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PR M any years ago, I was lucky enough to spend a couple of days fly fishing with Rene Vaz the owner of NZ's leading flyfishing import company, Manic Tackle Project! We tried many rod options like two-handers, fast action fly rods and then on one of the mornings we fished a small spring creek where I had my first fishing experience with a top-end 'presentation' type fly rod, something that made a lasting impression. Cutting your teeth in Canterbury, contending with wind a lot of the time, then venturing up to fish winters in the Taupo district, I found I was firmly in that rut of believing I only n y needed fa d fast actioned fly rods to try and combat the said winds and handle the bigger flies we were often throwing about. Where I did always struggle, was when the wind dropped, and I was suddenly in technical situations where I often found the fishing incredibly difficult. When I eventually thought back to that spring creek day, I recalled that in more gentle "WHAT'S WEIRD IS IT FEELS SOFTER BUT STILL VERY STABLE, IT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE SO I SUGGEST YOU COME INTO A HUNTING & FISHING NEW ZEALAND STORE TO GIVE IT A CAST AS IT'S A VERY UNIQUE FEEL." conditions the slightly slower action rod helped to iron out my sometimes-poor timing. Furthermore, as the name suggests, "presentation' rods are designed to 'present' the likes of small flies in delicate crystal-clear streams and I'd certainly found the slow action superb for allowing me to softly drop a dry fly or small nymph on a fish's nose without spooking it! I also noticed I could confidently fish lighter tippets minimizing the risk of breaking off, giving me the ability to fish the tiny flies even better. I can't remember how many fish we caught that day, but I do recall thinking I wouldn't normally have caught most of them. 'Roll-cast' forward a few years and for the summer of 2022 Rene is adding a new presentation style rod into his now well-established Primal range. Named the Point it's the new kid on the block and the baby brother to the popular RAW series. What Manic Tackle's told me is that the Point is built around an innovative multi modulus blank which although flexes deep, still recovers quickly and is incredibly stable. What's weird is it feels softer but still very stable, it's hard to describe so I suggest you come into a Hunting & Fishing New Zealand store to give it a cast as it's a very unique feel. I noticed the rod is incredibly light 98 PRIMAL ROD CO PRIMAL POINT FLY ROD POINT PERFECT! TEST FIRED BY SIMON MCMILLAN HUNTING & FISHING NZ, CHRISTCHURCH (BALLINGERS) in the hand and the smooth progressive flex feels like a natural extension of your forearm, making accurate and delicate casts both easy and almost innate. But that 'feel' is also backed by some real low-down grunt when required for fighting fish. Like all of the Primal range the rods are well built with, high quality cork handles, a machined aluminum reel seat with a buck-eye burl insert, an SIC stripping guide and fine wire single foot guides. There are four different rods available in this range, 7'11" in 3 and 4wt and 8'9" in 4 and 5wt, all being 4 piece, coming with a cloth bag, a hard tube and are covered with the Primal 'Quick Fix' warranty service. I've chosen the 8'9" #5 wt Point to my set of rods as it compliments my arsenal for those technical situations when my fast action 9' #6 wt rod is too overpowered. For many of us the thought of having a dedicated presentation rod is there, but the cost of adding another set-up to mix is often a little off-putting. The Primal Point is a rod that solves that concern by hitting a sweet price that won't break the bank but offering high end performance. And perform it does, like any slower action fly rod, it doesn't like big winds, but windy days are not what this rod is built for. Crisp in the hand, but delicate and accurate on the cast, when your presentation needs to be on POINT, Primal GO TO PG 100 has you covered with this wee beaut!

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