Extreme Rods: Accurate has a complete range of conventional and spinning reels designed for tackling top of the food chain species and this ICAST the company introduced new "Extreme Rods" to pair with thier world class reels. The new BX and SR rod series feature the same floating point fulcrum design that lets anglers put more heat on the fish while making the angler's time with the rod more enjoyable. Yes that's right, the company actually figured fun factor into the new rod designs.

The "floating fulcrum" refers to how the rod's exhibit a fairly fast action that on most rods would stop with a relatively straight rod exiting the butt. The BX and SR series continues to slowly bend back towards the grip resulting in a movement of the initial Fulcrum back towards the angler which helps transfer the strain from the angler to the fish. The more parabolic the bend on the rod the more pressure on the fish resulting in less pressure on the angler holding the rod.

So enough tech-speak, how does this translate to anglers? The result is a rod that feels powerful and lightweight making it possible for anglers to fight bigger fish with less strain. Thus the increased fun factor. At the show we simulated this and noticed that though the rod was able to handle loads with a nice parabolic action, should you need more power you can pull up and the rod's backbone will respond confidently giving anglers additional power when they want it.

These rods are designed to fish braided line and feature a 6ply graphite and glass construction, silicone carbide guides, Fuji reel seats, and an aluminum gimbal. So how much do these new rods retail for? Less than you might think, and the spinning rods go for $134-$153 dollars while the conventional rods are slightly more expecnsive at $154-$164 dollars. There are three rods in each series (7020, 7030, and 7040).