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Title: Product availability update - 16/04/2011
Post by: Tak Otsuka on April 16, 2011, 05:04:25 PM
Hi all,

Just letting everyone knows that we are expecting the following rods to be available in Australia soon.

These rods will be also available in the other region (Monster Hunter rods are already stocked at some stores.)


Endless Passion EP85/36
Length: 8.5ft
Line weight: PE6-8
Lure weight: 180g
Drag max: 10kg


Monster Hunter MH80H
Length: 8ft
Line weight: PE8-10
Lure weight: 250g
Drag max: 13kg


Monster Hunter MH79XH
Length: 7.9ft
Line weight: PE8-10
Lure weight: 300g


We have great review from Brandon for these rods at http://www.gtpopping.com/forum/index.php?topic=2997.0 (http://www.gtpopping.com/forum/index.php?topic=2997.0)

Cheers,
Tak
Title: Re: Product availability update - 16/04/2011
Post by: Tak Otsuka on May 02, 2011, 07:47:41 PM
I thought it would better to bring this to your attention for flight arrangement in Australia if you are thinking to get EP85/36.

Packed length of EP85/36 is 1860mm and length of rod tube will most likely exceeds 1.9m. What this means is you won't be able to check-in your rod tube to some of Jetstar flight with aircraft A320, A321 and B737.

When you fish with Nomad Sportfishing off Hamilton Island for example, you will be better to book Virgin Blue flight for Australian domestic flight from / to Hamilton Island.
Title: Re: Product availability update - 16/04/2011
Post by: Greg Burt on May 03, 2011, 08:31:25 PM
Also with NZ internal flights (Auckland - Tauranga) Tak, although they where OK with our Rod Cases at 2m.

"Similarly the aircraft operated on Link services have a maximum length of 1.8 metres.  If your package dimensions exceed - Length 1.8m x Width 0.8m x Height 1.20 m, please contact your local Air New Zealand office for assistance. There may be occasions when items such as poles, skis, fishing rods etc may still be accepted on Air New Zealand Link aircraft up to 2.2m (7' 2") due to their minimal volume".

Title: Re: Product availability update - 16/04/2011
Post by: Dan Ryan on May 03, 2011, 09:17:56 PM
Hi Tak
Any news on the EP82/37 or Coral Vipers making their way into the local market?
Cheers
Dan
Title: Re: Product availability update - 16/04/2011
Post by: Tak Otsuka on May 03, 2011, 09:55:45 PM
Hi Dan,

EP82/37 will be EP82/38 in production. It's not too far away and we can probably post some review in early September.

Cheers,
Tak
Title: Re: Product availability update - 16/04/2011
Post by: Tak Otsuka on May 03, 2011, 09:56:34 PM
Also with NZ internal flights (Auckland - Tauranga) Tak, although they where OK with our Rod Cases at 2m.

"Similarly the aircraft operated on Link services have a maximum length of 1.8 metres.  If your package dimensions exceed - Length 1.8m x Width 0.8m x Height 1.20 m, please contact your local Air New Zealand office for assistance. There may be occasions when items such as poles, skis, fishing rods etc may still be accepted on Air New Zealand Link aircraft up to 2.2m (7' 2") due to their minimal volume".

Thank you for information, Bun.

FYI - Packed length of BLC83/40R-Power Max is 1815mm

Cheers,
Tak
Title: Re: Product availability update - 16/04/2011
Post by: Chris Webster on May 03, 2011, 10:03:01 PM
Also with NZ internal flights (Auckland - Tauranga) Tak, although they where OK with our Rod Cases at 2m.

"Similarly the aircraft operated on Link services have a maximum length of 1.8 metres.  If your package dimensions exceed - Length 1.8m x Width 0.8m x Height 1.20 m, please contact your local Air New Zealand office for assistance. There may be occasions when items such as poles, skis, fishing rods etc may still be accepted on Air New Zealand Link aircraft up to 2.2m (7' 2") due to their minimal volume".

Thank you for information, Bun.

