Just because it does seem to be a really slow news day, I wil also say that I love what they say about their equipment on their websites--or rather, to be more precise, how the language does not survive automatic internet translation. For example, here is what comes out of the translator from the Smith web site concerning the wonderful WRK series (which includes the 80P/35 and the Nirai jigging rod):
"The material, 30 tons +40 the ton graphite being composite, strength approximately 35% rise weight approximately 20% less approximately 60% started hitting less high elastic conversion approximately 10% wonderful numerical value with the 3D cross binding special manufacturing method which winds the graphite cross from 3 directions, in comparison with former manufacturing method.
As a result, to be light and it became strong, in other words easy to use also the rod for the anti- great man, thinly to here, the product whose reliability is high completed.
In order to prevent the over action of the jig, as for the medium elastic graphite material, very as for the section it considers the fact that resistance of smooth torque movement and the fish is absorbed, makes the composite material of medium elasticity and the high elastic graphite, the instantaneous bounce which 40 ton high elastic graphite bat has, controls the running of the fish which from the instant of at a stroke faces to the root.
In 2002 August, the enormous fish of natural shape obscurity and end of the grapple of 3 hour half, the fish becomes, line break. Usually, the fighting of the enormous fish which exceeds 100 kg in order the graphite fiber to break with fatigue extending, 2 hour reaches the limit, but durability proved with this fighting spirit, bet GO on commercialization."
As my 10 year-old grandaughter says: "I'm like whaaaaaaat?"
But then what's even more frightening, if you read that over and over and over, you actually start understanding it.
Russ