This rod is well put together except for the grip. The grip is too narrow for normal sized hands, which makes it feel heavier than it really is. That’s why this rod feels heavier than the Ito, which has a much more appropriate grip diameter, nice and beefy to provide better casting control and makes the rod feel lighter. Especially since the Satoki has a foam grip, why not make it bigger? It would feel better if it was. I find that’s it’s only comfortable to fish at the shorter length, and even then, it feels heavy next to many of my other Tenkara rods of the same length.
Can it handle tropical saltwater species? Like the milkfish, ladyfish, tarpon, mangrove snapper? And also as well as tropical freshwater species like the snakehead, giant gourami, knife fish, peacock bass, pacu? I'm very interested on the Satoki,and i'm planningvto buy it for a trip to Malaysia & the Philippines. Looks promising as its packable, perfect to pair with my Dragontail Foxfire. But i dunno if its beefy enough to handle them tropical species.
This rod is well put together except for the grip. The grip is too narrow for normal sized hands, which makes it feel heavier than it really is. That’s why this rod feels heavier than the Ito, which has a much more appropriate grip diameter, nice and beefy to provide better casting control and makes the rod feel lighter. Especially since the Satoki has a foam grip, why not make it bigger? It would feel better if it was. I find that’s it’s only comfortable to fish at the shorter length, and even then, it feels heavy next to many of my other Tenkara rods of the same length.
Can it handle tropical saltwater species? Like the milkfish, ladyfish, tarpon, mangrove snapper?
And also as well as tropical freshwater species like the snakehead, giant gourami, knife fish, peacock bass, pacu?
I'm very interested on the Satoki,and i'm planningvto buy it for a trip to Malaysia & the Philippines. Looks promising as its packable, perfect to pair with my Dragontail Foxfire.
But i dunno if its beefy enough to handle them tropical species.