FYI - Packed length of BLC83/40R-Power Max is 1815mm

Cheers,
Tak
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In prep for a trip to Coral Sea i spoke to Virgin Blue today who advised that the max length of luggage on their planes is 3m............... but then again, she also told me that i cannot have a fishing reel (after i explained what it was), even with no line in my hand carry so who knows..........

Chris


Title: Re: Product availability update - 16/04/2011
Post by: Peter Childs on May 04, 2011, 11:31:32 AM
I actually find Virgin Blue Pretty good with that stuff.  They have a great sporting equipment policy - nothing is too hard to get on board, unlike Jetstar 'Get Stuffed' as they are commonly referred to. 

The trouble with J'Star is those wheely trolleys that they use for luggage - if it doesn't fit in it doesn't travel!  It used to be that they were happy to put in a rod tube diagonally and pack around it (2.0m), now if it doesn't fall flat to the the bottom with a thud (1.9m) it will be discarded, hence the ever reducing length limit.  We would all be fishing with 5 pieces if J'Star had anything to do with it.

And it's great to see their luggage policy is ingrained in the psyche of all staff members too, from the guy who totes the orange mop to the orange merecedes driving exec.  They can spot a 1.92m long rod tube clear accress the width of a crowded airport..........and will jump at any opportunity to demonstrate this keen eye.

Be warned!
Title: Re: Product availability update - 16/04/2011
Post by: Jay Burgess on May 07, 2011, 09:53:51 PM
I actually find Virgin Blue Pretty good with that stuff.  They have a great sporting equipment policy - nothing is too hard to get on board, unlike Jetstar 'Get Stuffed' as they are commonly referred to. 

The trouble with J'Star is those wheely trolleys that they use for luggage - if it doesn't fit in it doesn't travel!  It used to be that they were happy to put in a rod tube diagonally and pack around it (2.0m), now if it doesn't fall flat to the the bottom with a thud (1.9m) it will be discarded, hence the ever reducing length limit.  We would all be fishing with 5 pieces if J'Star had anything to do with it.

And it's great to see their luggage policy is ingrained in the psyche of all staff members too, from the guy who totes the orange mop to the orange merecedes driving exec.  They can spot a 1.92m long rod tube clear accress the width of a crowded airport..........and will jump at any opportunity to demonstrate this keen eye.

Be warned!

Never heard a good word about Jetstar! Think I will just steer clear of them :)

Virgin Blue on the other hand have been awesome, so kudos to them. They give an additional allowance for sporting goods (can't remember exactly how much but I think it was 10kg??) and it easily accommodates a carmate with 7 rods in it  ;D Never had a problem.
Title: Re: Product availability update - 16/04/2011
Post by: Luke Wyrsta on May 08, 2011, 10:52:02 AM
I actually find Virgin Blue Pretty good with that stuff.  They have a great sporting equipment policy - nothing is too hard to get on board, unlike Jetstar 'Get Stuffed' as they are commonly referred to. 

The trouble with J'Star is those wheely trolleys that they use for luggage - if it doesn't fit in it doesn't travel!  It used to be that they were happy to put in a rod tube diagonally and pack around it (2.0m), now if it doesn't fall flat to the the bottom with a thud (1.9m) it will be discarded, hence the ever reducing length limit.  We would all be fishing with 5 pieces if J'Star had anything to do with it.

And it's great to see their luggage policy is ingrained in the psyche of all staff members too, from the guy who totes the orange mop to the orange merecedes driving exec.  They can spot a 1.92m long rod tube clear accress the width of a crowded airport..........and will jump at any opportunity to demonstrate this keen eye.

Be warned!

Never heard a good word about Jetstar! Think I will just steer clear of them :)

Virgin Blue on the other hand have been awesome, so kudos to them. They give an additional allowance for sporting goods (can't remember exactly how much but I think it was 10kg??) and it easily accommodates a carmate with 7 rods in it  ;D Never had a problem.

The Virgin Blue sporting allowance is now gone (apparently).

