Empinado91S+ Rev2.0
Length
9.1, 10.8ft
Closed length
600mm
Rod weight
Line
212g, 260g
PE#1.2 - #3
Lure
12-56g
Guide
Titanium and SiC
The Blackfin Seabass
A new revolution in ISOHIRA games!
Empinado91S+は9.1ftから10.8ftに長さが 可変するヒラスズキロッドです。
エンピナードは房総・伊豆・和歌山・鹿児島と 様々なフィールドでテストを行いました。 すべてのヒラ師の強い味方になるロッドです。
磯ヒラロッドとしてのマルチピースロッド の利点はポイントに対する携行性にあります。 磯へ降りる時にバッグやライフジャケットに ロッドを忍ばせることで両手を使ってのポイント アクセスが可能です。
さらにはライフジャケットにロッドを装着すれば 両手を使って沖磯に渡ることも出来ます。 安全面を確保しながらヒラスズキゲームを楽しめるのです。
ブランクス設計はヒラスズキに必要な 全体的に張りのあるブランクスに仕上がっています。 振り抜けもシャープで、向かい風を切り裂いて ストレスなくキャストが可能です。 ヒラスズキの豪快なジャンプを交わし、 ランディングをよりスームズにするバット設計。 Empinado91S+は1本でも多くのヒラスズキに 出会うために導きだしたトランスセンデンスの答えです。
Combination
The Empinado91S+ features a 2-in-1 design, allowing you to transform its length between 9.1 ft and 10.8 ft.
The EP108S configuration is specialized for black fin seabass (hira-suzuki). At 10.8 ft, it offers a length you can whip through the air with confidence, even in head-on wind speeds of 10 m/s. Prioritizing casting feel, the EP108 delivers a crisp, responsive blank that makes you forget it's a multi-piece rod.
The EP91S configuration combines power with suppleness, making it ideal for seabass fishing with heavy lures. It effortlessly handles 15 cm+ / 35 g+ heavy offerings popular during autumn gizzard shad (konoshiro) and mullet (bora) patterns. Additionally, its robust power for a seabass rod lets you turn fish quickly and haul them in with authority.
Because the Empinado has a longer grip end than typical seabass rods, the 9.1 ft length casts with the nimble feel of a high-8 ft rod. The Empinado91S represents a powerful, unique take on the 9 ft class rarely seen in standard seabass rods.
Empinado91
#1+#2+#3+#5+#G
Empinado91S
500g, 1kg, 2kg
Empinado108
#1+#2+#3+#4+#5+#G
Empinado108
500g, 1kg, 2kg
Empinado91S
The standout feature of the Empinado91 is its intense stiffness and sheer power.
It is ideal for anglers with fast swing speeds and scenarios where large lures—14 cm or bigger—are used frequently. The EP91 truly shows its worth on low-foothold rocky shores and in heavy, fast-flowing currents.
When working minnows with aggressive jerks, its stiff, responsive blank snaps the lure into wider, sharper side-to-side darts, triggering aggressive reaction strikes. Its nimble maneuverability also makes it a strong asset for boat-based black fin seabass (hira-suzuki) games.
The powerful EP91 is exceptionally versatile: surf fishing for black fin seabass, river games for Japanese seabass (maru-suzuki) or Japanese lates (akame), offshore light casting for pelagics like yellowtail and mahi-mahi, and shore casting abroad for king salmon or barramundi.
Empinado108
A rod with a deep flex can reduce lost fish after the hookset, but in black fin seabass (hira-suzuki) fishing—where rough weather is the norm—the absolute priority is casting feel in heavy winds.
The Empinado108S was designed specifically for winds under 10 m/s, focusing relentlessly on maximum casting sharpness.
In its design, we also focused on how to manage and steer fish during the retrieve. It offers a sharp, crisp feel on the cast, yet bends smoothly under load so you can guide the fish along your chosen line. The butt section is engineered to easily handle the pressure of landing fish, giving you complete confidence when steering them into safe landing spots.
