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    Posted: 29 Jul 2013 at 11:55pm
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If you havent seen this already, check this Japanese Youtube Video out!...it had me cringing at times...

http://youtu.be/HU6wi4S_cZ8
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thats different- here is the video from Millkman

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I think the lack of rod bend there is fairly interesting as well. If that makes sense?
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a bend like that and a fish that size, would like to see one handle a rat king
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The rods used are specialist live bait rods with very soft glass tips so they fold away without the fish feeling too much of a change once hitting the bait... Those rod holders you see the rod in play a big part as well... Shimano Japan were out here several years back testing their models of this rod with Lionel from Memory Maker... I got to see them bend then and yes they will handle big Kingfish... I think the cost including the special rod holders were the reason they never took off here... Around $2000 a rodConfused
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I need a loudspeaker on my boat so I can get my message across to the boys better!
 
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those look similar to those tica magma rods... 


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Certainly looks similar CA
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Like MIB I had a play with the ones Lionel had while out on a white Island trip. Certainly different and yes the brackets were a big part of the way the rod worked



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They made hard work of that
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