| Introduction | | | | from being expert, I was able to reach 100 meters |
| Not long ago I have posted two parts article about | | | | casting distance quite easy. The length of the rod |
| surf casting techniques in which described the | | | | together with its low weight help significantly doing |
| Pendulum surf casting technique. So, it felt like a good | | | | the job both for distance casting and accurate |
| karma when a friend brought me one of the new | | | | targeting. Expert surf anglers can, without much |
| Hookset Global surf rods series called Pendulum Surf | | | | effort, cast beyond 200 meters distance. |
| for a brief testing. | | | | One thing though, should you consider to hook the |
| The one I got to test was a telescopic rod, 4.5 | | | | rod with heavy long distance reel and along with 150g |
| meters length with 4 sub-parts with quite impressive | | | | weight, expect to have your arms and shoulders to |
| casting weight, 100g - 250g. There are 6 high quality | | | | work quite a bit. So practice your Pendulum surf |
| guides which two of them float on the last part and | | | | casting technique to reduce unnecessary stress. |
| one, rather uniquely, on the third part. This rod, I | | | | Sensitivity |
| have to admit, is beautiful, with very thin body and | | | | This rod was not designed for small fish. During the 2 |
| you can notice the quality carbon patterns all over. | | | | hours test the wind was strong with aggressive |
| Real world test | | | | currents so I reeled my rig back often to check |
| I paired the rod with my Tica Spinfocus 4500 reel. | | | | whether the bait is still on. However, while doing so, I |
| Although functions to my satisfaction, it felt a bit | | | | have managed to land 3 nice size Sea-Bream and it |
| small and under qualify for this rod. A perfect match | | | | felt like I am pooling back nothing but the weight |
| would be a long casting reels such as Okuma Axeon | | | | with only slight vibration on the rod tip. The fish were |
| or Shimano Ultegra. These kind of reels would | | | | released back to gain some weight until the next |
| definitely help you reach 200 meters casting distance. | | | | time, hopefully to put better fight to this rod. |
| The rig included 120g weight with a single size 4 hook | | | | Summary |
| attached under it. The bait was strips of fresh | | | | Many people believe top surf rods should have 2 or 3 |
| calamari which leveled up my expectation for serious | | | | pieces however, the Pendulum Tele-Surf proves this |
| fish fights. | | | | theory wrong. This rod offers both the advantages |
| Casting | | | | of telescopic rods (easy transportation, low weight |
| Casting with the this rod is easy and rather | | | | and sensitivity) and "pieces" rods (powerful and high |
| enjoyable. Actually, as far as my experience go, this | | | | casting weights). Hookset Global has aimed quite high |
| is the best rod to practice surf casting techniques | | | | with this rod and I believe this series will deliver its |
| and especially the Pendulum surf casting. Although far | | | | promise. |