JDM Abu Garcia Baitcasting Finesse offerings 2012

JDM Abu Garcia has always been offering awesome toys for us fans. The usual offerings from Swedish made Abu Garcia are usually not enough to satisfy that JDM crazed enthusiast. Shiny toys such as the Revo Aurora Elite, the Akatsuki and LTX are some of the reels from JDM Abu that comes with alot of custom parts in the market such as carbon handles, upgrades spool tuning etc. As with most big JDM brands in the market, Abu Garcia is also churning out new products to whet appetites in the latest trend to hit bass fishing, Baitcasting Finesse fishing. This finesse approach to bass fishing using lighter lines, lighter lures, and lighter rods comparable to spinning tackle maximizes the fun of the fight and allows much more delicate presentation of lures in pressured waters by casting weightless soft plastic and smaller lures.

Some of the latest rods to hit the baitcasting finesse market from Abu Garcia Japan is

The new Saltwater Bait finesse rod,

Abu Garcia Salty Stage KR-X Baitfinesse Custom

Length: 6"9

2 Piece Design

Line Poundage: 6-10lb

Casting Weight: 1.5 - 8 Grams

Carbon content: 95%

Rod Weight: 120g

Retail Price: ¥22,500

KR-X Baitfinesse Custom paired with the New Revo LT

The New Revo LT, saltwater finesse custom reel. It seems to be the saltwater version of the JDM LTX baitfinesse reel except with an aluminum body instead of magnesium. This reel features 6 ball bearings and 1 roller bearing, 5.5kg of drag force, high speed 7.1:1 retrieve, line cap of 8lb/100m and weights in at 174g, about 16g heavier than a px68. Even though i'm a huge fan of baitfinesse i believe saltwater baitfinesse fishing might be pretty suicidal as any good pelagics of about 2kg or so is gonna spool in on their first run with such a shallow line cap. Irregardless the prospect of such a fight is mighty appealing.

Check out this ported spool tuning!! 

A super shallow ported spool with a line cap of 8lb/50m

The new Abu Fantasista Studious featuring Nano NR composite blank and micro guides.

As with the Evergreen X Designo Stingray66 this new bait finesse rod features a triggerless reel seat. This apparently allows better wrist action for delicate cast and actions in baitcasting finesse. This rod would look absolute stellar on paired to my px68 except the hefty price tag of ¥47,500 would probably burn a deep hole in my wallet first.

Abu Garcia Japan seems to have alot of appealing toys lets hope more of these amazing stuffs start appearing in our local market. 

More info and images can be found at http://www.purefishing.jp/