Two years of Nano Technology development has been put into our 2014 range of rods and we had a few prototype samples in various formats of these new Synit Mantis light to medium jigging rods at the Boat Show over the weekend.

The rod that had the most interest was the very versatile Mantis X13 and for the Kayak guys we will offer this rod in a shortened form as the Mantis Yakattack in spiral wrap or spin..

All the Mantis range are run on a fast taper mandrel and utilizes the Xantu Live Nano Fibre technology. 

The Mantix X13 has been designed for a wide range of fishing applications from Slow Jigging to Mechanical jigging and Live Baiting to Stray lining.

 

There will be four rod weight classes offered in the Mantis range, Mantis X13 (PE1-PE3) Mantis X24 (PE2-PE4) Mantis X35 (PE3-PE5) and for those wanting a jigging rod for 220-550g able to handle those serious fish from the Three Kings to the Ranfurly Banks then we have the Mantis Xtreme PE6-PE10.

 

 

 

Spec's on the X13 are

line weight range: PE1-PE3 (15lb- 45lb)

Length: 5ft 8in - 6ft or 5ft 6in in Kayak format

Max Jig: 250g

Best Jig: 60-220g

Max Drag: 10kg

Fighting Drag: 3-8kg

Yes we have a good idea of what the pricing will be but it will depend on the configuration. In the X13 you have about 5 different build options and more if you include the Yakattack. The whole Mantis range with the exception of the Mantis Xtreme are all targeted at the light to light medium weight classes. There is still the Mantis Micro jigging still to come but I don't see that rod having a massive appeal here as it has been designed for our Asian market where they love jigging 7g to 30g using 2-8lb braid.

CJ and I will be taking a few days off up north after my mothers funeral on Tuesday ...I have both a spin and acid wrap Mantis Yakattack that I will drop off for you on our way north....

Sorry to here bout your guys loss mate's, our condolences to the family graeme.