CTS Black Fish Jiggers are in

[Capt Richie]

The newly designed CTS BJ black fish jiggers are in ,..

 

[Savvy18]

Hey Rich, I think that direction you are going with CTS on that "specially designed" tog jigging stick is the right way to go. Definitely a noticeable improvement over the original version when it comes to jigging tog.

In my personal opinion, I'd suggest making it slightly more "sturdy" for hook-setting purposes - but I guess every man has his own idea of what is "adequate" power to put a hook through a big tog's rubbery lips! Maybe just use UBER-SHARP hooks ?

 

[Capt Richie]

Savvy its designed for lite jigs...you want a lite tip rod..it has the back 2/3 of the rod you likes for black fish..just with a lite tip...I fished the Lite rod last season for tog did very well just felt under gunned on the back end..Thats why I did the hybrid blank

 

[Savvy18]

Yep, I liked your version better.

 

[LowGear]

I’m not familiar, would you mind giving the full profile of these blanks.. composition, range, etc.?

 

[Capt Richie]

I’m not familiar, would you mind giving the full profile of these blanks.. composition, range, etc.?

sure and I hope some others who fish them chime in too..

I'm working with CTS with the BJ line of blanks...The BJ line were 6' to 6'6" jigging blanks mostly for tuna ..So what I did with them first was to take two of the lightest blank & build them at 7'.. after fishing & selling them I knew they were above and beyond anything I had fished before ..And I have fished all the super high end blanks from japan..

so I with CTS started to build a AR line ..as of now I have about six custom blanks with them...I also designed some blackfish jiggers ..for lite jigs & big fish...lite tips so you can feel every little nibble & with the backbone to lift them out of the wrecks and land the big one...I have posted a video of an 18lb tog bening taken on a CTS blackfish jigger...

you can also visit the CTS website to see how the build their blanks...

what I can say is if your looking for a ultra lite weight & thin blank that is ultra sensitive & unmatched power ..CTS is the blank..

 

[LowGear]

I have used the CTS surfcasting line and they are a lite weight blank for sure. Just never a CTS for anything inshore. Sounds interesting .

I have Hercules and rodgeeks so largely different feels and compositions then comparatively.

 

[Capt Richie]

I have used the CTS surfcasting line and they are a lite weight blank for sure. Just never a CTS for anything inshore. Sounds interesting .

I have Hercules and rodgeeks so largely different feels and compositions then comparatively.

not even in the same class as CTS ...

 

[LowGear]

not even in the same class as CTS ...

Will have to do some reading then... Competition is good ... Once again sounds interesting!

 

[Capt Richie]

My design no reading up..need to come see for yourself..

 

[LowGear]

You have a shop, booth, or page?

 

[Capt Richie]

I have a shop..no website dont need it..no booth

 

[LowGear]

wheres that?

 

[Capt Richie]

bellmore LI ..

 

[LowGear]

If I’m ever down there I’ll have to stop in and check your blanks .

 

[Capt Richie]

OK..

 

[Googinator]

​

THE LOWDOWN ON GRAPHENE​ As a highly specialized and engineering-oriented blank manufacturer, we often get asked about materials, and what are truly the bestfabrics for making blanks. A number of you have asked about graphene lately - here's the lowdown. Graphene was the name given to a single layer of connected carbon atoms when they were first observed in the 1960's. It is made, in elementary terms, by removing or 'peeling' a single layer of atoms, off a lump or sheet of graphite. Graphene has been around for quite a while and hit the commercial headlines in earnest around 2010. A single layer of carbon atoms (graphene) is incredibly thin, around 30 times thinner than a single strand of carbon fiber that we use in our rods. It's incredibly strong for its weight. Theoretical illustrations of its strength, such as a graphene hammock holding the weight of a cat, but only weighing the weight of a cat's whisker, get folk very excited! The thermal, electrical and magnetic properties of graphene and that it is almost transparent, offer exciting opportunities for the electronics industry, and this is arguably where it has most promise. illustration by Airi Iliste The current commercial industry practise within the recreational composites market is to mix a small amount of graphene flakes, commonly called Nanopowder, into the resin that makes the carbon fibre epoxy impregnated material (prepeg) that fishing blanks are made from. CTS investigated graphene as an additive to our resin system some years ago. We found no evidence that adding graphene nanopowder to the epoxy resin improved any of the characteristics we were looking for in a material for fishing rods. Conversely, we found evidence that adding more than 10% nanopowder to the epoxy matrix, increases its brittleness. In a fishing rod we rely on toughened epoxy resin systems to distribute impact shocks, protect the laminate and support the fiber in compression. One of the main benefits of adding graphene nano powder to composite materials is to improve electrical conductivity. Naturally, not something we're particularly wanting to do with fishing rods! We concluded that adding a bit of graphene to our resins might be good for the marketing department and our ability to sell a higher priced product, but marginally detrimental to performance. CTS is at the forefront of any developments in the composite industry. We attend trade shows around the world in search of the latest advances in both materials, equipment and procedures. Our in-house test lab provides us with real world data, with testing specific to our requirements. It's where we constantly ask the question: "Does it improve on what we have?" We live and breathe our 'Hooked on Technology' mantra. With CTS, you can be assured you are getting the best, most advanced blanks in the world.

 

[Capt Richie]

nice post..after reading it I now see why some blanks always feel brittle and others dont..

CTS has the best Technology and material in the Ind.

 

[Googinator]

Thanks Skipper.