T-Russell Blanks

T-Russell ‘Silky Sea Bass’

There are 3 models within the ‘Silky Sea Bass’ range, the 8ft 6’, 9ft 6’ & 10ft 6’. All 3 have the true essence of Japanese blanks, they are fast actioned but truly have the fish playing capabilities required by the modern lure angler.
The action itself progresses from the 8ft 6’ blank, which is a pure lure rod; this blank has great strength and speed from tip to butt.
The 9ft 6’ is the blank in the middle of the range, capable of distance casting and working virtually everything that is put before it. The extra foot in length increases the sensitivity of the tip making soft plastic work a bonus on this all round blank.
Finally, the longest blank is the 10ft 6’; the extra length on this blank can give you those extra metres you are looking for to get lures working at distance.

All 3 blanks are Japanese fast action, the tip recovery from compressed is quick to recover allowing the line/braid to flow through the guides with ease.
The blanks are of 2-piece construction featuring low diameter spigot joints. The tips measure in at 2mm extending to a butt measurement of only 13mm on the 8ft 6’ & 9ft 6’, the 10ft 6’ is 14mm at the butt.

The ‘Silky’ range of blanks are above the normal build of the standard ‘T-Russell’ blanks, they are positioned between ‘normal’ and ‘super’, being sensitive & lightweight. The action of fast is just that, with a crisp recovery from compressed, they are what we have come to expect in terms of quality & feel from the Japanese market of lure blanks.
The ‘T-Russell’ ‘Silky Sea Bass’ range of blanks are made in Japan, and maybe as close as you can get to having one series of blanks to cover most eventualities.
‘Super’, ‘Sensitive’ & lightweight, these are modern lure blanks that you can work all day with a progressive action, enjoy your angling experience and feel the fish at the other end!

With more and more use of ‘soft plastics (SP’s)’ in modern lure angling these blanks are sensitive to feel every twitch and movement, they are excellent at transferring all the small details from lure to hand.

Bass X & Bass X light.

The lure rod range comes in 8ft 6', 9ft 6' & 10ft 6'.

They all cast 8-28g and rated PE 0.6-1.5

The Bass X rods are on the DFR standard blank & the NEW Bass X light rods are on the new blank.

They are all fast actioned with the light having a more sensitive tip. Don’t let the words more sensitive deceive you, this rod still has all the power and speed of the original range, but lighter in weight and finer diameter tip.



Ever worried about what your rod can take?

Joe in the above picture has one of the DFR 9ft 6' 'Silky' rods, since casting it the first time he hasn't put it down. The above double firgure bass was taken on January the 1st 2012, caught on the before mentioned rod, several mid-doubles and 2 seasons of casting and catching, the rod is still his go to catcher.

New for 2012

3 blanks at lower weight classes casting 4-22g, line class PE0.6-1.5. These blanks are available in 8ft 6', 9ft 6' & 10ft 6'. They have the same JDM fast tip recovery class action as the 'Silky' range we know, and have kept a very sporting fish playing sensitivity.

The blanks have spigot joints and are of a slimmer build than the previous range.

Go two(G2) blanks:

2 piece butt joint construction for kayak, boat & shore.

5 models all at 7ft 6’, numbers 1-4 are all fast action JDM blanks & 5 being a regular fast action.

1. 5-25g
   
2. 5-30g
   
3. 10-35g
   
4. 10-40g
   
5. 10-40g
   

Light lure blanks:

2 piece equal sectioned lure rods. 5 models all at 7ft 6’, all with JDM fast actions. All blanks have a put over joint.

1. 2-7g ~ power LL
2. 2-10g ~ power L
3. 4-14g ~ power ML
4. 7-21g ~ power M
5. 8-28g ~ power MH



Jigging blanks

Listed below is a wide range of jigging blanks available from the JDM market.