Shimano Tiagra 50 WLRSA Abyss SW R/T Bent + Straight Butt Game Combo 5ft 6in 80lb 2pc

Level up your fishing game

The Shimano Tiagra 50 WLRSA Abyss SW R/T Bent + Straight Butt Game Combo is packed with premium Shimano features and technologies, so you're always armed and ready to fight big, bad fish. You get the unbeatable reeling performance of the Tiagra 50 WLRSA Game Reel, perfect for targetting Stripeys. It's paired up with the lightweight yet exceptionally strong Abyss SW R/T Bent + Straight Butt Game Rod. Combined with your angling skills and technique, this solid rod and reel set is a hunter in the water.

The Reel
The Shimano Tiagra 50 WLRSA Game Reel is geared specifically to handle not only the fish themselves but also the harsh saltwater environment. Perfectly suited for chasing down Stripeys, this rod features a slightly darker, heavier gold anodising, a newly designed Septon power handle and a drilled drag quadrant with a drag curve that's better suited to New Zealand conditions.

The heavier anodising makes these reels even more resistant to the ravages of saltwater, while the click stop drag quadrant permits more precise drag adjustments. The counterbalanced handle falls easily to hand when striking a fish and makes winding easier during the course of a long fight. It's rubberised tackiness' combats sweaty hands which, as you may well know, can be a problem during the course of a long hard-fought fight.

Another major rule of game fishing is that the leverage you create in a chair or stand-up harness with a big marlin, tuna or shark on the other end of the line places a HUGE amount of pressure on the tackle. That's exactly why Shimano has made the Tiagra's one piece, machine-cut frame from a 7mm aluminium tube (the thickest on the market). Team that up with the A-RB bearings, heavy duty stainless steel gears, a two speed shifting mechanism and you are guaranteed a reel that is as serious at catching fish as you are. Choose the Shimano Tiagra 50 WA, you'll need nothing else.

Shimano Metal Series
The Metal construction showcased in some of Shimano's finest reels now appears throughout their line of Metal Series products. Metal frames not only keep moving parts in precise alignment, they also feature the use of the latest anodising, plating and painting techniques for beautiful and durable finishes.

Anti-Rust Bearings
A-RB are made of stainless steel that has been through the A-RB process. At least 10 times more corrosion resistant than standard stainless steel ball bearings. Easy maintenance no-shield design allows for easy flushing of debris and easy lubrication. Increased bearing speed-no shield design and lighter viscosity lubrication reduce friction and allow the bearing to spin faster and longer.

Shimano Aluminium Cold Forged Spool
These spools provide strength and durability over diecast aluminium or graphite spools.

2 Speed Gearing
This mechanism is designed so that gear changes are quick and easy, even when fighting a fish. The low gear ratio used for high-power retrieves is selected by pushing the button on the base of the handle. Return to the high-speed ratio by sliding the release button along the handle shank. By using two sets of gears, the drive and pinion gears are always engaged. There is no gear meshing during the shift.

The Rod
Shimano's latest range of blue water-centric rods is built on ultra-tough Shimano T45 graphite blanks and fitted with top-quality Fuji SiC/SiN II guides and Aftco/Fuji reel seats. The all-new Shimano Abyss SW R/T Bent + Straight Butt Game Rod is a dynamic, lightweight yet very strong tamer of powerful blue water species like Kingfish, Bass, Hapuku, Tuna, Billfish and the mighty Broadbill Swordfish. It's engineered not only to look awesome from the tip to the butt section but also completes MSL tests of well over specified line ratings at 45 degrees and 60 degrees respectively. And not only that, it's built tough enough to handle the rigours of day-to-day charter work. Get ready to do some serious fishing!

Shimano Tiagra 50 WLRSA Game Reel Features:

• Heavier gold anodising makes the reel even more resistant to the ravages of salt water
• Click stop drag quadrant permits more precise drag adjustments
• Counterbalanced handle falls easily to hand when striking a fish and makes winding easier during the course of a long fight
• Rubberised handle 'tackiness' combats sweaty palms
• Aluminium Cold Forged Spool to provide increased strength and durability
• Anti-Rust Bearings; at least 10 times more corrosion resistant than standard stainless steel ball bearings
  
• 2-Speed Gearing

Shimano Abyss SW R/T Bent + Straight Butt Game Rod Features:

• Includes x1 bent butt and x1 straight butt
• Dynamic, lightweight yet very strong
• Completes MSL tests of well over specified line ratings at 45 degrees and 60 degrees
• Tough enough to handle the rigours of day-to-day charter work
• Shimano T45 graphite blanks
• Fuji SiC/SiN II guides
• Aftco/Fuji reels seats
• Pieces: 2
• Length: 5ft 6in
• Rating: 80lb

Shimano Tiagra 50 WLRSA Game Reel Specifications:

• Bearings: 4
• Max drag: 20kg
• Mono cap: 36kg/503m
• Braid cap: 80lb/1575yds
• Drag type: LD
• Weight: 2447g
• Gear ratio: 3.1:1, 1.3:1