There are 3 main stages of fights when Hiramasa is hooked. First, when it dives suddenly towards the deeper part of drop offs or coral reefs at high speed; Second, the fight with its weight and water resistance caused by the profile of the fish against pulling; Third, sudden dash towards the surface, looseness of fishing line might also lose control of the fish. The difficulties of these 3 stages of fights are often multiplied by the size of the fish. For example when the drag resistance of a spinning reel is set at 10~15Kg, a 10kg Hiramasa fight might take 5 minutes, a 25kg might take 10 minutes and an over 35kg size might take over 15 minutes to bring it to the surface. With considerations of depthness or obstacles, the fighting time might take even longer. It is important to develop a light and durable rod blank that is capable of unleashing the explosive power effectively for such situations. Hiramasa rod series often use fish shape Swim Bait lures, sensitivity of the tip of rod blank is essential. When performing SwimBait actions, flexibility and narrowness of the middle section helps action dexterity and subtle creation of dash bubbles. Paying attention to the toughness and the explosive power of the middle section which serves double duties is important as well. During the fight, mid-section strength helps to provide return force to slow down fish escape and helps to control its direction. When operating the rod at 45 degrees, steady and smooth rebound helps to turn the paused fish quickly towards the angler and let him retrieve immediately, this can decrease the physical power consumption effectively. Such rod blanks can only be made by materials combining new types of carbon fibre structures. With the improved qualities of toughness and durability, the latest rod blank inner wall is thicker and almost 30% lighter than those in the past. These new rod blanks are state of the art products from famous Japan factories and 100% made in Japan. Besides the rod blanks produced by famous Japan factories, we are honoured to cooperate with a renowned professional workshop in the industry to assemble our rods entirely in Japan. Owner of this workshop is a veteran custom rods maker with experience in managing production for big brand names, every tiny detail is well handled to produce our rods like art pieces. Specially formulated thick lacquer is evenly coated to improve toughness and durability which ensures our hand-made lure rod series satisfying high specifications and becoming powerful weapons for expert anglers to pursue their dreams.