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SHIMANO’S BACKBONE ELITE RODS HAVE PROVEN HUGELY POPULAR WITH THE OFFSHORE GAME FISHING SET, DELIVERING A RANGE OF LINE CLASS OPTIONS AT REALLY GOOD PRICES. There are eight rods in all; a 10kg stick with fixed guides and a roller tip, and three 15kg options in a selection of fixed guides, fixed guides with a roller tip, or fully rollered. The same choices are available in 24kg, and finally there’s a serious 37kg weapon with a roller tip. Of single-piece construction and 1.7m (5’ 7”) in length, the Backbone Elite blanks utilise Shimano’s legendary TC3 material. The long EVA fighting foregrip delivers a comfortable grip even with wet hands, and the guides, whether fixed or roller, are from Pacific Bay. The Slick Butts are durable and make it easy to remove a loaded-up rod from a holder, while anodised aluminium reel seats and gimbals round out a very workmanlike package.
DESCRIPTION
LENGTH (M/FT)
PIECES
LINE WT KG (LB)
LURE WT. G (OZ)
BLANK
BUTT ASSEMBLY
GUIDE
RRP
BBEL10RT
BACKBONE ELITE 10KG ROLLER TIP
1.7/5'7"
1
10
-
TC3
EVA / SLICK
PAC BAY
$179.00
BBEL15RT
BACKBONE ELITE 15KG ROLLER TIP
1.7/5'7"
1
15
-
TC3
EVA / SLICK
PAC BAY
$179.00
BACKBONE ELITE 15KG RUNNER
1.7/5'7"
1
15
-
TC3
EVA / SLICK
PAC BAY
$179.00
MODEL
BBEL15RUN BBEL15FR
BACKBONE ELITE 15KG ROLLERED
1.7/5'7"
1
15
-
TC3
EVA / SLICK
PAC BAY
$179.00
BBEL24RT
BACKBONE ELITE 24KG ROLLER TIP
1.7/5'7"
1
24
-
TC3
EVA / SLICK
PAC BAY
$179.00
BBEL24RUN
BACKBONE ELITE 24KG RUNNER
1.7/5'7"
1
24
-
TC3
EVA / SLICK
PAC BAY
$179.00
BBEL24FR
BACKBONE ELITE 24KG ROLLERED
1.7/5'7"
1
24
-
TC3
EVA / SLICK
PAC BAY
$179.00
BBEL37RT
BACKBONE ELITE 37KG ROLLER TIP
1.7/5'7"
1
37
-
TC3
EVA / SLICK
PAC BAY
$179.00