A.Jensen AHT (Advanced Helical Taper) We wanted to create a rod, that was able to cast both long lines and shorter lines with full control, as this is what makes a fishing rod in our terms. With many modern flyrods you only get the rod properly loaded, with a lot of line outside the top, and only from that point on will you cast with full control.
We wanted a rod that would load with short lines, but still be able to cast long lines.The outcome is the AHT series of rods. In order to achive what we wanted we have made a so called “compensated tip”, meaning a tip that loads quickly.
One could make the top of softer material, but then you get a rod action, that feels strange when casting. Instead we have used AHT technology and thereby created a rod, where the top of the rod loads quickly, without beeing soft.
The AHT technology (Advanced Helical Taper) means changing and opening the angle of the helical wound graphite towards the top. By using the same material, and still under the 40 tons of pressure as the rest of the blank, we get a rod, that performs with a unique balance.
The quick loading top has many benefits. When fishing shorter lines, such as when fishing dries and nymphs, you will have more accuracy and control. When fishing stillwaters, both lakes and salts, you will with much ease be able to shoot the first meters of line, as the rod actually cast the line right from the first false cast. There is no “waving” the rod, to get so much line out, that the rod actually loads and casts.Your casting strokes will be more balanced, as you get a rytm right from the start of the cast. It will simply put feel more easy.
On top of that the rod is a light and sensitive instrument, and an absolutely joy to play a fish on. This brings us back to the where we started – We wanted to make a fishing rod, not just a casting rod. All A.Jensen rods are covered by our lifetime warranty