The action leans toward a fast taper, allowing you to cast lures as small as 10 cm with precision. To help you connect with as many fish as possible, we poured every single feature an angler could want into this single rod.
Safer and more comfortable
For black fin seabass (hira-suzuki) games, portability is a necessity. Designing the Empinado as a multi-piece rod allows you to attach it to a pack or wear it on your body, keeping both hands completely free while accessing the spot. This hands-free mobility even enables you to swim out to offshore rocks with both arms, dramatically expanding your swimming capability and safety margin.
Rocky shore seabass fishing often means navigating challenging approaches—hiking down mountain trails, scaling cliffs, or pushing through dense brush is part of the game. Having both hands free during these treks is the ultimate safety measure. Plus, walking these rugged paths normally subjects long rods to severe damage.
By stowing the Empinado inside a waterproof bag, soft travel case, or hard rod tube, you eliminate rod damage during transport almost entirely.
Packed with every core performance standard required for serious shore fishing, the Empinado91S | 108S delivers a multi-piece package that satisfies everyone from beginner rock-shorers to seasoned experts.
Gallery of Hands free
Rod balance that does not hinder the lure's movement
The Empinado91S+ was crafted primarily to work the core 100mm to 150mm floating minnows, sinking minnows, and topwater plugs used in black fin seabass (hira-suzuki) fishing.
Even in harsh conditions with gusts reaching 10 m/s, the rod allows the lure's weight to fully load along the entire blank. Its high-elasticity belly and butt sections transfer all the power generated from your body straight into the cast, punching through the wind to deliver flat, bullet-like trajectories.
The sensitive tip section tracks smoothly without dampening the lure's action. It allows plugs to swim naturally and drift through complex, heavy currents, unlocking their optimal performance.
With a recommended lure weight range of 14g to 56g, it comfortably handles 140mm diving pencils as well as metal jigs up to 60g. Additionally, the revised blank design enables the rod to absorb the explosive surges of unexpected pelagics across its entire curve, keeping the fish calm and giving you complete control through the landing.
Small details
Small details that go unnoticed in other fisheries make a massive difference in high-stress games like black fin seabass (hira-suzuki) fishing. It is precisely these small, deliberate design choices that are packed into the Empinado91S+.
Key Engineering Details
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600mm Collapsed Length & 6-Piece Configuration: The 10.8ft rod breaks down into six equal sections. When making short moves between spots, collapsing a rod into two equal halves is often the safest method. Odd-numbered section counts (like 5 or 7 pieces) cannot be folded neatly in half, increasing the risk of accidental breakage during transit.
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Recessed #1 Tip Section: The tip (#1) section is engineered 20mm shorter than the standard 600mm pack length. When packed down or folded in two for quick moves, the adjacent longer sections act as a protective guard around the fragile tip.
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Neoprene Shore Travel Case: Purpose-built around the Empinado91S+, this specialized neoprene case doesn't just make navigating rocky shores comfortable—it drastically enhances overall safety for both the angler and the gear.
The grip end is crucial for casting.
Gallery of EP91S+
Tester's Voice
My thoughts on the Empinado91S+
Masayuki Yamane
The black fin seabass (hira-suzuki) is an absolute dream fish. Landing your first one is notoriously difficult, but that very struggle is part of the joy. Catching one on a newly discovered rocky shore or in an unexplored region brings an exceptional sense of reward. Yet, this extraordinary pursuit always goes hand-in-hand with danger.
Descending mountains, scaling down cliffs, and swimming through the ocean—black fin seabass fishing offers a wild exhilaration that everyday people will never experience. Countless anglers are captivated by this allure, and I am certainly one of them. Over the years, the gear for this extreme game has evolved significantly. Innovations in footwear, life jackets, and wetsuits have steadily advanced to make the sport safer.
However, when it comes to the rods, traditional 2-piece or 3-piece models have stubbornly remained the standard. Because this fishery constantly forces you into harsh, unforgiving conditions, raw rod performance is absolutely critical. As a result, the industry has continually prioritized casting comfort and on-paper performance over actual angler safety during the approach.
