DAIWA Kyokuei Tenya Tachiuo 82S-180

The Ultimate Tenya Rod for Hairtail — Combining Lightness, Sensitivity, Operability, and Flexibility

This specialized model for Tenya Hairtail fishing is the culmination of Daiwa’s pursuit of lightness, sensitivity, operability, and resilience. The tip features SMT (Super Metal Top), which ensures that no signal from a hairtail goes undetected. In combination with the lightweight, high-sensitivity AGS (Air Guide System), this rod delivers unparalleled tactile and visual sensitivity achievable only by Kyokuei rods. The reel seat employs a ZERO SEAT cavity trigger, lightweight and ergonomically shaped, further enhancing overall lightness.

By adopting a high-modulus slim-thick design, this rod perfectly balances operability and hook-setting performance while adding the flexibility and cushioning characteristic of solid rods. It excels in practical fishing conditions, harmonizing all crucial performance factors at the extreme level, establishing a new flagship in Tenya Hairtail rods.

Daiwa Technologies

AGS — Air Guide System

AGS employs carbon frames with roughly three times the rigidity of titanium. This transmits even the faintest signal from the line directly to the blank without absorption, delivering high sensitivity. The lightweight nature of carbon also reduces overall rod weight, particularly at the tip, enhancing sensitivity even further.

SMT — Super Metal Top

SMT uses a super-elastic titanium alloy tip, a proprietary Daiwa technology. The metal amplifies vibrations beyond what carbon can achieve, providing anglers with unmatched sensitivity. Its combination of high elasticity, strength, and resilience allows the tip to flex subtly with every movement, delivering precise tactile feedback and visually detectable bites.

ZERO SEAT

The ZERO SEAT reel seat is designed to maximize comfort and allow anglers to fish stress-free.

ESS — Expert Sense Simulation

When a rod bends, it generates restorative energy that returns the blank to its original shape, known as strain energy. This energy is a crucial factor affecting performance. Daiwa’s proprietary ESS system analyzes and designs the blank to quantify strengths and weaknesses, incorporating the angler’s intuitive sensitivity to optimize the rod for fishing performance.

X45

Daiwa’s X45 construction uses ±45° bias carbon wraps, in addition to conventional 0°/90° wraps, to prevent twisting during casting, action, hook-setting, and fighting. This dramatically improves power, operability, and sensitivity.

Product Features

■ High Sensitivity through AGS and SMT
The SMT tip detects every subtle signal from hairtail, while AGS enhances both tactile and visual sensitivity. The rod also provides excellent bite absorption for Tenya fishing.

■ ZERO SEAT — Invisible Reel Seat
The cavity trigger seat fits small electric and dual-axis reels perfectly. It provides strong hold even during fine movements or one-handed use, ideal for Tenya Hairtail techniques.

■ High-Modulus Slim-Thick Design
This construction allows precise rod handling and hook-setting while providing the flex and cushioning of a solid rod.

■ Extreme Kyokuei Long Nut (with markings)

■ Butt length optimized for underarm holding

■ Improved Grip and Weight Reduction
The cavity trigger seat balances ergonomic grip and lightweight design, allowing comfortable all-day use without fatigue.

■ AGS — Lightweight and Highly Sensitive

■ Reel Seat Area

■ Bending Curves Under Load

• 82S-180: 40, 80, 2kg sinker loads
• 82-177: 40, 80, 2kg sinker loads
• 91-172: 40, 80, 2kg sinker loads
• 91H-161: 40, 80, 2kg sinker loads

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