Mainstreamjig blank design has predominantly focused on the ability of a blank to powerlift a certain amount of dead weight.
Invariably,competition between blank manufacturers to come up with the strongest possibleblank to line rating have resulted in jig blanks being built on thinnerdiameter mandrels with increasing wall thicknesses to resist hoop compression.
The drawback with jig rods built with such blanks is that they are not only heavy, butalso insensitive in the hands of the angler. In the long term, these blanks endup taking the pleasure out of jigging when the novelty of having the strongestblank has lost its shine.
UFM on the other hand, have neverquite subscribed to this trend.
They havebeen in the business of rod manufacturing for more than 60 years and are one ofthe oldest fishing tackle companies in Japan.
UFM’s roddesign philosophy (and in particular, the thought process that has gone intotheir Power Plus Jerking Stick Extrajig rod range which debuted in 2010) has never been about dead lift stats.
Rather,their design philosophy has always been and will always be about ensuring thatanglers derive the maximum amount of long-term fishing pleasure with their UFMrods.
On thisnote, UFM are renown for manufacturing incredibly lightweight purpose builtultra sensitive rods from the best components and materials that the market hasto offer. They will work with the inherent strength of the materials they useto get the best action out of their rods even if unconventional with currentjig rod building methodology.
All UFM Power Plus Jerking Stick Extra rods are on built with 40t solidcarbon fibre blanks, using Fuji Titanium K-Series SIC guides mounted on theopposite side of the blank’s effective spine.
Thecollective effect of UFM’s choice of materials, components and design for theirPower Plus Jerking Stick Extra jigrods, will ensure these rods will come with a fast action and better naturallifting power with less energy being expended when working a jig.
Caveat Emptor!
In thepursuit of their design philosophy of ensuring maximum usable pleasure, UFM arewilling to strip away as much redundancy as they possibly can from their roddesigns to meeting their objective, even if it compromises on dead liftstrength and fancy eye-candy thread art.
UFM isperhaps not for every angler.
Itrequires skill and maturity to see past the stats and the veneer.
For those who possess theseattributes, maximum long-term pleasure is a guarantee with every UFM rod.
