Some beautiful photos from Taylor who was fishing with his father in Belize last week. We all met for a Zoom casting session beforehand. Taylor practices his casting from the top of a small step ladder to simulate the casting height of fishing off the front of a skiff. An outstanding caster!!
HT8 and HT10s in action š
Always great to see HTs in action. Please send me your pictures too š š
HT8 and HT10 for Taylor in New York. The 10 is not pictured because itās one of our standard builds. Actually that was Taylorās second HT10 blank since he has the Comp5 V2 already. Which is all great!!
I already have an HT10 (comp v2) and love it of course. Ā Even my father, who is a āgear curmudgeonā, raves about it! Ā The torzite titanium guides are awesome, any thoughts on putting them on the HT8?
ā Yes quite a few have put the Torzites on the HT8 and all the reports back have been fantastic. We have even put them on the 7.
(was my reply!).
And I think itās a really great option. The HT8 is my go-to Giant Snakehead rod in Malaysia and I wish mine had Torzites. Next time I will have Torzites because they definitely assist in shooting line.
Drop me an email to find out about customising options for your magic Hot Torpedo!
Cheers, Paul
More HT8 info here ā
https://www.sexyloops.com/index.php/webshop/list/70/fly-rods
Stuntman Ronan with an outstanding fish on the HT6. It appears to be a pretty intensive buzzer hatch!
Always good to see whatās going on with the Hot Torpedos and Ronan!
If you are looking for a guide in NZ then Ronan is your man. And if your flight takes you via Singapore or Kuala Lumpur then you can visit me too!
This is another of Stuntman Ronanās lineups. Where the 7 definitely outperforms the 6 is for deadly streamer bashing. But something Iāve been thinking about for a while, and I know itās what Ronan is thinking about too, is its use for backcountry NZ trout. There is certainly a āgear changeā between these two rods and in some backcountry situations I think the 7 would be a better tool for the job.
As you can see, the Stuntman favours snake rings and a spare tip. This is for when he is being lowered over the side of a cliff attached to a tow rope, leaping over to trees to slide down like a fireman or climbing high vantage points and blowing himself up in the process. You too can order such a rod if you are a daredevil fly fisherman or just nuts.
https://www.sexyloops.com/index.php/webshop/item/559/ht-pro-9ft-7wt
As always drop me an email on paul@sexyloops.com for any questions you may have!
Cheers, Paul
Mystery River X in New Zealandā¦ Stuntman Ronan writes, āGuiding Bill for a couple of days. He brought his HT6 and I used mine as the streamer rod.. The fish had no chance!ā
Wonderful photos and fish š Both of these things come highly recommended; Stuntman Ronan and Hot Torpedos!
If you have photos of your HT in action then please send them in. Itās always fun to see what they are up to! Hope that you have a fantastic season Bill š
Cheers, Paul
This is Timās second HT10. Having two of the same rod makes a lot of sense, partly if one accidentally blows up when youāre on an adventure but also it can be very useful to have two different set-ups ready to go at a momentās notice.
The HT10 was developed on both coasts of Australia as well as here in Malaysia. I use a number of lines on this rod of around AFFTA 10.
When it was developed I used a RĆO Tech Tarpon taper that was true to weight and 60ā long in the head (I donāt think this is now manufactured).
Here in Malaysia one of my go-to set-ups is with a SA Infinity 9 (which is 9.5WT).
Basically pick a line according to its actual line weight according to AFFTA and you wonāt go wrong. Ā In other words itās a 10WT. š
Feel free to drop me an email on paul@sexyloops.comĀ for info on this or any other rod. And remember all HT rods currently come with a free Zoom video conferencing casting session.
Cheers, Paul
Our Flagship rod! The HT6. A rod that is so good we donāt have to make it better š Actually I donāt know how it could be better. This one is off to Sweden.
If you are interested in an HT then drop me an email on paul@sexyloops.com or have a look here. Unusually for us we actually have rods in stock at the moment which can be shipped same day. š
Cheers, Paul
A couple of really stunning fish here for Gav in Tassie.
Gday cobber, hope you are well. landed a PB brown on the HT6 this arvo at 8.5 pounds..
and then the very next dayā¦
7 pound tailer this evening.
HT 6 is the best 6 weight available today, by a long way.And I have cast/ owned quite a few of them over the journey šš
My favourite 5WT! Ian has a love of super light rods and the Hungarian Latohegy Osage Orange spacer, which looks beautiful!
I made a short video about this rod sometime ago where I mentioned that my final decision over it came down to throwing short-mid range Accuracy. The 5WT is an extremely versatile rod but I really needed something tangible to work towards.
A really fun and enjoyable rod to fish. A question I am often asked is if one has the HT4 and HT6 is it worth having the HT5 as well? Which is an excellent question since there is already a crossover in applications between the HT4 and HT6!
Certainly many of our HT4&6 owners have bought the HT5. Ian is actually one such chap! One argument is that there is a 25% weight difference between a 4 and 6 flyline, which is quite a jump. Casting-wise there is certainly a difference when it comes to casting a 5 line at targets! So while it was really built with that in mind, the ultimate question is when is a 5 line better than a 4 or 6 line? And when would I choose the 5? All good questions. For me I would choose the 5 over the 6 when fishing smaller flies and the 5 over the 4 when casting across cross-winds. Of course having all three is a luxury but you only live once, or many times if you are a Buddhist.
You can find out more about the HT5 on this page.
As always for more info feel free to email me on paul@sexyloops.com
Latohegy Orange spacers available on request!
Cheers, Paul
