Most Popular Rods

Telescopic Hera rods super-powerful extra-sensitive flexible made of high modulus carbon manufactured in Japan.

3.6 meters Hera rods
4.5 meters Hera rods
5.4 meters Hera rods
6.3 meters Hera rods
How Hera rods are build?

How to attach the line to the Hera rod?
How to attach the float to the line?
How to open and close telescopic Hera rod?
If rod sections get stuck
How to land a fish?
Take a good care of your rod

Hera rod is the most powerful type of pole rod series. "Hera = Herabuna", one of the Japanese Crucian Carp (Carassius cuvieri), hard fighting fish. Tightly plied high modulus graphite blanks endure even unthinkable hit of carp. Tightly plied high modulus graphite blanks endure even unthinkable hit of carp. This great rod very popular is used at the natural lakes, ponds, and rivers for all kinds of fish. It is finished with chic Japanese traditional "Hera" rod style, known as intermediate painting.
Fishing with Hera rods is fun. You can't even imagine the fun you got when gently move the pole against the fish to strike, ship the line to you, swing the fish to hand, unhook, re-bait and place pole back in the water ready for the next fish. They can be used for small silver fish, or for the hard fighting Carp or Salmon.

Simplicity of a pole fishing

Hera rods are designed to use without a reel. How simple it could be: Only rod, line, float, weight and hook are used. Last section has strong braid lilian string connected to the tip. This braid material greatly enhances the sensitivity of the rod that allows the detection of the slightest most delicate bites and smother casting of light float rigs.
The line is tied to the rod at its tip using the overhand knot on the braid lilian material. Add a line stopper, leaving a 1/8 - 1/4 inch tag to stick out, then girth-hitch a small braid loop on the line between the tip and a stopper. Connect a float to the line attaching it with simple rubber stoppers, put weight between the float and the hook to place the float scale down to the right deep position. That's it, that's all it takes.

How to attach the line to the Hera rod

The line is attached directly to the tip of the rod, using the overhand knot on the braid lilian material connected to the end of the tip. A Guiding Line are used for Hera fishing, usually made of Monofilament or Fluorocarbon, size 0.8 - 1.0mm.

How to attach the float to the line

Rubber float stop is used to keep a float with a guiding line. Every rubber stopor has a certain size that fit with the guiding line.
Hera-Float-Position

How to roll wooden fish sinker around line

Winding tissue paper or cotton thread around fixed part of the weight.
Crease with a scissor. The width of the crease is around 1.0mm - 1.5mm.
Put guiding fish line in the fold.
Fold it closely by your thum to the roll up tightly and to make "Tune Circle". If you do not fold it closely enough it would be flat shape.
Roll it on a flat surface. If it look "Flat", roll it on flat surface with pushing of hand hood. It help to shape up.

How to connect line with Haris using a swivel.

To prevent 'Interwined", use smaller swivel. Tie guiding line with swivel by clind knot or uni knot. Then set haris. It is always better to use hook connected with haris first. You need to change the haris constantly to get a better result.
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How to Open Hera Rod.

You should open rod with a special care, always keep control of the rod sections. Hera rods can easily take even very heavy load and don't break while fighting the fish, they are very strong and durable but they need to be handled with cared too. Opening these rods must be done very carefully and gently, no sideway pressure should be applied to the rod. Telescopic Hera rods are very simple to open, but there are a couple of points to keep in mind to simplify the process and avoid damaging the rod:

Remove the plug at the end of the rod and expose the tip of the rod with a lilian string by tilting the rod a little.
Expose the section with the braided string first and attach the line to the tip.
Pull the tip and other sections out sliding each part between the fingers.

Once you're done, shake the rod and see if you can hear any slight click signifying a "crack". If you do that means that one of the sections is not fully extended, identify it and extend it properly.
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How to Close Hera Rod.

You should close the rod with a special care, always keep control of the rod sections. Hera rods usually don't break while fighting even very heavy fish but they could break while they are being closed without special care. Closing these rods must be done very carefully and gently, no sideway pressure should be applied to the rod while closing it.

Telescopic rods are closed in the opposite direction, starting with the bottom section and collapsing them all the way to the tip one. It's recommended to hold each section at its thickest point of the section which is near the joint. Once again make sure not to apply any sideway pressure, use fingers, not palms, place the bottom of the rod on a flat level stable surface and push each piece in. Once the section becomes lose it will slide down.
Attention should be paid when drawing in to avoid pulling too forcibly, which may hurt your hand. Draw in the Hera rod from Butt section by turns. If in reverse, the end section may fall into other sections, and maybe cause damage to fishing rod. Bending Hera rod too forcibly or using fishing line when it is in disorder may cause break of fishing rod.