We found out this week travelling to and from Hobart/Sydney.
Title: Re: Product availability update - 16/04/2011
Post by: Greg Burt on May 08, 2011, 11:59:42 AM
The new Virgin Australia policy changes from 20kg up to 23kg, but has taken away the 'nominal weight' 5kg Sporting Goods allowance, which makes it irrelevant to carry 5kg of Jigs and poppers in the Airliner :'( (George Pang beware ;D).
Air NZ also charges over the 1 Bag x 23kg allowance, with an extra $40 up to 32kg or a 2nd bag at $40 with a 50% discount for sporting goods, that is ROD CASE as 2nd bag $40-20 = 20.

New Virgin Australia Policy:
If you have booked on or after 9th December, 2010

If you are travelling with Sports Equipment on a Virgin Australia domestic and/or Pacific or Polynesian Blue International flight, all sporting equipment will form part of your purchased checked baggage allowance for Blue Saver or GO! Fares or the inclusive checked baggage allowance for Velocity Gold and Silver Members or for Guests travelling on Flexible, Corporate Plus or Premium Economy fares.
Excess baggage charges will apply once the full baggage allowance has been exceeded.
If you are taking only sporting goods and you are travelling on a Blue Saver or GO! fare, you will be required to purchase the checked baggage allowance of up to 23 kg. Remember you can pre-purchase this allowance on the internet or by calling our Guest Contact Centre before you arrive at the airport otherwise you will be charged a higher fee at the airport.

Title: Re: Product availability update - 16/04/2011
Post by: Tak Otsuka on May 14, 2011, 02:37:15 PM
Back to original topic...

Delivery for EP85/36, MH80H and MH79XP will be slightly later than I expected but will be available in 2-3 weeks.
Title: Re: Product availability update - 16/04/2011
Post by: Dan Wulf on May 21, 2011, 07:10:33 AM
Hi Tak,

One more question. While waiting for the release of the EP 85/36, I can read at Carpenter's website that the EP 82/38 is expected to hit the market in June 2011 ( http://www.carpenter.ne.jp/2011.05.02.ep82.38/2011.05.02.ep82.38.htm (http://www.carpenter.ne.jp/2011.05.02.ep82.38/2011.05.02.ep82.38.htm) ). Will they appear at the same time or is it likely to assume that EP 85/36 will appear several weeks prior to the release of EP 82/36? When I use the term "market", I refer to any Carpenter agent  - irrespectively of the location (e.g. Japan, Australia, Europe).

Today, a Japanese tackle shop has informed me that the EP 85/36 will not be produced for a while, whereas Carpenter is now busy  producing the EP 82/38. This shop staff may be misinformed about the actual release plans. Hopefully, you could clarify this for me. Again - thank you very much for your assistance!

Best wishes,
Dan
Title: Re: Product availability update - 16/04/2011
Post by: Tak Otsuka on May 21, 2011, 07:46:12 AM
Hi Tak,

One more question. While waiting for the release of the EP 85/36, I can read at Carpenter's website that the EP 82/38 is expected to hit the market in June 2011 ( http://www.carpenter.ne.jp/2011.05.02.ep82.38/2011.05.02.ep82.38.htm (http://www.carpenter.ne.jp/2011.05.02.ep82.38/2011.05.02.ep82.38.htm) ). Will they appear at the same time or is it likely to assume that EP 85/36 will appear several weeks prior to the release of EP 82/36? When I use the term "market", I refer to any Carpenter agent  - irrespectively of the location (e.g. Japan, Australia, Europe).

Today, a Japanese tackle shop has informed me that the EP 85/36 will not be produced for a while, whereas Carpenter is now busy  producing the EP 82/38. This shop staff may be misinformed about the actual release plans. Hopefully, you could clarify this for me. Again - thank you very much for your assistance!

Best wishes,
Dan

Hi Dan,

Information on their website is basically the schedule for Japanese domestic market and we often have different models and timeframe in overseas. For instance EP85/36 has been on their market since February and word from shop is for what they get there. I'll get ours updated here.

Cheers,
Tak
Title: Re: Product availability update - 16/04/2011
Post by: Dan Wulf on May 21, 2011, 06:13:40 PM
Hi Tak,

Thank you very much for your prompt answer!

Have a pleasant weekend!

