Palms Shore Gun Evolv Eging Rod

Palms is a specialized, Japanese rod manufacturers, that have made an impact in the market, by continuously testing and expanding the technique’s boundaries and gaining numerous friends around the world. Rod model SFTGS-86M is amongst the basic Eging rods of Palms and totally meet the needs of the Mediterranean angler by offering top quality at an affordable price.

The high elasticity material used in the butt section and the optimization of certain sections of the rod, have improved the casting properties of this rod and safely match the requirements for each game style. In the Shore Gun Evolv rod series you will find a specialized model, tailor made for each style of Eging.

The construction properties of these rods can be seen in detail, below, but it is important to state that they all fall under an umbrella, characterized by the following philosophy; to design easy to use, practical Eging rods that meet the following three requirements: 1) last in time 2) provide accuracy in handling jigs 3) strength during the battle.

The distribution and the overall set up of the Shore Gun Evolv guides, has been made in such a way, so as to avoid tangles and achieve accuracy and great distance. The Eging enthusiast will instantly realize the masterpiece that he is holding, once he performs the first command towards the squid jig. During testing, we were equally impressed by the accuracy of the lure’s response to our commands, as well as with the easiness we handled this rod, without fatigue.

Palms' line of rods Shore Gun Evolv, have been categorized according to the target species and the fishing style, in addition to achieving long-distance casts. The Shore Gun Evolv rods have been redesigned and rebuilt, to incorporate several changes for this season. The layout and distribution of Carbon material in the lower part of the blank has been redefined, emphasizing the sense of grip and creating a feeling of greater safety and confidence during the cast. For most models the concept of the grip has been redesigned and the distribution of the guides has been adjusted to increase performance during hard battles. The handles for the new series are being constructed exclusively with natural cork, to increase the feeling of safety when holding, as the natural cork creates the unique feeling of "sticking" in the palm. It may not visually win us over at first glance, but the "beauty" lays within it, as the functionality and comfort it offers, especially after long hours of fishing will reward us.

An effective reinforcement system, that achieves better performance, compared to older Palms models is the Cross Wrapping of the blank with carbon sheets. Along with the weight reduction, the stiffness of the blank at torsional torques increases. The Shore Gun Evolv blank uses an extremely elastic material around the lower part of the blank. The sense of confidence during casting, but also the achievement of longer distances, are improvements that have been accomplished, thanks to the increase of the strength of the Carbon material. Palms has extensive experience in combining these building materials and design know-how, so these advantages can become evident to any angler.

Their blank in particular has been manufactured with the X-Carbon Technology that offers many benefits, amongst which is the necessary progressive response in order to handle the jigs and to easily tackle fighting prey. The X-Carbon Technology is an effective reinforcement system, that helps the rod improve its performance, by cross blending carbon fibers, in an X shape. Along with weight reduction, the rigidity of the blank, and its twisting power towards any direction has been increased. At the same time, they have the ability to place solid hooks and have such strength in their blank capable to bring ashore the strongest fish. The rod blanks, made of this technology, are simply flawless, sturdy and resilient.

Palms has decided to imprint on the blank of each model of the Shore Gun Evolv series, the fishing category it belongs to, by placing the corresponding logo. This way the character of each reed can be immediately perceived at a glance by any angler. The Evolv rod series can meet the needs of the modern and demanding fisherman in categories such as Shore Jigging, Shore Slow and Eging.

All Shore Gun Evolv models have Fuji K Series guides as per their original settings. By re-constructing most of the rods in the series in 2021, Palms modified the number, the size and the exact position of the guides, for each fishing style, in an effort to further improve the balance, the quality and the potential of the blanks. By fully exploiting the potential of the new blank, which now utilizes a highly elastic carbon material, the Shore Gun Evolv rods offer a feeling of comfort during casting, long casting performance and linear handling that is free from useless vibration for rod work. The Palms rods incorporate a pack of accessories dedicated to attention of every detail.

All Shore Gun Evolv rod models feature natural cork, a not very common material to be used nowadays, in fishing rods. The comfortable and safe grip that it offers and the sense of "naturalness" that cork offers as a material, is incomparable. Its ability to withstand high forces, to have a long life span, even when used in salt water and to transfer the behavior of blank to our hands, are some of its key advantages.