If rod sections get stuck:

Occasionally a section may get stuck. The main cause of it is extending the rod too forcibly. Prevention is better than cure: try do not extend the rod too forcibly, try to keep your rod off the ground at all times to avoid dirt getting into the joints. Wipe it clean with a cloth before taking it down so you don't jam dirt into the joint. If you've been using it in saltwater give it a quick rinse with freshwater as soon after use as you can. Its a good idea to put a protectant like WD-40, Tackle Guard or a silicon lube on the joints.

When sections get stuck try to force the thinner section in by twisting them, hold the anti-sliding place near joints with the fingers and screw and press sections in reverse direction to loosen the joints but again make sure not to use sideway pressure. You might try using rubber pads to increase the grip. Always hold sections with your fingers close to joints.

Have a partner hold one side of the joint while you hold the other and gently twist and press sections without using sideway pressure. Both of you hold sections with your fingers close to joints.

Pour hot water on large side of the joint as close to the joint as you can to rapidly expand it. Then after a few seconds try twisting or pushing the small side of the joint back down. Its best if you can do this under a tap where the water starts off cold then gets progressively warmer over a few seconds as this reduces the risk of stress cracks developing in the joint.
If the hot water technique fails try the next step up. Do the same as above but put ice on the small side of the joint to shrink it. This is easiest if you get some ice from your freezer place it on a cloth or towel and then wrap that around the rod and hold it while you heat the other side with hot water.
Try a penetrating lubricant like WD-40, CRC or Tackle Guard. Leave the joint to soak for an hour or two and then try gently to take the rod down.

If the tip section is stuck, keep the stuck section at the joint, put the bottom of the rod on a flat not-too-hard surface (put towel or other soft material), hold the fixed joints and lightly tap the stuck section against the bottom.
You can try to use a penetrating lubricant like WD-40, CRC or Tackle Guard. Leave the joint to soak for an hour or two and then try gently hold the fixed joints and lightly tap the stuck section against the bottom.

How to land a fish.

Needless to say that landing a small fish is very straightforward with Hera rods, just raise it and slide the fish into the landing net range. Catching bigger fish is always a challenge requiring patience and knowledge especially with the light tackle. Of course it's a lot of fun.

If you believe that you hooked a big fish, don't raise your rod, keep it low at about 45 degrees or even less to avoid breaking tip or top sections. Besides lifting the tip up will make fish fight even harder and to start swimming off at high speed. You should instead lower the rod tip angle, smoothly apply small sideway pressure, follow the movements of the fish, steering it away from the danger areas and trying to bring it from the bottom into open water. There is no need to hurry, take your time, let the fish get thoroughly exhausted, it will eventually come up and takes a gulp of air which is the best opportunity to smoothly slide it into your landing net.

For really big fish make sure to bring the bottom section of the rod up to your head. Play with the fish, let it go from one direction to another, use the rod's flexibility to steer the fish in your desired direction. Making the fish swim around in different directions is the most typical method to tire it before landing it in your net.

Another technique that works with longer Rods is to extend the rod all the way out past the fish so that the fish is between you and the tip of the rod. If you apply a little pressure on the line in the direction opposite to where you are, the fish will start struggling and moving towards you which is exactly what you want to happen. You might also keep the tip of the Hera rod right above the fish to achieve the same result. Never point the tip towards to fish, unless you want to give up the fight, because you fill that rod will break.
Try to place yourself and rod as lower as you can against the water or ground. Hold the very end of the rod with two hands together. If you don't bring the rod tip up high, most likely you can lose big big ( line breaks) but at least you save the rod.

Take a good care of your rod.

Having a rod break at the moment need it most is probably the most frustrating experience you can have on a fishing trip.
Rod maintenance has nothing to do with rod breakage. Anglers will always find ways to break their rods, starting from regular (car doors) to very stupid (standing on it) or while fighting a huge fish. What should or should not be done to keep our fishing tackle in good shape and ensure many years of fishing enjoyment?