But if true safety is the ultimate goal, hiking into a rugged shore with both hands completely free is undeniably safer than trying to navigate treacherous terrain with a long rod occupying one hand. This is exactly where a multi-piece configuration becomes essential. Leveraging TRANSCENDENCE’s advanced pack-rod technology, we succeeded in building a long, multi-piece rod that was previously considered impossible to perfect.
We utilized high-modulus carbon throughout the entire blank, meticulously engineering the design and taper of every single section independently. By tweaking individual sections, we tested every conceivable pattern and combination out on the water. The journey to reach our ideal standard was paved with numerous failures and intense, passionate disagreements among our field testers. But we refused to compromise, relentlessly testing and refining this rod for three grueling years.
Are there any specific final sections, technical spec lists, or warranty details for the Empinado91S+ that you would like me to translate next?
At TRANSCENDENCE, we strongly advocate for the multi-piece approach as a definitive way to enjoy black fin seabass (hira-suzuki) fishing with maximum safety.
We sincerely hope the Empinado becomes a game-changing rod that reshapes the future of shore-rock fishing. We invite anglers everywhere to pick up the Empinado and experience this new era of seabass fishing firsthand.
Japanese Black Fin Sea Bass
Ryo Miyaguchi
From turbulent, wave-battered rock ledges with spray exploding in the air to expansive gravel shores and shallow surf beaches—black fin seabass (hira-suzuki) can be caught practically anywhere as long as the conditions line up.
Flip that coin, however, and they become a ghost. If conditions aren't right, you won't encounter them no matter where you go. And even if luck is on your side and you manage to hook one, a single sharp headshake (era-arai) can spit the hook in an instant.
Precisely because they are so elusive, the key to landing more fish is covering ground—run-and-gunning as many spots as possible. For anglers who prefer to stick to one specific location or a fixed pattern, a highly specialized, single-purpose rod might be ideal. But when you are constantly on the move, your gear must adapt seamlessly to widely varying terrains, water conditions, and presentation styles.
The Empinado is a rod engineered to strike the perfect balance across three distinct tactical approaches:
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Point Fishing: Surgical, highly accurate casting to target fish holding in tight, pinpoint cover.
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Line Fishing: Systematically searching structure by tracing lures along current seams and ledges.
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Area Fishing: Broadly fanning out casts to locate actively migrating schools across open water.
Anglers drive for hours, board ferries, or catch flights—then hike up mountains, scramble down cliffs, swim through channels, and trek across vast rock ledges.
And they do it across multiple locations in a single day. Not just on familiar home shores, but in newly scouted territories and uncharted waters on remote expeditions.
Facing unpredictable black fin seabass (hira-suzuki) of unknown sizes—in environments ranging from sheer, deep-water drop-offs to shallow cobble shores under a meter deep—you need a single rod you can trust without reservation.
We built the Empinado specifically for the die-hard enthusiasts who will go to the ends of the earth in pursuit of this fish. By aggressively handling the core demands of hooking, absorbing lunges, and stopping powerful runs, it demands skill from the angler while actively bringing out their absolute best—ultimately leading to that one unforgettable catch.
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Optional Parts
Here's an introduction to optional parts and related products for the EP91S+.
EP91S+ Other Models
Empinado91S+ cork model
This is the cork model of the Empinado91S+. The blank and guide setting remain the same, but the grip has been changed to cork. This is an online-exclusive model for those who love cork grips.
NPRC｜Neoprene Rod Cover
Neoprene rod cover
This rod cover is designed for more comfortable storage of the LB510. It uses neoprene, a stretchy material that's also convenient for storing other accessories. A carabiner is included for easy storage in bags or cars.
Empinado91S+
> SPEC
Length: 9.1-10.8ft
Closed Length: 600mm
Piece: 6
Cast Weight: 12 - 56g
PE: #1.2 - #3
Rod Wt: 212g (9.1ft) 260g (10.8ft)
Remarks: Mixed titanium and SiC guides (TKTTG, TKLSG, TKWSG)
Price: 73,700 yen (tax included)
JAN: 4580688090976
