Madcat Spinning Rod Madcat UV Series Deluxe

This UV Series Deluxe spinning rod is dedicated to Wels catfish fishing. Madcat has put technical excellence to the service of demanding anglers looking for performance, reliability, and comfort during their night sessions. Specially developed to confront the brute power of wels catfish, it combines premium materials and robust equipment to give you all the necessary assets against freshwater giants.

The 24-ton (24T) carbon used to construct the blank is the technological heart of this rod. This high-density carbon offers a remarkable strength/weight ratio, allowing to achieve a rod that is light to handle and sufficiently responsive to contain the violent rushes of good-sized catfish.

The stiffness of the 24T carbon translates into several decisive advantages on the water:

• Optimal detection: The increased sensitivity of the blank allows you to perceive discrete touches, even at a long distance. You perfectly feel the behavior of your assembly and the characteristic suction of the catfish.
• Effective hook-set: The responsiveness of the high-density carbon instantly transmits your hook setting to the hook, ensuring a clean piercing even when fishing at great distances.
• Controlled fights: The progressive action of the blank absorbs violent headshots while maintaining a power reserve for effectively reeling in big fish, reducing the risk of unhooking.
• Superior handling: Despite its significant length, the lightness of the 24T carbon limits fatigue during extended sessions and facilitates repeated casting.

The significant length of this catfish rod has been specifically chosen to maximize your long-distance fishing performance. This configuration provides several strategic advantages:

• Maximum casting amplitude: The length of the blank allows for optimal load curve development during casting, propelling your heavy assemblies to impressive distances. You can thus reach the remote spots where the big catfish are located.
• Remote control: Once the assembly is in place, the length of the rod facilitates line control and maintain a favorable angle, even at very great distances.
• Obstacle management: The long rod allows you to keep more line out of the water, facilitating passage through weeds and submerged structures during fights.
• Long-distance hook-set: The leverage effect provided by length ensures a powerful and effective hook-set, even when the catfish attacks 100 meters or more from your position.

The casting power of 100 to 250 grams ranks this rod as a truly versatile tool for wels catfish fishing. This weight window allows you to efficiently exploit many techniques:

• Live bait fishing in rivers: Use weights of 100 to 150 grams to keep your live baits positioned in the currents of large rivers like the Rhône, the Loire, or the Saône.
• Buoy assemblies: Propel your heavy assemblies (150-200g) equipped with large live baits or pieces of fish towards remote spots in ponds or lakes.
• Fishing with anchor in a boat: Manage substantial weights (200-250g) necessary for vertical or trolling fishing in strong currents.
• Fishing with heavy lures: Effectively cast large catfish lures (giant shads, surface lures) weighing between 100 and 200 grams.

The progressive design of the blank assures balanced action over the entire power range. Whether you are casting 100 grams or 250 grams, the rod develops a harmonious curve guaranteeing precision and distance.

The fighting grip equipping this catfish rod has been specially developed to provide maximum comfort during prolonged confrontations with big fish. Its ergonomic design meets the specific requirements of monstrous predator fishing:

The robust and large diameter rings equipping this rod meet the specific constraints of wels catfish fishing, where the tensions exerted on the gear reach extreme levels.

The large reel seat is an indispensable equipment for catfish fishing, where the use of large reels is essential to manage significant braid capacities and powerful braking. It easily accepts reel sizes 8000 to 14000 and more, these robust sizes necessary to contain 300 to 500 meters of braid in 40/100 to 60/100.

The UV Active technology integrated into this rod represents a particularly useful innovation for wels catfish anglers mainly fishing under night conditions. This technical feature radically transforms your comfort during night sessions.

Parts of the rod (usually the blank and/or some markings) are treated with fluorescent pigments reactive to ultraviolet rays. When exposed to a UV light source (like a UV headlamp or a flashlight), these elements emit visible luminescence that makes the rod perfectly noticeable in the dark.

To make the most of this technology, equip yourself with a headlamp that has a UV mode (usually identified by a purple LED or a specific mode). These headlamps are now common and inexpensive in specialized fishing ranges.

A simple flash of a few seconds is enough to "charge" the fluorescent pigments that will continue to glow for several minutes, allowing you to monitor your rods without continuous light disturbing the fish.