use some half-decent grips, the locally-available ones, and the mudhole ones, are too soft.
Title: Re: Kaiser Original Sailfish and Light Poppin Blank - LightCast 70M
Post by: Warwick Joyce on January 16, 2011, 10:09:05 AM
Where did the matagi components come from?
I could use some half-decent grips, the locally-available ones, and the mudhole ones, are too soft.

Jamie, I got the Matagi components straight from Mamoru at Matagi in Japan.
http://www.matagi.co.jp/english/index.html (http://www.matagi.co.jp/english/index.html)
Its handy if you can read Japanese (i cant), Mamoru is great to deal with and has pretty good english.
Some really cool stuff.
Title: Re: Kaiser Original Sailfish and Light Poppin Blank - LightCast 70M
Post by: Jamie Moir on January 16, 2011, 10:49:45 AM
One of my pals is picking up what he can from KPS this week, but I may have to hit Matagi up for the grips and whatever elese is out of stock!

Ta for the tips!
Title: Re: Kaiser Original Sailfish and Light Poppin Blank - LightCast 70M
Post by: Eric Lim on January 17, 2011, 05:14:17 PM
Here's some pics of my build on this great blank :D
Fuji, Matagi and Kaiser components.
Enjoy :)
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j84/mcjoyce/P1160434.jpg)
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j84/mcjoyce/P1160430.jpg)
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j84/mcjoyce/P1160429.jpg)
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j84/mcjoyce/P1140423.jpg)
Very nicely done Warwick!Hope to see fish caught with this beauty soon.
Title: Re: Kaiser Original Sailfish and Light Poppin Blank - LightCast 70M
Post by: Ian Young on January 18, 2011, 02:14:29 PM
PM sent
Title: Re: Kaiser Original Sailfish and Light Poppin Blank - LightCast 70M
Post by: Duncan O'Connell on January 19, 2011, 11:37:22 AM
Here's some pics of my build on this great blank :D
Fuji, Matagi and Kaiser components.
Enjoy :)
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j84/mcjoyce/P1140423.jpg)

Is that Purple and Black with Green over in the Tiger Wrap warwick?

love the effect it gives

Cheers
Tom
Title: Re: Kaiser Original Sailfish and Light Poppin Blank - LightCast 70M
Post by: Warwick Joyce on January 19, 2011, 02:20:32 PM
Hi Tom,
               no its purple and green with black over the top. It really matches the purple/green colour changing paint that I used for the blank.
Title: Re: Kaiser Original Sailfish and Light Poppin Blank - LightCast 70M
Post by: Tom Slater on January 19, 2011, 02:25:36 PM
Hi Warwick,

Awesome! looks good!
Title: Re: Kaiser Original Sailfish and Light Poppin Blank - LightCast 70M
Post by: Mark Harris on January 19, 2011, 02:36:41 PM
Great job Warwick. Love those aesthetics.

Have you used the rod yet? If so, a short review would be great.
Title: Re: Kaiser Original Sailfish and Light Poppin Blank - LightCast 70M
Post by: Travis Heaps on January 19, 2011, 02:42:26 PM
I personally think the way the blank was held at the tip while it was painted and the recommendation of thread colour is what really makes it work  :P ;) ;D
Title: Re: Kaiser Original Sailfish and Light Poppin Blank - LightCast 70M
Post by: Warwick Joyce on January 22, 2011, 10:08:56 AM
 :) yes Travis's steadiness and my erratic spray painting turned out pretty well! 

Hi Mark, No I havent used it yet apart from casting some hookless lures to double check guide spacing and rod loading. I was hoping to get out this weekend but the weather is rubbish :(
Title: Re: Kaiser Original Sailfish and Light Poppin Blank - LightCast 70M
Post by: Kaiser Pro Shop on January 24, 2011, 07:27:08 PM
Nicely done up Warwick! Hope the rod catches you some good fish. I think one of our guys brought a 20kg GT to boatside with the light cast 70m :)
Title: Re: Kaiser Original Sailfish and Light Poppin Blank - LightCast 70M
Post by: Warwick Joyce on March 06, 2011, 10:59:44 AM
Finally got to get out and use the new rod. We found a patch of meter Queenfish and had a bit of fun throwing a 40g nomad dogtooth lure. Its so nice to blood a rod on its first outing :D


(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j84/mcjoyce/P3040485.jpg)
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j84/mcjoyce/P3040486.jpg)
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j84/mcjoyce/P3040490.jpg)
Title: Re: Kaiser Original Sailfish and Light Poppin Blank - LightCast 70M
Post by: Mark Harris on March 06, 2011, 01:08:08 PM
Very nice Warwick and well done.

