Ti8 Evil Black 8'6
Are you a real bad boy? A villain who wants to spread fear amongst fish and fellow fisherman? Look no further! If Darth Vader had a fly rod this would be the one. The color black dominates with a gorgeous red ferrule trimming to give it that final Evil touch.
The original idea for this color combination came from Marc “the Limp Cobra” Fauvet.
The Ti8 8'6" blank:
There is no way around it: short rods are fun to fish. Why would you choose the 8’6” Ti8 over the 9’ version?
As rods get shorter the swing weight is reduced exponentially. While the Ti8 9’ feels as light as a contemporary 9’ 6 weight high-end rod, the 8’6” pushes this to the extremes. If you have any kind of restriction regarding your ability to cast higher line weight rods, this one could be an immense help as it feel like casting “no rod” as a Cuban guide said after trying the 8’6” Ti8.
Also, those very important short and accurate casts to the mangroves where the snooks lay are just easier to execute, or when a bonefish suddenly appears just 3 rod length away on a cloudy day you will just have more control over that short, single backcast shot. This does not mean that the 8’6” can’t go a long way: long casts and picking up serious amount of line from the water are also possible.
