Ocea Plugger Full Throttle S77M

X-Guide's new Touch-Free Titanium is a guide system created to achieve higher levels of casting performance. The high foot design keeps the line away from the blank, suppressing the contact between the line and the blank that frequently occurred with conventional large-diameter, low-frame guides. The guide aperture is also optimized to match the newly designed guide frame. It reduces line disturbance when releasing the line, the resulting loss of flight distance, and damage to the line itself. Of course, by avoiding problems such as air knots and line damage as much as possible, the frequency of reassembling the line system is reduced, and the risk of losing opportunities is also reduced. It increases the chances of catching and catching a big fish. You can feel the silky, smooth casting feeling with just one cast. With the X-Guide Touch-Free Titanium, casting is once again on the path to stress-free fishing.

This video shows the blank touch of the line that occurs when casting. Especially when offshore casting, a thick leader is often used in comparison to the main PE line, which can easily cause a gap in the speed of the line released when casting. When this happens, the light PE line tries to move ahead of the leader in front, causing slack in the PE line. This leads to blank touch and line trouble, which can damage the PE line.

The newly adopted X-guide touch-free titanium has a high frame shape that prevents the line from touching the blank and flapping when casting, and also optimizes the ring size. Until now, large diameter rings and low frame guides were used to suppress blank touch. On the other hand, X-guide touch-free titanium has succeeded in significantly suppressing blank touch by adopting a high frame. The ring size is sufficient for the height of the frame. The ring diameter has been downsized compared to the conventional model, but it is by no means excessively small. In pursuit of the optimal ring size derived from testing, it achieves both high line release performance and prevents line trouble. It also contributes to improving flight distance and reducing line damage (fuzzing).

There is very little fluttering immediately after it is released from the reel, and you can see that the high frame guide creates a distance between the blank and the guide so that the blank does not touch the guide.

This effect realizes unprecedented trouble-free performance in offshore casting where repeated casting is required. It is strong even in adverse conditions such as crosswinds and tailwinds, and provides anglers with benefits such as preventing fraying and reducing damage in any situation, as well as increasing the casting distance of lures.

Speaking of the Ocea Plugger Full Throttle, it's already a masterpiece. I've caught many yellowtail over 20kg with it. Now this masterpiece has been remodeled. I'm excited about it. My overall impression is that it's sharper and more nimble. It's lighter to hold and swing. When casting for yellowtail, you spend most of your day casting. I think it will reduce the strain on your body considerably.

Although not as strong as the Limited, the repulsion is strong. I would say it is a high-repulsion blank. The Limited may be a bit selective in terms of the user, but the Full Throttle bends and rebounds well, so I think anyone can use it. It has a sufficient flight distance. It also bends and returns well when fighting, so it lifts up the fish. The lure is also highly maneuverable.

Also noteworthy is the new X-guide touch-free titanium guide. This guide is really good. The line release is very good. There is almost no flapping sound when the line hits the blank. The line is released very smoothly. Being able to cast comfortably and smoothly is important mentally. I think the guide also reduces line wear. I think it gives you confidence that even if you are fighting a large fish, you can tighten the drag, bend the rod, and win.

During a spring fishing trip, I was able to catch a 27.5kg yellowtail using the prototype S83H. It was a tough fish, shaking its head and stabbing repeatedly, but the rod's repulsive force lifted it up powerfully. I wasn't worried that the line was worn down or damaged, so I was able to give it my all.

I was impressed by how rods like this can be created by combining the information, experience, and knowledge of engineers, anglers, and captains. I believe rods will continue to evolve. Among them, the Ocea Plugger Full Throttle series can be said to be one of the most cutting-edge items for casting yellowtail kingfish at the moment.