This is our first go at the HT12, intended for GT and Sailfish. We will lengthen up the handle as an option for fighting belts. It’s going to get a lot of use but so far the blank is very promising with a strong HT action.
If you are coming to the Sexyloops Hot Torpedo Weekend in two weeks then prepare to have a cast!
Awesome build quality from Sexyloops Rod Builder Lee 🙂 Here he is sporting some new Tonic Shades!
Here are a few of our latest Custom Hot Torpedos:
Chuan’s second HT8 (Chuan has two HT6s as well!)…
Andy’s first Hot Torpedo (HT4)…
And then an Instructor 6 with a difference for Stu Tripney MCI in New Zealand…
Full Hot Torpedo customisation is free and included in the price and we currently give free world-wide shipping…
For the full Hot Torpedo range check here:Â http://www.sexyloops.com/index.php/webshop/list/70/fly-rods
For owners’ reviews have a look here: http://www.sexyloops.com/index.php/ps/reviews
Have an enquiry? Please email me on paul@sexyloops.com
Cheers, Paul
Still going strong after two years, the original Hot Torpedo 10 catches another 4KG Giant Snakehead 🙂
This rod has given me so many great moments. Two years ago it gave me a Bronze Medal in the 5WT Word Championships and in two weeks will be in Cumbria for the 5th World Championships.
But really, it’s just a fabulous 10WT fishing rod designed for Jungle Snakehead and Tropical Saltwater in mind.
http://www.sexyloops.com/index.php/webshop/item/546/ht-pro-9ft-10wt
Cheers, Paul
PS Thanks Stu Tripney for the great photos!
You can almost imagine the rest of Stu’s new Instructor 6! We are also building the first ever Instructor 10 for Stu this month. We are currently very busy with custom orders. Thanks!
Remember August 25-26 there is a Hot Torpedo owners’ gathering in Essex. Free lessons, sandwiches and beer 🙂
Cheers, Paul
This is Marcus’ HT6 for Saltwater – we’ve fitted a Full Wells Handle and Fighting Butt.
This is the rod blank that I use in the Accuracy Games at the World Championships and has been our signature rod since we first started.
You can order your HT6 here.
This blank is a top seller for us, both dressed as a 10WT as well as a Comp5 distance rod. Have you felt the force? 🙂
One of three rods for the Italian Team at the World Champioships bringing their total to six! Which means at a minimum Italy, Poland, the Netherlands, Japan and Jersey will all be wielding Hot Torpedos in the 5WT distance event.
For the first three World Championships, all held in Norway, I cast using the HT6 blank (Instructor and Comp5 variations) for this event. Twice I reached the finals – ie the top six competitors – and once narrowly missing the finals. No medals however and a bit of a lottery with the wind!
For the most recent World Championships, held in Estonia in 2016, we had just launched the Hot Torpedo 10 weight fitted with Torzite Rings. This rod is our Competiton 5 V2 and has been our top seller because it’s both a fantastic 10WT (it’s my go-to Snakehead rod) and also a remarkable 5WT competition distance rod. In the Estonian World Champships I came third and received the Bronze Medal.
This coming August the World Championships are to be held in Cumbria. I suspect and hope we will have a few HTs in the final and fingers crossed the Gold!
If a rod is going to explode chances are it will be at this event… I will have a backup HT10 for all HT owners in case of such a scenario.
We are fast catching up on a busy couple of weeks. I think we still have five or six to build not including the ones drying, the two in for a re-pimp and the spare tips on order. Anyway it’s great to be busy – thanks so much for that.
I plan to add a couple more HTs to the series this summer. Hopefully we can keep up with demand. Please do plan ahead if you at ordering since this is always a busy time of year for us.
This HT is off to Germany – interestingly we have two rods being made with the name decal “Schmid” at the moment – this one for Martin and a SW HT6 for Marcus in Jersey. (All HT rods are saltwater proof – it’s just that Marcus is ordering a Full Wells grip for his.
Cheers, Paul
