Fishing with Tenya, or a Lead Sinker rigged with Assist Hooks and live bait, is an old, traditional fishing technique in the Mediterranean, targeting Dentex, Groupers and Red Snappers.Japanese company X Zoga has produced a rod, tailor made to the requirements of this vertical fishing style.

Fishing with Tenya, or a Lead Sinker rigged with Assist Hooks and live bait, is an old, traditional fishing technique in the Mediterranean, targeting Dentex, Groupers and Red Snappers. Up until today this fishing style was performed either by hand, or with Jigging, or Trolling rods. Japanese company X Zoga has produced a rod, tailor made to the requirements of this vertical fishing style.

When fishing with a Lead Sinker rigged on Live Squid, or Cuttlefish, the rod must have a sensitive and bendable tip, so it does not add any resistance to our bait (or we run the risk of losing the fish), but at the same time it should not belong in the heavy and sturdy rods category. The rest of the rods characteristics such as sturdiness, or sensitivity will be determined by other factors, such as the weight of the Tenya you will use, the presence of currents, the width of the braid, etc.

The XZoga Lion Force rods represent the highest quality series, within the range of Tenya with Live Bait rods. Built on a blank made of reinforced multilayers of 99% High Modulus Micro-graphite of premium quality, with an internal wall thickness that triggers its power, resistance and lever capacity. At the same time the Lion Force series is extremely lightweight. They incorporate everything you need to fight the most powerful fish of the deep.

For this vertical fishing style with live bait, the X Zoga Lion Force is amongst the best options in the market, if not the only one. Models 6324 and 6335 meet the needs for this kind of fishing in the Mediterranean. They comprise of two sections and in particular the main rod and the butt. One will notice however that the upper part of the rod incorporates the whole blank and goes directly into the handle, which is proportionally longer and covered entirely with anti-slip EVA material. These two features increase the strength of the rod, improve its balance, facilitate its handling and allow the angler to exert strength.

In addition to a modern design and a perfect finish, the X Zoga Lion Force is equipped with Fuji K guides, which feature a lightweight frame design, that allows for greater stability and strength. They work equally well with Monofilament, Braid, or Fluorocarbon lines. A luxurious X Zoga Multiplier reel seat completes the picture.