“Once you use a Kistler Z-Bone rod, you won’t want to
use anything else!” exclaimed Alton Jones, the 2008 Bassmaster
Classic champion. “The lightweight feel of the Z-Bone is unmatched
by any other fishing rods that I’ve ever used.”
Using
technology once available only to pricy custom rod builders, Kistler
Z-Bone rods offer every angler an innovative lighter, stronger --
yet more sensitive rod that completely outclasses anything else on
the market. Build in Magnolia, Texas, with the best American technology
and superior materials, Kistler Z-Bone rods incorporate blanks developed
by legendary rod designer Gary Loomis.
To
reduce weight -- but not strength - the Kistler Custom Rod
company makes each rod of high modulus carbon with paper carbon scrim,
the weaved material that wraps around the blank to hold the graphite
together. Most rods use a heavier fiberglass scrim.
“After two years of development and six months of testing, Z-Bones
have proven to be stronger, lighter and more sensitive than anything
else on the market with no breakage,” said Trey Kistler, owner
of Kistler Custom Rods. “With the paper carbon scrim, we get
a much lighter, more sensitive rod. Our unique ‘raw carbon’ finish
involves no added color, gloss or matte coating at all. By leaving
our blanks naturally finished, we can deliver not just the lightest
rod possible, but also one with an incredibly sensitive tip that will
also equate to tons of detected bites.”
Each Z-Bone also comes with Fuji Micro Guides, previously available
only to high-end custom rod builders. Lighter than conventional guides,
Fuji Micro Guides also allow more rod vibration, which translates into
more sensitivity. Conventional guides absorb rod vibrations and curtail
sensitivity.
“With
the sensitivity of a Kistler Z-Bone, I not only feel the strike better,
I feel the whole environment better,” the bass champ explained. “When
fishing soft plastics, I am in better contact with the bottom and can
feel the difference when the bait drags over gravel, sand or heavy
rock. I can also detect strikes a little sooner than with other rods.”
One
would think a rod would give up strength for increased sensitivity.
Not so with Z-Bones! Made with the highest quality materials intensively
tested at the factory and under actual fishing conditions, each Z-Bone
delivers unparalleled strength that can yank lunkers from entangling
cover.
“The
strength of a Z-Bone rod is unmatched,” Jones explained. “I’m
very hard on my rods. I frequently fish tough conditions where I’m
trying to jack heavy bass out of thick cover, but I’ve never
broken a Z-Bone. It’s a very strong, tough -- yet light rod.
I’m on the water not only a lot of days, but long hours. Often,
I’m on the water 14 hours a day. I need a rod that I can fish
14 hours a day.”
A
pro like Alton Jones might smash heavy jigs through thick cover in
a southern swamp one day and then fish a finesse worm in a clear
desert lake a few days later so he needs a versatile collection of
rods in varied sizes, actions and lengths. Kistler Custom Rods offers
36 Z-Bone models in various sizes, actions and configurations to
give serious anglers all the options they need to make the most of
their fishing experience.
If
anglers don’t see exactly what they want, they can order their own custom
rod directly from Kistler Custom Rods. In a one-of-a-kind Internet-based
operation, customers can choose their own favorite options, components
and colors. Kistler will build it and send it to them.
“There’s no question that a Kistler Z-Bone rod can help
anyone catch more fish,” Jones concluded. “Whenever people
can put a piece of equipment in their hands that’s more comfortable
and easier to use, they can stay focused longer. Once you use a Z-Bone,
it’s hard to fish with anything else because the difference is
so astounding.”
For
more information about Kistler Z-Bone Rods or any other Kistler Custom
Rods product, call 281-259-8033. On line, see www.kistlerrods.com
