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Fly Fishing Tackle SINTRIX™ Rod Review: Technological Breakthrough

July 28th, 2010 Posted in Outdoor

In May 2010, Hardy & Greys Ltd. announced a state-of-the-art new enhancement in fly fishing rod technology that’s positioned to revolutionise the industry and also the hobby itself. Perhaps you may just remember that Hardy, a renowned fly fishing tackle firm within the UK, was the organization that released carbon fibre technology to fishing rods. All right, it looks like they have accomplished it once again using a substance named SINTRIX™. Intrigued? To be honest I was also. Stay with me to learn what I have discovered thus far concerning this innovative fly fishing tackle technology.

Fly Fishing Tackle - What is SINTRIX™

SINTRIX™ is a truncated acronym for “silica nano matrix.” It’s a cutting-edge resin formulation for carbon fibre rods. This resin strengthens the rod blank in a way that breakage is just about impossible and deterioration is extremely unlikely. In the process of development, Hardy examined SINTRIX™ rods on a jig that essentially bent them in half without splitting. This substance is 60% more robust than typical carbon fibre while being about 30% less heavy. Impressive! While originally confined to Hardy’s fly rod series, the provider expects to bring in SINTRIX™ technology to its coarse, sea, and carp collections as well, like the brand names Chub and Greys. SINTRIX™ rods are likely to launch early in 2011.

Fly Fishing Tackle - The Trouble with Today’s Carbon Fibre Rod Solutions

Back when carbon fibre fly rods were first available, they changed the way we went fishing. Fishermen deserted other kinds of fishing rods and flocked to carbon fibre rods in mass. After a while, though, we figured out that these rods, although they possess a lot of strengths, are vulnerable to damage. Just as carbon rod technology displaced fibreglass rod technology, I anticipate that SINTRIX™ rods will make significant inroads against rods made with carbon fibre. Carbon fibre rods have resin that encompasses the carbon. The resin acts to keep the fibres parallel to one another, which consequently lets the rod flex. Having said that, if a carbon fibre rod is required to bend over a specific constraint, the resin will be unsuccessful, causing the rod to break. The reason is the carbon fibre is by default more robust than regular resins.

Fly Fishing Tackle - The Remedy? SINTRIX™ Rods

SINTRIX™ rod technology employs a fortified resin matrix that is boosted to offer superior support to the carbon fibres. Hardy & Greys Ltd. have developed a special kind of silica nano sphere and combined it into the resin of SINTRIX™ rods. The result? A rod where the carbon fibre is better supported and reinforced. To the fisherman, it indicates that the rod provides an incredibly even toss. A SINTRIX™ has outstanding tensile strength that allows it to bend to a larger degree as opposed to other rods without damage. SINTRIX™ rods likewise withstand accidental deterioration better. Created to support weights from 5 to 250 pounds, these rods are envisioned to induce sweeping change in the manner we fish. I look forward with loads of anticipation to acquiring my first SINTRIX™ rod, which I’m sure is going to be a great add-on to my fly fishing tackle series.

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