Shimano Vengeance Barbel
Since its establishment in 1921, Shimano has kept its strong environmental ethics intact and at the heart of its business. It has been producing top quality tackle since 1970 and utilises its knowledge and experience every day when designing and manufacturing new products, to make sure that anglers across the globe receive the highest quality product achievable.
It is rather unique in the fact that it is concerned with the nature of global ecology and human health and is actively seeking measures to help preserve our planet’s ecosystems. Whenever you use one of Shimano’s excellent products, such as this Vengeance Barbel rod, you will be working towards helping the planet in a little way, as the environmental impact of all their products is carefully considered throughout the entire designing and manufacturing process.
The Vengeance Barbel rod has been specifically designed for anglers who target tough, hard-fighting river species. It is the perfect rod for fishing in slow flowing rivers and hunting for medium sized barbel. Shimano has createda fantastic tool with features that directly help barbel anglers. Its body has been constructed from the company’s own Geofibre carbon composite XT30 which provides the rod with all the strength it would ever need to handle the power of those fearsome fighting species. This Powered Carbon Blank not only offers the rod exceptional power, but it also still allows for the necessary suppleness to provide fantastic bite registration. This perfect combination of power and sensitivity has given way to a brilliant barbel rod that is ideal for anglers of all levels and experiences.
The versatility of this coarse rod is simply astounding. It has three quiver tips of varying strength: a soft, a medium, and a hard. These individual quiver tips allow the rod to transform and change its bite registration ability. A more versatile rod is hard to come by. To accommodate these quiver tips, it also has a traditional Avon-style top section and a second carrier. Shimano took the time to make sure that this rod fits everything you could possibly need for an excellent barbel angling session. This care and consideration truly reflects in every aspect of this brilliant rod.
The Vengeance Barbel rod is available in both a classic style with a 1.5lb test curve which is superb for most standard fishing situations and a powerful style with a 1.75lb test curve for more aggressive fish. It is also ideal for casting medium sized feeders and PVA bags, offering you a variety of ways to use bait on this rod. Whether you’re a novice or you’ve been angling for longer than you can remember, you will be able to use this rod to its full potential and have the option of which style is a better fit for you and the way you angle.
What’s more, it boasts a powerful butt section which has been specifically designed to take on those hard fighting river species that you commonly encounter when coarse fishing. It has also been fitted with a screw fixed reel seat which will give you complete confidence when reeling in the more aggressive fish. This barbel rod has been packed with features that will enhance your fishing experience and assist you when the fish are more resistant and strong, so you greatly increase your catch size.
An essential for every rod is the line guides, and this rod comes supplied with 30 hardlite guides which are extremely durable and will offer excellent protection for your line so you can cast without any worries of damage. This rod packs down in to convenient three sections, weighs only 292g to 311g, and has a length of 12ft.