Rock Tribe
Shore rockfishing, 2 spinning + 1 casting, 8'4"-9'6", 7-85g lure range.
The Rock Tribe is Jackson's shore rockfishing series, three rods covering heavy rock and eging presentations from exposed headlands and high-cliff platforms. Two spinning models and one casting model make up the series. The RTS-804H-MHST (8ft4in) is a composite blank: Heavy power in the butt section and Medium Heavy Solid Tip at the tip, combining backbone for big fish extraction with sensitivity for detecting subtle bites. The RTS-906XXH (9ft6in) is a conventional Extra Extra Heavy spinning rod rated 20-85g on PE#1-3.5. The RTC-808XH (8ft8in) is the casting option at Extra Heavy power, 14-65g on PE#1-3.
Rod weights run from 148g (804H-MHST) to 192g (906XXH). All three use Fast or Extra Fast action blanks. The series targets the hard-fighting demersal species found on rocky Japanese coastlines: ainame, ling, and large mebaru, as well as the larger wrasse and rockfish species that require serious backbone to be extracted from deep crevices.
Priced from ¥39,050 to ¥42,350, the Rock Tribe sits at the premium end of the rockfishing market, reflecting the blank engineering required for high-load situations from exposed platforms.
Shaded band: the spread of the lineup's 3 models, as percentile rank among same-type rods. Solid line = series median · dashed ring = catalog median.
- Models
- 3 2 spinning · 1 casting
- Length
- 8'4"–9'6" 2.54–2.90 m
- Power
- H–XXH 3 classes
- Action
- XF–F
- Line
- 0.8–3.5PE braid
- Lure
- 1/4–3 oz 7–85 g
- List price
- $260.33–$282.33
Rods in this series
3 models| Save | Model | Length | Power | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTS-804H-MHST | 8'4" | H | Buy from Jackson | |
| RTC-808XH | 8'8" | XH | Buy from Jackson | |
| RTS-906XXH | 9'6" | XXH | Buy from Jackson |
Model notes
1 of 3 modelsComposite power: Heavy butt, Medium Heavy Solid Tip. The solid tip improves bite detection while the heavy butt provides lifting power for large rockfish in structure.