Korda Kaizen Platinum 12ft 6ins 4lb Rod Blank (Special Order Item)

This item is available to order only. We will order it for you as soon as possible. Any other items on your order will be held until the order is complete.
The Kaizen Platinum range of rods has been built to a very high specification using the best components, but Korda understand that some anglers like to personalise their rods exactly how they want them, and so they have made the range available in the form of blanks.
This means that you can get your favourite rod builder to build your Kaizen rods to your own set of specifications – whether you want a full cork handle; a particular type of rod rings; different coloured whippings; personalisation such as your name; or even a particular type of reel seat (rather than the Fuji DPS 20 that is used on the factory models).

All of the blanks in the range are built on a fast-tapered profile mandrel – meaning that the taper of the rod consistently goes all the way from the butt to the tip, and this produces rods with a very ‘tippy’ action, with pretty much all of the flex being towards the tip end, although of course when under extreme pressure such as casting, the rod will still bend all the way through to some extent.
This type of action allows for better power transfer and the generation of very fast tip speeds, which in turn allows you to cast further than you would be able to with a blank that didn’t have this action. That action also allows much faster line pick-up as well, and whilst most of the bend is in the tip, the power is transferred progressively enough that the blank will absorb the lunges of a big fish at close range without fear of it causing hook pulls, and ensures that it is still a pleasure to play fish on any of the Kaizen rods.
Danny Fairbrass personally designed this rod by adapting one of his favourite blank designs – shortening both the tip and butt slightly to create a 12ft 6in. rod with a slightly higher test curve of 4lb. This rod is incredibly powerful and is designed as a long range casting tool first and foremost – it is quite possibly the most powerful rod in the Kaizen range, and unless you prefer the extra six inches that the 13ft model provides, it is the best choice for an extreme range rod. Recommended casting weight: 3-5oz.

The blanks in this range will cover pretty much any angling situation, with the lightest model being perfectly suitable for fishing at closer range, but where you want the power to control and stop a big carp if you need to, plus have the ability to chuck a rig a long way if you need to. Right through to the 4lb models which are specialist long range tools and have the ability to put a lead and rig incredible distances when in the right hands – as demonstrated by the likes of Terry Edmonds and Darrell Peck, where measured casts in excess of 200 yards have been achieved and which featured in Korda Long-Range Masterclass chapter, filmed at Iles3 in France.

FEATURES
• Manufactured in UK.
• Blank made from ZERO90 Carbon.
• Fast Tapered High Profile Blank.
• Blank is finished in durable clear matt paint.
• Butt Internal Dia: 16.68mm.
• Tip External Dia: 2.86mm.
• Supplied in a cloth rod bag.
• This rod can be customised to your requirements in our in store Rod Building Workshop – Please contact us for details.

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