Hot Torpedo Owners Club

No.4 on Sexyloops has an interesting history. You might be bemused to discover lists on Sexyloops going 1,2,3,5. This is not an accident and goes back a considerably long way into our history.

You see back in 2002 I took the EFFF Masters test and as part of the warm-up I answered all their official questions on the Sexyloops website. Back then there was no fourth question to which I wrote there is “no question number 4, and this is surprising me too” And then promptly forgot about it.

However Tom Jindra, who was part of my MCI examination team in the USA later that year, clearly hadn’t and during that exam he asked me “On the EFFF Masters Exam what is question no.4” to which I said words to the same effect as “What the fuck are you talking about?”

Tom sadly is not with us now. He was a really top bloke. We fished together both at his home in New Orleans and in New Zealand. Something he was very proud of (apart from his  pasta sauce) was to ask me the only question in the MCI exam which I couldn’t answer :)))

So since then on Sexyloops there has been no no.4.

But then something else happened. When we launched the Hot Torpedo, about 12 years ago, I brought the first six HT rods to Malaysia to sell. No one would buy serial no4, because in Chinese the word for “four” is pronounced very similarly to the Chinese word for “death”.

(I’ve just checked with my wife and they both sound like “sei”. So there is some handy information for you).

And so consequently, I have all the serial no4 HT rods!! I’m about as superstitiious as a wooden post. Ie not all.

However I don’t have this one.  And it’s gone to Mike in North Carolina.  Enjoy, Mike! It’s a great number!!

Intersted in a Tornado of your own? Email me on paul@sexyloops.com or message me on WhatsApp +60198549552

More details on Tornado 10: https://www.sexyloops.com/index.php/webshop/item/546/ht-pro-9ft-10wt

Cheers, Paul

The 9’ #7 was originally made for the MCI Masters test. I know that sounds strange, but sometimes the truth is strange! Many people have said to me that this is the best Redfish rod ever made. (Ok they like it!). It’s certainly a lightish Saltwater rod and one I would certainly take as my go-to bonefish rod.

This one is for Redfish.

More details here: https://www.sexyloops.com/index.php/webshop/item/559/ht-pro-9ft-7wt

A question a normal person might ask is why is the second Tornado that Andy built an 8WT, that is now in stock, when there was a to-do builds list of ten other rods? This is an excellent question.

For some reason I thought one of our outstanding orders at the time was for an 8WT, when in fact it was for a 6WT! And while we have since build another 8WT, this was a custom-built Tornado 8 with Torzites and not the standard 8WT with Recoils that you see here now (and the equivalent of which I use for Snakehead Shots here in Malaysia).

Or maybe it was built for another reason? Maybe YOU want the second Sexyloops Tornado rod that Andy built? ALDOO02 Tornado 8. If so you know who to call!

Email: paul@sexyloops.com
WhatsApp +60198549552

 

More on the HT8: https://www.sexyloops.com/index.php/webshop/item/537/ht-pro-9ft-8wt

HT8 in action:

https://youtu.be/D3JyWuSlvx4?t=59

Andy the Redneck is the Sexyloops rod builder in Texas. He is a custom rod builder par excellence. The blanks are the same as the Hot Torpedo/Hot Tortuga. We just thought “Tornado” was more fitting for Texas/USA!

The first 25 4/5/6 rods will be fitted with a buckeye burl spacer as our “Launch Edition”. Every rod comes with a Zoom lesson from me. We can cover anything you like. And you also have a 1 in 666 chance of winning a 2 week fishing holiday living as a pirate. 

Drum roll. We will soon have finished rods in stock. Andy is full time so currently, even without the full range in stock (there is a Tornado 8 that can be shipped today), others are built and shipped within about 5-7 days.

There is nothing else like this on the market. The finest blanks that I spend ages (read: years!) getting just right, assembled by one of the world’s finest rod builders. Every rod is impeccable.

Email me on paul@sexyloops.com or WhatsApp me +60198549552 for more information or to order yours.

