Leather Fighting Tasset

Just released December, 2024! 

The GRG Marine “Fighting Tasset” is a rod butt pad we designed to bridge the gap between a gangly fighting belt and an inconvenient rod butt foam sleeve.  You can wear the tasset all day and not have to regrip or readjust when in a critical fight with a stout fish on the line and the rod can go straight into a rod holder when re-baiting.

Inspired by medieval leather armor and built using a combination of hand work and modern technology, our Fighting Tasset was refined through several design and testing iterations.  It stays put and has the right flexibility to “wear and forget”, minimize the rod butt pressure on your hip, and eliminate damage to your clothing. Laser cut acrylic plates are sandwiched between layers of vacuum molded genuine leather which is then sewn together.  Two-sided belt clips are then installed with brass hardware making it reversable for left or right-side use.  Finally, we oil the leather and give it an initial break in before it receives a protective finish. 

Our talented team in Greenville, SC performs every step of building your Fighting Tasset.  Planning the part layout/utilization in the cowhide leather shoulder, wet molding the leather, laser cutting the acrylic, assembly, initial break-in, and applying the final finish is done by us.

It is customizable too!  We can replace our branding on both sides of the tasset with anything you like - a boat name, company logo, your favorite saying, favorite fish theme, leopard print, you name it.  If you choose the customization option, our design team will reach out to you once the order is received.