I haven't yet got my hands on one to give it a waggle but I'll be getting one in next week and adding it to my arsenal! I'll be able to give my personal opinion on it thereafter.
On paper it appears to be a bit special. At 4.35m / 14.1/2ft it certainly offers something different to most other conti's that tend to be in either 14ft or 15ft lengths.
It's been designed and developed in collaboration with Alan Price, two times world champion angler, and a number of other top match anglers in Ireland and further afield have also added to the development process. There's certainly a good mix of experience built into this rod.
Action wise, whilst it's slim at just 22.5mm at the butt, and very light, I believe it's very powerful in the lower section with a sensitive spliced in carbon tip offering good bite detection.
Fuji Chrome alconite KWAG guides, Fuji DPS reel seat, stainless steel ring reinforced spigots and removable counter balance weights in the butt makes this is a quality built piece of kit.
Here's a video produced by Didier Laroy of Ultracast.nl --> AKIOS AIRSPEED SURF
If anybody's interested I'll post my views on it when I get mine next week, and if anybody wants to try it out for a session then let me know and we can make arrangements to get it to you
