The Akios AIRLYTE 355 Light Specialist 2 Piece Rod

If ever there was a rod that puts a smile on your face, it’s the Akios AIRLYTE. A truly stunning light specialist rod that offers great sport and feel when scaling down leads and baits. Weighing in at just 390 grams, it’s a delight to hold all session whilst bass fishing in the surf or touch ledgering with a peeler crab close in amongst the weed beds. Fishing worm baits for flounder and bass in a flooding estuary tide, or a running a rolling lead across sand banks in search of plaice, then this is the rod for you. Close in match fishing, live baiting, float fishing, feathering, or for juniors, the AIRLYTE is a super versatile piece of kit and a must-have to sit alongside your heavier beach rod. The 2 piece, 11.5ft/3.5m high modulus unground carbon blank with hybrid tip makes for a lovely crisp action, pinging out up to 4oz of lead plus bait with absolute ease. There’s plenty of backbone along the butt and mid-section making way to a sensitive hybrid tip offering truly superb bite detection and feel. Fitted with a quality graphite sliding reel seat with EVA collars, the AIRLYTE can be fished with either a fixed spool or light multiplier positioned exactly where you want it.

The AKIOS CREED GP420 – A BEAST with FINESSE!

Acknowledging the increasing demand from big fish hunters for a powerful rod with an added touch of feel and finesse, AKIOS went to work. The concept was to develop a powerhouse fishing rod that was a pleasure to fish with. One that was capable of handling extreme fishing conditions, casting large baits and taming large fish whist providing excellent bite registration and transmitting maximum feel through the blank. Developed, tested and meticulously refined over an 18 month period in the hands of one of the UK’s most revered specimen fish hunters, Gareth Griffiths, and North West casting coach and ex-international angler, Jay Pickup, the AKIOS CREED GP420 was brought to life; a beast with finesse. Under moderate compression the high modulus carbon blank displays a J-curve action revealing the vast reserves of power in the blanks butt and mid zones, and a responsive tip that offers lightning-fast recovery for the smooth casting of heavy loads. Challenging fishing situations are where the CREED impresses the most, be it rough kelp and boulder strewn terrain or strong tidal deep water rock marks. Offering the power to pull through snags yet a tip that provides sufficient flex to prevent the lead from bouncing out in strong tidal conditions. Top quality components ensure a truly stunning overall look and finish. Genuine Fuji anti-tangle gunsmoke KWAG guides with black and silver whippings, Fuji sliding screw lock reel seat with EVA collars, reinforced metal band joints with shrink grips, and supplied complete with partitioned heavy duty nylon rod case and carbon reducer.

The Akios FURY FX435SRS POWER Continental Rod with Sliding Reel Seat

Looking for a high-performance rod at a respectable price, then this is the weapon for you! A high modulus carbon blank with a glow-in-the-dark carbon power tip for a powerful action, fitted out with a quality Fuji sliding reel seat and SeaGuide guides, the AKIOS FURY is a serious piece of kit that doesn’t cost the earth. Boasting a truly striking livery, the AKIOS FURY 435SRS has an optimum casting weight of 4-8oz/112-224gm. It offers impressive casting performance with a simple overhead thump and even greater distances with an off-the-ground cast where the power tip helps to pick the lead up quickly and deliver the power. Field tested and refined in the hands of the AKIOS RADICALS, the AKIOS FURY offers the high casting performance and fishing capabilities that you’d expect from an AKIOS rod.