Best wishes,
Dan
Title: Re: Product availability update - 16/04/2011
Post by: Andy Rowe on May 22, 2011, 11:07:53 AM
Tak,

EP 82/38 top of my wish list, an EP82/37 has popped up in this thread a couple of times surely this is a typo error or not??

Another high on my list is a BLC80/35 any inside news on production of this one??

Cheers
Andy
Title: Re: Product availability update - 16/04/2011
Post by: Tak Otsuka on May 22, 2011, 02:41:20 PM
Tak,

EP 82/38 top of my wish list, an EP82/37 has popped up in this thread a couple of times surely this is a typo error or not??

Another high on my list is a BLC80/35 any inside news on production of this one??

Cheers
Andy

It is not typo Andy. Test rod we had last year was called EP82/37 and it is still the same rod. They found 38 is more appropriate when they did re-calculation for moving it to production.

With BLC 80/35R-PM, I know roughly when they run production but it's always hard to say when overseas agent have them. My best guess at this stage is to be delivered very late this year or early next year.
Title: Re: Product availability update - 16/04/2011
Post by: Rob Langridge on May 29, 2011, 07:29:36 PM
I got to have a feel of these rods today at Global Tackle and i can tell you they are very impressive rods.


Endless Passion EP85/36
Length: 8.5ft
Line weight: PE6-8
Lure weight: 180g
Drag max: 10kg


Monster Hunter MH80H
Length: 8ft
Line weight: PE8-10
Lure weight: 250g
Drag max: 13kg


Monster Hunter MH79XH
Length: 7.9ft
Line weight: PE8-10
Lure weight: 300g
Title: Re: Product availability update - 16/04/2011
Post by: Tak Otsuka on May 29, 2011, 09:43:11 PM
Global Tackle now stock above three models.

Guys in Brisbane - thank you for being patient. Fish Head will get them during coming week.

Cheers,
Tak
Title: Re: Product availability update - 16/04/2011
Post by: Darren Cook on July 05, 2011, 09:56:38 PM
What are the major differences between the Monster Hunter MH80H rod and the wild violence 80xh?

Ive had a look through previous posts but failed to find the answers to this question.

Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: Product availability update - 16/04/2011
Post by: Andy Rowe on July 05, 2011, 10:39:29 PM
That is a good question, I have owned both rods and without going into to too much technical detail I would have to say the MH80H is a more modern i.e. slightly faster action and lighter rod than the WV. The main difference i see is in the tip half of the MH80H rod which is lighter and allows you to cast better but it works poppers up to 170gm ok and larger stick baits well. The butt section of the blank is big and you can feel the power when you hook a decent fish. I think the WV80xh has a slightly more parabolic bend (for want of a better term). The WV for me is big and powerfull but tiring to cast all day, I beleive designed to hang onto big fish in big current without beating you up too much, where the MH is as strong, a bit more easy to use but probably a little less forgiving than the WV.

You can see the bend on the MH80H in the picture, unfortunately did not get the very tip in the shot though.
Title: Re: Product availability update - 16/04/2011
Post by: Brandon Khoo on July 06, 2011, 08:18:07 AM
I think Andy has provided an excellent summation. A fair bit comes down to the individual feel of each angler. I would say that the WV is actually very parabolic in its action (slower action in the blank) whereas the MH80 has what I agree with Andy is a more modern action - tip folds to facilitate casting but there is a lot of starch in the lower part of the blank. I think the MH80 is a much easier rod to use than the WV.

In terms of power, I would suggest that the WV is more powerful down low than the MH80H. Thw WV is more comparable to the MH79XH or may even be a touch heavier than that.
Title: Re: Product availability update - 16/04/2011
Post by: Tak Otsuka on July 06, 2011, 11:06:54 AM
Thank you Brandon.

Both rods are build on similar purpose and reason they are on different series is due to blank construction. I agree that MH has blank with modern technologies and I would recommend to go MH if you don't have particular preference for easier fighting reason but as Brandon says WV80XH has touch extra power for the people look for it and is still popular model particularly in Europe probably for that reason.

For you reference, MH80H is 40lb rod and both MH79XH and WV80XH are 45lb rods.