Affinium 11ft Float Rod

No modern premium rod range will be complete without a float rod. And the Affinium 11ft Float fills that void perfectly. Constructed on a 2 piece blank with a spigot joint for a smooth transition of power through the rod from the tip down to the powerful butt, this elegant, lightweight, but powerful rod boasts a  240 g BTC rating which is built on a through action blank that enables floats from 2g to 12g floats to be able to be cast perfectly. This rod has got enough power and the action lends itself perfectly to the riggers that are demanded from today’s commercial fisheries. So you can cast the small floats at short distances up to the 12 g pellet wagglers that you might want to push to maximums of 30 and 35 m while retaining enough crisp action to be able to strike through the line and set the hook when you are faced with those fast bites. Soft but progressive power in this blank means that it will control and overcome any powerful fighting fish while retaining the subtlety to use lighter lines and hooks for silvers and F1s.

Total Rod Weight: 159g

Each rod in the Affinium range was developed as its own project, with design, engineering and testing carried out individually for every model. The process involved NuFish’s development team alongside sponsored anglers, consultants and engineers. All blanks were subject to extensive field testing and quality checks before final approval, and only those that met the required performance standards were included in the range.

THE BTC RATING

BTC rating (Butt-Tip Curve rating) is a measured test, which rates the performance power of a rod. The BTC is determined by applying weight to pull the rod tip through its natural curve to compress the rod by 1/3rd of its total length at 90° to the butt section. This is the point at which the optimum performance of a rod is reached and is typical of its bend when casting, striking and ultimately landing a fish.