Okuma has made some headlines lately with the introduction of some quality, reasonable priced sticks including their Helios series. The new rod is the Okuma C3-40X. This rod is a double-extra heavy stick make to take on the meanest, ugliest cover you can find. With an open reel seat and beefy guides, the angler can put this thing through some major abuse on the water and it’ll come through without a whimper.
The new Okuma Helios Spinning Reel is their new, lightweight offering that features carbon-fiber construction throughout the reel and is highlighted to match the Helios rods. The rods feature a mini guide system beyond the stripper guide. Furthermore, this series of rods weigh only about 4 ounces and will come in medium light, medium and medium heavy.
Okuma’s new RTX series of spinning reels are all high speed reels at 6.1:1. There will be four sizes – 25,30,35 and 40 all priced under $100.
Most of their other product offerings will stay basically unchanged for 2013 but Okuma continues to make inroads based on their quality, design and aggressive pricing.