 |
The Answer for Wire Line Fishermen
FJR Industries manufactures a Fishing Rod Tip for use with wire trolling line. The
use of wire line for deep water trolling has become very popular, particularly in the Great Lakes region.
The coil wire tip, sold under the trademark TWILI-TIP, features a stainless steel spring to resist corrosion and a bright yellow body to improve tip visibility. Designed to fit most popular rod sizes; six inserts, sizes #5 through #16, are packaged with each tip. Installation is simple requiring only
Super-Glue�.
The use of wire line for deep water trolling dates back to the early 1940's. The earliest metallic lines were
made from copper and quickly broke due to cold working of the metal resulting from wire fatigue at the
rod tip. Although the wire trolling line used today is much improved over the earlier copper wire, the
problems of resistance to reeling and the wire fatigue, both caused by the rod guide tip, still exist. |
|
Early on several different rod tip ideas were used to minimize the above noted problems. A roller guide
was effective in reducing the resistance to reeling, however the radius of the roller is quite small and
offers little improvement to reducing wire fatigue and care must also be taken to make certain the wire
remains on the roller.
The idea that proved to be the most effective solution was the addition of a coil spring to the rod tip. The spring, acting as a strain relief, provides a large arc at the rod tip and effectively reduces both wire fatigue
and resistance to reeling. The effectiveness of the spring is unaffected by the orientation of the rod tip.
CLICK HERE for Credit Card Purchase on
our secure server if you wish to order through the Internet!
CLICK HERE TO PRINT OUT A MAIL ORDER
FORM TO MAIL IN TO US
Dealers inquiries welcome!
|
|
