The updated line of Favorite Skyline professional rods is designed primarily for fishing with soft lures on jig heads.
The blank combines top-grade carbon materials, including M40X, previously available only for the Japanese market. This carbon fiber is 30% stronger than standard 40T carbon, enabling the rods to be lighter and more sensitive without loss of durability. Additionally, the butt section is reinforced with an 8-directional OCG carbon wrap.
The updated Skyline models feature more functional DKK ZrO2 guides on most blanks and Seaguide ZrO2 for ExH models, replacing the outdated Fuji Alconite used in the previous version. The combination of guides in steel frames along the blank and in titanium frames on the tip section unloaded the rod’s tip, improving balance and reducing tip inertia.
The design is minimalistic, free of excessive elements with no functional value. As a result, the new Skyline is lighter, more sonorous, and “meaner” than the previous version.