Poison Ultima Spinning Rods

With JDM styling and utilizing top of the line rod technology, the Shimano Poison Ultima Spinning Rods are the pinnacle of the Poison series Shimano offers. Its unique looks and features break boundaries into the North American market, a serious addition to the hardcore angler and tackle enthusiast looking for nothing but the best.

At the heart of this rods blank, Spiral X Core technology, an upgraded version of Spiral X on standard rods, was used to deliver exceptional lightness, enhanced torsional rigidity and improved compressional rigidity. Spiral X Core combined with the well-known and respected Hi-Power X, delivers exceptional rigidity, faster recovery, and improved blank strength, all while reducing weight. A new high performance guide train using lightweight Shimano X-Guides delivers serious casting distanced with unparalleled performance. Each spinning rod is outfitted with a Carbon Shell grip, transmitting extreme sensitivity to the user for easy bite detection and lure control. With top of the line features to develop a unique option for the market, the Poison Ultima series features nothing but the best with eye catching JDM flare.

Features

• SPIRAL X - Through its exclusive lightweight structure, Shimano's patented Spiral X construction enhances catching power for anglers. Spiral X construction consists of three layers: a middle layer of vertical fibers as well as inner and outer layers, both comprised of carbon tape that tightly winds the blank diagonally in opposite directions. By using this carbon tape in place of a conventional horizontal fiber sheet, Spiral X achieves enhanced compression rigidity and increased torsional rigidity without adding extra weight. This in turn facilitates instant power transmission for precise casting and fish fighting.
• X GUIDE - The X guide was born from the viewpoint to bring out the potential of blanks to the full. Supporting the guide rings of the tip part is a one-piece structure frame molded with the latest material by 3D technology. Its beautiful shape combines strength with the calculated inclination angle and three-dimensional structure to suppress line entanglement. The tip guides are light and small. In the butt part we have the Aero Titanium X guide which contributes to casting feeling and casting distance. X guide is Shimano's original high performance guide which fused lightness, trouble less, casting performance to higher dimensions.
• CARBON SHELL GRIP - The Carbon Shell Grip is a next-generation grip structure made out of a hollow carbon structure. It contributes to the transmittance of vibrations to the hand. A lightweight, high-sensitivity grip that defies conventional wisdom.
• HI-POWER X construction uses diagonally-wrapped carbon tape to form an array of "X" shapes on the rod blank's outermost layer. The width of the tape, its winding angle and the part of the rod being wrapped are fine-tuned according to the target fish species. This manufacturing process allows Shimano to adjust these wraps during construction for precise actions, enhanced overall strength and added twist resistance. In short, Hi-Power X construction delivers sharp and crisp rod control for the angler.
• NANOPITCH - Shimano’s Nanopitch manufacturing method enables fine-pitch and high-precision wrapping of the molding tape during the blank baking process. Nanopitch technology tightens the tape to the extreme and provides uniform pressure, increasing the circularity of the rod and ultimately improving overall rod strength.
• MUSCLE CARBON is a high-performance material that reduces the gap between fibers by bundling carbon fibers more dense than normal carbon material, and this dense structure reduces the amount of resin needed to fill the gaps in between the fibers.
• ULTIMATE BLANK DESIGN is a design technology that carefully selects the target material from over 100 different types and places it in place in each section of the tip, belly, and butt of a blank. All material is in it's right place to realize the ideal rod action condition. It is a new design structure that realizes weight reduction while maintaining strength and power.
• DYNABALANCE - This feature eliminates wobble during the retrieve by counter balancing the rotor to enhance sensitivity and smoothness. By using computer balancing, an approach similar to car tire balancing, we are able to redistribute the rotor weight to create smooth rotation and eliminate vibrations.
• HI-POWER X SOLID - The flexible solid tip is reinforced with ultra fine carbon tape. This reinforcement suppresses power loss due to twisting without hindering the delicate bending of the solid tip. Cast accuracy, operability, and sensitivity has been dramatically enhanced by the application of HI-POWER X Solid.
• TAFTEC INFINITY realizes 3 times the winding strength and 5 times the winding amount of our conventional solid tips. It is a high intensity solid tip that surpasses the strength and sensitivity of Taftec.
• TAFTEC was reconsidering the formulation of the materials and the manufacturing method, the strength of carbon solid tips is drastically improved. Sharp and high sensitivity compared to TAFTEC α, that is the characteristic point.
• C14+ REEL SEAT - CI4 is a Shimano original material reinforced with carbon fiber that is lighter and has a higher strength than conventional resin material. CI4+ is an advanced version of the original CI4 material and is 2.5x more rigid than its predecessor. The use of CI4+ for the reel seat increases sensitivity and reduces weight while also delivering remarkable rigidity for perfect reel fixation and better rod efficiency.
• SPIRAL X CORE is Shimano's newest and most advanced blank construction technology. By integrating Spiral X carbon tape construction with Toray Nanoalloy® technology, Spiral X Core constructed blanks benefit from up to 10% more torsional rigidity and up to 15% more compressional rigidity than rods built with Spiral X. Shimano is unique to the market by applying by high-strength carbon tape with this unique and patented Spiral X construction.

Specs

Shimano Poison Ultima Spinning Rod