1. Never lift your catch, always play with the fish and use landing net to land it. Some rods are actually broken while fighting or attempting to land fish when you are holding the rod at too high an angle while applying a heavy load. Never raise your rod high with the large fish, keep your handle angle at about 45 degrees or less. All graphite rods, are at risk of breakage if the rod is "high sticked". When the tip of the rod is raised too high, the weaker tip section bears too much of the load and can easily break.

This is one of the most common causes of breakage and is 100% angler-caused

2. Always extend and insert telescopic sections very gently, try do not extend them too forcibly, try to keep it off the ground to avoid dirt getting into the joints.

3. Remember, using heavier line and cranking down the drag may easily result in unexpected graphite rod breakage. Graphite is less tolerant of abuse than fiberglass. Always remember your rod's power rating and don't use fishing line or bait that is too heavy.
4. Be extra careful when getting your fishing rod out of the car, especially if it is a graphite rod. Too many people break their rod on the car door.

5. Don't remain the fishing rod in the back carriage of car for a long time. The long time sealed and high temperature or very low temperature conditions are harmful for fishing rod.

6. Always pay attention when fishing under or near the high voltage wire because of electrical shock potentiality by high voltage wire and thunder. Carbon fiber is high electricity-conductive material, so it is very dangerous if it touches electrical wire especially when you are close to the water.

7. Wipe it clean with a cloth before taking it down so you don't jam dirt into the joint, rinse rod with freshwater after using it in saltwater as soon as you can.
8. If you seal up the damp or sordid fishing rod, the moisture will possibly cause the bubbling or scaling off of lacquer. To prevent this, always rub off the moisture on fishing rod and keep it in a ventilated place. Never store a rod in its tube. Humidity can cause the moisture.
9. Always rub off the moisture, salt and dirt before storage.

10. Never use brush, toothpaste, gasoline, dope and other organic substances to clean the fishing rod; it may create damage to rod surface and even the rod itself. Don't clean the rod by steel brush. You shall gently remove the dirt, any remaining "fish stuff" or salt by towel, soft brush or cloth dipped with a little soap and water, and after it is dry completely, brushes up with car wax or leather. This will make it easier to clean and help preserve the rod's finish. Wiping the rod down with furniture polish after each use is a good way to keep it looking its best.

11. The best way to store a rod over long periods is to hang it in its case on a pin or clothes hanger inside a wardrobe. Always remember to take a good care of your rods and they will work for you for a very long time and will bring you large amount of catches and a huge amount of great emotions. More great emotions - longer and healthier is your life.
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How Hera rods are build.

Hera rods are composed of materials, such as natural bamboo and fiber reinforced resin, they composed of a plurality of connected rod blanks as one long fishing rod in a put-over joint manner or a spigot joint manner. The intermediate rod includes a main layer, a weight layer laminated in a certain range in the axial direction as an outer periphery layer of the main layer, and a coating layer laminated on or above the outer periphery of these main layer and weight layer.
The main layer is a layer composed of a laminated prepreg material. Tape-shaped and sheet-shaped prepreg materials in which carbon fiber is impregnated with an epoxy resin can be given as the laminated prepreg material(s). In the tape-shaped prepreg material, the carbon fiber is oriented in the circumferential direction or in the direction that extends at a certain angle relative to the circumferential direction. In the sheet-shaped prepreg material, carbon fiber is oriented in the axial direction.
The weight layer is composed of a prepreg material with high specific gravity, the material in which metal powder such as tungsten is mixed additionally with glass scrim impregnated with an epoxy resin. This prepreg material with high specific gravity has an extent of 500 to 600 g/mm2, and of thickness of 0.100 to 0.150 mm. This material is laminated on the aforementioned main layer in a prescribed axial location. The coating layer is formed by applying a synthetic resin coating material, such as epoxy resin and urethane resin. The stepped difference between the main layer and the weight layer is canceled by this coating layer.
This material may not be the cheapest but it's the most consistent, gap-free prepreg material available and the price premium for its exceptional quality is more than reasonable. Those rods are lightweight and incredibly strong, thanks to a third generation of medium-high-modulus and high strain-rate graphite. Here is an incomplete list of features of those rods:

High-modulus/high-strain graphite reinforced graphite construction for improved sensitivity.
The ultimate in high performance.
Delivers greater strength without sacrificing fishing performance.
Created from blanks with weights up to 20% lighter than comparative models.
Strong, powerful blanks can handle the power to handle trophy fish in a light and tough surf rod.
Lightweight, incredibly strong and easy to cast.

These features produce a Rod which has Power, Accuracy in Casting, Light Weight, and Sencitivity.