HELIPLY SERIESHP 888/3
HELIPLY SERIES
HP 888/3
This is our most popular bonefish and redfish rod, and is growing in popularity as both a striped bass and largemouth rod. HP 888/3 is easier to cast than most other saltwater 8-weights, and yet has plenty of power for casting bulky flies to moving targets on a windy flat. This rod is the cornerstone of the whole Heliply Series. Two years ago, we redesigned the 9, 10, 11, and 12 weight Heliplys in the likeness of the HP 888/3. For years, Chico Fernandez has been telling us that the HP 888/3 is our best saltwater rod, and the newly redesigned HP's have become our most popular saltwater fly rods
| Performance Characteristics | |
| Water type: | Inter tidal mangrove fisheries, saltwater flats, shallow open water fishing, bass lakes |
| Optimum range: | 30-90 feet |
| Wind rating: | 8 |
| Techniques: | Casting saltwater style flies on flats, in the mangroves, and to surface feeding fish in deep water such as striped bass. Also, all freshwater bass fishing. |
| Fish species: | Bonefish, Redfish, Sea Trout, Snook, Barracuda, Permit, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Bluefish |
| HP 887/3 & HP 888/3: When it comes to sight casting to bonefish, redfish, snook, etc., or fishing a mangrove shoreline, these two HPs are my favorite because of the great accuracy that the shorter blank and Heliply action produces. Also, the same fat butt section that produces such stable loop control is later a great asset when fighting a big fish. I simply don't go to the flats or into the mangrove world without one or both of these. |  |
| Chico Fernandez Miami, FL |
| Length: | 8' 8" |
| Weight: | 4.4 Ounces |
| Line: | #8 weight line |
| Sections: | 3 piece |
| Blank: | Charcoal, unsanded |
| Ferrule: | The Scott Internal Ferrule |
| Wraps: | Black, trimmed in bronze |
| Grip: | Ritz Saltwater, flor plus quality cork. |
| Reel Seat: | Machined all-aluminum, black anodized uplocking with double lock rings |
| Fighting Butt: | 1.0" fixed |
| Snake Guides: | Oversized super hard chrome, sealed with extra epoxy |
| Stripping Guides: | Stainless steel with SiC inserts, sealed with extra epoxy |
| Case and liner: | High quality powder coated aluminum case with partitioned cloth liner. |