These are the rods that serious anglers have been waiting for since the first days of big-game sportfishing 100 years ago - and they're available just in time for the new millennium! The connection couldn't be more clear: New rods for a new age, these sticks are leading fishermen into the future with equipment so advanced that sportfishing will be forever changed.

"Whether bringing your catch to the boat for tag-and-release, or leading it to gaff for the table, the five highly refined actions that comprise the Power Play™ Stand-Up Rod Series offer fishermen the advantage of graphite-composite blanks appointed with the finest components available," notes Dennis Braid, founder and president of Braid Products, Inc. "These sticks are so strong, so sensitive - and so good looking - that you'll be proud to call them your own."

Designed for 30 to 130-pound lines, Power Play™ Stand-Up Rods are the culmination of Dennis Braid's personal quest for the ultimate stand-up rod. Developed by Dennis and tested in oceans all over the globe, these high-tech sticks are perfect for trolling, chunking, kite fishing or live-baiting for giant tuna, marlin, swordfish, sailfish and other hard-charging brawlers. Just ask Dennis, who has used these rods to land bigeye, bluefin and yellowfin tuna exceeding 300 pounds. He is believed to be the only angler to have accomplished this feat using stand-up gear.

Braid's unique process layers graphite cloth and fiberglass from tip to butt, creating a rod that offers the best qualities of graphite - fast, line-gaining recovery on the downstroke, sensitivity and light weight - with the strength of fiberglass. Featuring AFTCO roller guides or hardened-alloy black-chrome Turbo guides with aluminum oxide inserts, each rod is fitted with a custom-anodized, machined-aluminum reel seat and matching gimbal. Guides are triple wrapped for beauty and durability, while Braid's exclusive Power Play™ Rodgrip keeps hands from tiring or sliding down and losing leverage - a definite advantage when pulling against big fish.

Power Play™ Rods are handcrafted in the U.S.A.

All Rods are custom made and Special Order Only