More info here: https://www.sexyloops.com/index.php/webshop/list/70/fly-rods

Morgan is a superb caster and CI. He must be an outstanding angler too because he’s on the Canadian team! We meet from time to time virtually so I can cast in the snow and Morgan can get his toes warm in the tropics.

The Instructor rod is perfect for summer teaching and stealth Canadian winter fishing.

This is the rod I use for all my teaching and video demonstrations. If you are a certified instructor we have a pro scheme. Drop me an email for details. Your students will love it!

Cheers, Paul

Another HT for “Catchemup” Vinny in Florida. Chasing Redfish and Snook I believe. Custom built to Vinny’s specs.

Full Wells and fighting butt. Most SW anglers prefer this on their SW fly rods.

And camo sock of course!!

First impression? Smooth

So there you go! If you are keen to discuss your HT requirements drop me an email on paul@sexyloops.com

Remember every rod gets a 1 in 666 chance of winning an all expenses paid SW trip on the SL yacht  as well as a free flycasting tips lesson!

Cheers, Paul

 

This reminds me of my first custom built rod which was a Loomis IMX handbuilt by Steve Parton in 1991. Stealth black throughout!

This is my current go-to HT. I fish a SA Bonefish 8 on mine.  I really liked casting the SA Infinity 8 that Peter brought over this summer and recently I’ve been playing with the Ballistic Saltwater 8 and a homebuilt monofilament flyline from Argentina!

This rod has been built with Torzite Titaniums throughout. Next time I rebuild mine, or cause it to accidentally explode, I will have it fitted with Torzites. For quick shots the shoot is better.

Remember, every rod comes with a Zoom lesson from me, as well as puts you in the 666 competition — where you have a one in 666 chance of winning an all-expenses paid, destination saltwater FFing trip where you will see what it’s like to live on beans and potatoes.

As always email me for more info or to order yours! More on the HT8 here

Cheers, Paul

The Comp5 V2 is the HT10 in wolf’s clothing. My personal one can’t wait for the next WCs in Sweden. This one is off to the USA. I met the new owner yesterday for a Zoom cast!

Fitted as Torzites Titaniums as standard, everything about this rod as a 5WT is distance. But it’s also a 10WT when fitted with a ten weight line. And arguably the best one out there!

For more info on this or any of our rods email me on paul@sexyloops.com

Remember all rods purchased go into the 666 Saltwater comp where you can win a two week destination fishing trip to a remote atoll.

Cheers, Paul

Now this is a very sexy rod. Originally made for the MCI test of all things, it’s a really fantastic light SW fly rod. Also it’s good for blasting streamers on rivers and I would think great for backcountry NZ too, especially when fishing heavy double nymphs. It’s definitely a cannon, but with great all-round feel as you would expect with a Sexyloops HT.

TCB is one of my Zoom course students  and a very high level caster he is too. Our lessons are more about exploring than teaching. Great stuff.

Taylor already has many HTs but this one was to get into the 666 SW competition. The sailing boat we are planning to live on for the foreseeable future will be called “666”.  And fittingly there will be 666 entries. Buy a HT and you have the chance to win an all-expenses 2 week SW trip with me. And if we get shipwrecked it will be even longer. Perfect!

Rod is in!And looks great of course, I like how the green wraps came out. Can’t wait to give this a cast. I have a new MED7 ready to go.

I’m pretty sure that combination will potentially throw 145’+ in Taylor’s hands!

Email me on paul@sexyloops.com to find out more!

Cheers, Paul

The HT8 is my current go-to rod, perfect for larger streamers and Poppers. Great Flats rod. I use a SA Bonefish 8 on mine but have also been impressed with the SA Infinity Salt 8 recently (even though it is slightly overweight). We have always called this rod “a cannon with finesse”

Not only does Graeme get a couple of Zoom casting lessons (he has actually bought two rods), but also he goes into the Great Sexyloops Pirate Competition, where one lucky winner will get to visit us on the Sexyloops Yacht in a few years time. How exciting!

For more details on this or any Sexyloops HT, please email me on paul@sexyloops.com