TiCA Tempest TT8000 Tuna Star 802 Topwater Spin Combo 8ft 15kg 2pc

Built for tough fights

The TiCA Tempest TT8000 Tuna Star 802 Topwater Spin Combo is perfect for casting poppers and stickbaits, or straylining big baits to marauding pelagics.

The Reel
The TiCA Tempest TT8000 Spinning Reel is designed to deal with large predators like Kingfish and marauding Snapper. With a maximum drag capacity of 25kg and designed for use with braid or mono, this reel will handle anything the monsters lurking around you, can throw at it. This reel features a waterproof aluminium main body, cover, and rotor, and forged aluminium alloy spool. The main shaft is made from hardened stainless steel for strength, then encased in 8 sealed precision stainless rust resistant ball bearings (RRB) to keep it all running as smooth as silk. An instant anti-reverse roller bearing in the rotor, anti-twist line roller and a huge waterproof carbon drag, keep the braid under control while fighting your fish. The high speed 5.2:1 retrieve ratio will recover 1.13m per handle turn. This reel is supplied with an oversized hypalon comfort grip, you will exert effortlessly and feel comfortable to land and enjoy your fishing.

The Rod
The TiCA Tuna Star 802 Spinning Popper / Stick Bait Rod is perfect for casting poppers and stick baits to marauding Kingfish in local waters. The 2.4m (8ft) blank is built light and strong to ease the pain of all day casting sessions, and has the power to subdue our bigger size NZ kingfish. The heavy walled slimline blank joins inside the handle to maintain the perfect action of the rod and is suitable for casting lures in the 50g to 190g weight range with line rating up to PE8. The rod is finished with quality Fuji tangle free K series guides, graphite reel seat and ergonomically shaped slimline EVA foam grips.

TiCA Tempest TT8000 Spinning Reel Features:

• 8 RRB rust resistant bearings
• Strong and durable aluminium alloy frame/ body cover/ rotor/ bail arm
• Forged, corrosion-resistant aluminium spool
• Hardened stainless steel main shaft for enhanced strength
• Rigid, corrosion-resistant zinc drive gear and bronze pinion gear
• Stainless steel rear cover
• Stainless steel screws to secure body cover
• Aluminum handle
• Instant anti-reverse
• Water proof gaskets at drag knob, spool, main shaft and rotor
• Stainless steel worm shaft oscillating system
• Anti-twist line roller
• Computer balanced rotor
• 5.2:1 retrieve ratio, retrieves 113cm line per handle turn
• Tica 10 year warranty

TiCA Tempest TT8000 Spinning Reel Specifications:

• Model number: TT8000(KW)
• Gear ratio: 5.4:1
• Weight: 665g
• Bearings: 8RRB + 1RB
• Line capacity Lb (mm)-yds (m): 20(0.45)-300(280) 25(0.50)-250(230) 30(0.55)-210(190)
• Line retrieve: 117cm
• Max drag: 55lb / 25kg (uprated for NZ conditions)

TiCA Tuna Star 802 Spinning Popper / Stick Bait Rod Features:

• Heavy walled slimline blank joins inside the handle to maintain the perfect action of the rod
• Suitable for casting lures in the 50g to 190g weight range with line rating up to PE8
• Fuji tangle free K series guides
• Graphite reel seat and
• Ergonomically shaped slimline EVA foam grips

TiCA Tuna Star 802 Spinning Popper / Stick Bait Rod Specifications:

• Length: 8ft (2.4m)
• Line weight: 15kg
• Lure weight:50-190g
• PE rating: PE8 (max)
• Rod weight: 360g