It was the introduction of rod wrapping techniques on a Calcutta bamboo gaff, like the very popular tiger wrap, fade wrap, and dragon scale wraps that also set my gaffs apart from the rest. In addition to creating the unique wrap around the shank of the hook called the “Morita Collar”, I also made my gaffs different because I fully coated the bamboo with multiple layers of epoxy to enhance the look and add more protection from the elements. Eventually, this hobby job became a full-time job and an LLC in 2018, and the official Morita Custom Gaffs LLC. The reviews from my customers really helped to sell my gaffs. I posted some of my gaffs in the Bloodydecks Classified section in 2010 and sold a few, and then more, and more. This became my signature wrap around the head of the gaff that got a lot of people’s attention and became one of many features that set my gaffs apart from the traditional wrap that ended at the bamboo’s end where the shank of the hook was hung from. What I did differently was wrapping around the shank of the hook, something nobody has ever done before, which has been nicknamed the “Morita Collar”. I bought some Calcutta bamboo and made myself a gaff, and my friend a gaff as a present for his new boat. Wrong, the gaff finally broke.Īfter examining the gaff, I realized the bamboo gaff was made with common bamboo, not the thick-walled and super strong and lightweight Calcutta bamboo that has been used in the sportfishing fleet off Southern California for over 100-plus years.
XTOOLS FILLET KNIFE PATCH
Nothing that electrical tape couldn’t patch up, right?.
After 10 years of hard use, the walls began to crack and split.
I loved that gaff, it was lightweight, quick, and strong it was my go-to gaff. I bought my first bamboo gaff when I was 20 years old or so.