Is that a Saltiga 4500 you paired it with?  And the line class?
Title: Re: Kaiser Original Sailfish and Light Poppin Blank - LightCast 70M
Post by: Warwick Joyce on March 06, 2011, 03:13:12 PM
Yes Mark its a z4500h loaded with 50lb Accubraid, I wanted 40lb but it was not available locally.

A short review,

We started the day casting with PE8 and PE10 rods, wrestled a few 20-25kg GT's to the boat before thinking about having a throw with the Lightcast 70M. The run in the tide had slowed so I decided to test out the 70M throwing sebile bonga's and R2S sea rock slugs up to 80g. My first impression was that it seemed a bit noodle like, especially after using the bigger rods for a few hours. However as my confidence grew in the blank I really started to load it up in the cast sending the sea rock slug further than I have thrown any lure!
Crisp casting and excellent blank recovery, casting lures to 80g is not a problem with this rod.
As the tide started to move again we moved spots to a small rock bar coming off an island, a few casts with the bigger rods (using large poppers) and we noticed plenty of action behind the lures but no takes. Cue the Lightcast, I quickly rigged it up with a Nomad Dogtooth stickbait 40gram, running a single on the tail and an assist hook from the nose. Once again the casting distance was good even though it was a lighter lure. The 70m is perfect for this type of luring, effortlesly making the lure dance through the water.
It wasn't long before I was hooked up solid to a quite aerial queenfish, It's quite remarkable how much hurt you can put on a fish with this rod, It has plenty of grunt down low and subdueing the meter queenie after his 2 runs was a piece of cake.
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j84/mcjoyce/P3040488.jpg)

Another 2 fish were landed in the next 10 minutes or so 1 by myself and another by Travis all at the meter mark. Happy with the rods performance we headed off then to try to tangle with some bigger GT's on the heavy gear while the tide was still pumping.
I cant wait to tangle with some bigger fish on this rod.
Title: Re: Kaiser Original Sailfish and Light Poppin Blank - LightCast 70M
Post by: Eric Lim on March 07, 2011, 06:02:24 PM
Niceeeeeeee 8) 8) 8) 8)
Title: Re: Kaiser Original Sailfish and Light Poppin Blank - LightCast 70M
Post by: Dave Hoo on March 28, 2011, 09:03:10 AM
Just wondering if the blank is still avail for sale as I heard that its out of stock, thanks
Title: Re: Kaiser Original Sailfish and Light Poppin Blank - LightCast 70M
Post by: Kaiser Pro Shop on March 31, 2011, 12:27:48 PM
Hi Dave,

Stock has yet to arrive. We will start a thread once we receive stock of the LightCast 70M.

cheers
Title: Re: Kaiser Original Sailfish and Light Poppin Blank - LightCast 70M
Post by: Narc on October 12, 2011, 05:13:47 PM
Hi Warwick, are you still hanging around in this forum?
Hows the going for you?
Title: Re: Kaiser Original Sailfish and Light Poppin Blank - LightCast 70M
Post by: Warwick Joyce on October 12, 2011, 07:12:41 PM
Hi Ah Gu, yes still "popping" around  :D

I still have the Lightcast 70M, its my favorite light rod. I am about to build a second one for a friend, I have been holding onto the blank deciding weather I can part with it or not. Good thing its going to a good friend.
Title: Re: Kaiser Original Sailfish and Light Poppin Blank - LightCast 70M
Post by: Narc on October 12, 2011, 08:10:47 PM
Hi Ah Gu, yes still "popping" around  :D

I still have the Lightcast 70M, its my favorite light rod. I am about to build a second one for a friend, I have been holding onto the blank deciding weather I can part with it or not. Good thing its going to a good friend.

Great!
I have sent you a PM!  ;)

Hope that will make the decision making a little simpler!