TANNIC PIKE & MUSKY

One of the ultimate freshwater fly games deserves rods purpose-engineered and built to support performance with minimal fatigue throughout the hunt. Tannic Musky/Pike answers the call with powerful, dialed-in tapers that excel in carrying heavy sinking lines that can deliver massive morsels, plus hefty tips for maximum fly animation. But that’s just the start. Advanced St. Croix materials and technologies combined with MITO Graphene up the ante with extreme strength and durability while maintaining light-in-the-hand feel and dream-state swing weights. Tannic Musky/Pike doubles down on meaningful musky-focused performance with additional details like ceramic-insert titanium and stainless guides for increased wear resistance against tungsten-coated lines, plus custom Cactus Cork handle designs that maximize angler comfort and control while casting, strip-setting, and executing deep and effective figure-eights.

• Advanced materials matrix consisting of high-modulus high-strain SCIV and SCIII carbons, plus premium-quality mid-modulus SCII carbon

• MITO Graphene unlocks the power of hybrid polymer materials and delivers radical hoop strength, optimized loop stability, and absolute accuracy

• Integrated Poly Curve (IPC) mandrel tooling provides improved energy transfer, increased strength, and mega-efficient rod recovery

• Advanced Reinforcing Technology (ART) utilizes an exotic carbon fiber scrim that adds a magnitude of strength (10x) with virtually no increase in blank diameter or weight. ART significantly increases hoop strength and reduces ovaling under severe loads while also supporting Slim-Profile Ferrule (SPF) design. 

• Fortified Resin System (FRS) technology combines a fortified super resin with computer-operated curing ovens delivering precise temperature and time management throughout all stages of blank curing. FRS prevents micro-buckling, keeping carbon fibers in alignment and resulting in blanks tested to be 33% stronger than those built with standard resins and curing methods

• Taper Enhancement Technology (TET) incorporates precision-cut, curved blank patterns from state-of-the-art computer pattern-cutting machines. Curved TET patterns fit and lay up more precisely on IPC mandrels, resulting in stronger and more consistent actions with improved feel

• Slim-Profile Ferrule (SPF) design adds herculean strength with minimal added weight

FEATURES

• Black stainless-steel Nanolite single-foot running guides and tip top
• American Tackle Ti Forged black titanium tangle-free stripper guides
• Hook Keeper
• Custom 12” extended full wells Cactus Cork handle with 4” fighting butt and composite cork accents on #11 and #12 models
• Custom full wells Cactus Cork handle with 3” fighting butt and composite cork accents on #10 model
• Custom uplocking, machined aluminum reel seat
• Aluminum rod tube with rod sock