Ripple Fisher Ocean Ridge Big Tuna Japan Special

Ripple Fisher Ocean Ridge Big Tuna Japan Special

The Ripple Fisher Ocean Ridge Big Tuna Japan Special is engineered for anglers targeting the most powerful tuna species worldwide. Developed through extensive collaboration with experienced anglers and charter captains, this rod series addresses the unique challenges of big tuna fishing. Its design reflects continuous innovation, ensuring strength and durability to handle the intense fight these fish demand. The Big Tuna series represents Ripple Fisher’s commitment to advancing rod technology, providing anglers with reliable performance in dynamic fishing environments. This rod is a trusted tool for serious tuna anglers seeking to elevate their fishing experience.

In recent years, there have been super-size tuna in the Japan sea and the style of fishing has evolved to utilize super strong line exceeding PE14 specifications with straight pumping. The BIG-TUNA 70 is the answer to such situations to eliminate all limitations.

The 710RT and 86 are “retuned” models of the previously released 710 and 85. It has been a decade since the foundation of the BIG TUNA models of 710 and 85 were released into the world. Ripple Fisher have upgraded and optimised these models to cater for the ever-changing needs and environment.

They did not simply make it more bendy nor make it cast farther than before. Rather, through the combination of various different materials of carbon sheets and unique taper design with underlying butt power, Ripple Fisher were able to realize a rod capable of enduring extreme load while the repulsive force lifting the fish from the deep.

70 Japan Special
This is for those anglers with their sights on super monstrous Blue-fin tuna. It is model for anglers who need to “high-stick the rod” to load the blank or utilize the “straight pumping” fight style. The power of the rod is similar to the BT76 and BT73 but the breaking point is much greater compared to these two. With the shorter designed blank, the bending point is set closer to the body, drastically reducing the load and stress on the angler. It also has enough length and leverage to go around the bow or other obstacles on the boat for a smoother fight.

710RT Japan Special
Compared to the characteristics of the original model, we have re-designed the model to suit the current tuna scene. Since we have designed the taper of the blank to be most productive in the butt section, anglers will be able to efficiently and effectively utilize the butt power to lift the tuna. It’s not simply a more flexible model compared to its predecessor, but a highly well-balanced heavy class model able to effortlessly stimulate bites from casting top water lures while having the power to go head to head with the biggest of fish.
This will be your ideal model if you are in situations where you need to cast lures all day long.

76 Japan Special
This model is for anglers with their sights on Bluefin tuna weighing over 200kg. Similar to the 73, this 76 is capable of not only casting large lures mostly used when the targets are feeding on dolphin fish (mahi-mahi), but also allows anglers to cast and control the lighter (60g) sinking pencils for smaller baits. The difference from the 73 will be the contrasting fight style. While possessing strong butt power to constantly apply pressure on the fish, we have drastically reduced the load on the angler by bringing the bending point closer to the angler, allowing for a prolonged fight.

83 Japan Special
This model was developed with “lure control” and “fight” as its main focus, but it goes without saying that casting is also outstanding. It is a PE6~8 middle class rod not only able to pinpoint cast but also able to utilize small mouthed diving poppers and diving pencils required for an attack. You will be able to realize the evolution of our BIG-TUNA series with its lightness and outstanding balance, allowing anglers to cast all day long. Furthermore, the bending point is set close to the body enabling anglers to easily bend in and capitalize on the butt power with little effort.

85 Japan Special
This 85F will allow anglers to cast out small lures with great distance with the use of lines between PE3~6 and lures ranging from 18g ~ 120g. It is a tenacious and bendy rod so it is less likely for anglers to break the rod when high sticking. Use of general light tuna rods result in a long and gruelling fight as angles are worried about rod breakage or line breakages, however, this 85F is not a light tackle rod. It is a new generation of tuna rods which exceed the line and knot breakage specifications. Although it possesses the power to overcome Tuna exceeding 50kg, this tolerant rod will also be ideal for casting for targets such as Yellow-tails and Kingfish in your local waters.

86 Japan Special
If you require long and accurate casting with a heavy class tackle, this 86 will be your choice. In comparison to your ordinary heavy tackle, the flexible tip on the 86 will allow for easier casting of smaller lures when the bait-fish are small though the Tuna are huge. The bending point (pivotal point) is closer to the body allowing anglers to take initiative during the fight.