The toughest game of the fresh water fishing in Japan may be the heavy cover Raigyo (snakehead) fishing. The burden on the tackle is extremely high and it is obvious that the existing Raigyo rods are “heavy and hard”. The developmental concept of HOT’S Raigyo rod, Shadowrise, is to maintain superiority in the heavy cover game.
As well as the strong butt section to pull Raigyo from the cover, the ability to cast long and to control the light frogs and the “heaviness” of the rod, which was the burden for the anglers, have been improved. In accordance with the specification table, we have managed to make the weight of the rod just like the one for the heavy action to catch black bass. HOT’S have been developing various rods against giant targets and our original light and strong blanks, guide setting and grip setting will propose new standard of Raigyo rod.

The unique guide setting by HOT’S prevents the contact between the line and original guide and enables smooth casting. Even when the rod is bent to the limit, the foregrip will not get contact with the line.