The 88 Chain is a unique model in the Yamaga Blanks lineup, it’s not a series of rods but a single rod meant to serve a large variety of different purposes from shore casting jerkbaits to offshore fishing for yellowtail. A culmination of what they’ve learned from a couple decades worth of manufacturing and design experience.

This is a bread an butter rod, not too long or too short and capable of casting a wide range of lures including jerkbaits, stickbaits, pencil poppers, vibe lures and a variety of jigs. These rods come with Fuji Titanium SiC guides and the newest concept guide layout with the RV high frame double foot guide. The ferrule is reinforced with woven carbon fiber to keep the rod durable under load without compromising on diameter or weight.

[Detailed specifications]

• Total length: 2650mm – Storage size: 1355mm – Weight: 138g
• Number of joints: 2 pieces (Inro joint) – Carbon: 99.8%
• Guide: SiC-S titanium frame K guide + SiC titanium frame RV guide specification (Fuji)
• Reel seat: DPS17 / BACK STOP double nut specification (Fuji)
• Line: PE 0.8 – 2.0 Lure: 8g – 40g
• Grip size: a. 410mm / b. 530mm
  *a. Length from the foot position to the grip end when the reel is attached / b. Total length of the handle

From the manufacturer:

This special model was designed with a focus on blank design to be able to use various lures up to 40g in order to handle various fields and targets. It has the power to handle bluefish of about 3kg with ease, but is surprisingly light when you hold it in your hand. In addition to its lightness, the exquisite length setting of 8ft8inch gives it lure operability that you would not expect from a power rod, giving it a great advantage in finding new targets in familiar fields. With the YB88CHAIN, you can aim for a wide variety of targets without giving up, from small bluefish to red sea bream, rockfish, bigfin reef squid, and black fin sea bass on the rocks, migratory fish that only react to the small action of a jig and sea bass on small bait in the surf, and large sea bass in river games. Another major feature is the ability to produce casting distances that are unimaginable given how light it feels in your hand. This blank has been designed to achieve an excellent balance between lure controllability and power, and is sure to bring a new style to you.