#6 Unibutt Failures

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Re: #6 Unibutt Failures

Posted by: Geoff Staples (---.olypen.com)

Date: October 21, 2013 02:22PM

PacBay makes the Permalign series of butts that were created to eliminate both butt component alignment and gimbal failure issues. To date we have not seen one come back due to a failure in these areas.
We have seen a handful come back that failed (sheered clean through) at the reel seat body, just below the end of the removable ferrule. These have all been pure overload failures, and all have been from the northeast where they were used in rail-fighting bluefin tuna. Both lines of our fighting butts are designed to be used in a harness and/or in a fighting chair. Use in fixed rod holders is explicitly not covered under the warranty.
When you add up the elements involved in certain bluefin fishing practices ( i.e. 200lb braid + reels with massive drag capability + 130# class Eglass rod in a fixed rod holder vs. 1000lb tuna swimming the opposite direction of a rocking boat) you quickly see that the fighting butt is the weak link. We could possibly make a one piece, solid steel fighting butt intended to function as a crane, but I don't think people would want to pay for it.

-The Batson TEAM
BatsonEnterprises.com

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