Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques
Smith Tokara
Kevin Li:
Hi,
How much of realistic drag can this rod be fished with?
Is 130g popper too light for casting with this rod?
Kev.
Mick Cunningham:
hi kevin .
the tokora can be fish with 13kg max of drag .
- but i have fished with 15kg of drag no problem .
130g popper is just fine . as this is built up to 250g .
- as i have fished with 110g popper no problem .
the tokora is the strongest rod in the smith rod .
Brock Arifovic:
Steve,
This one is for you mate.
But 130g popper is very light, try throwing 190g poppers to load the rod up to it's potential & get the most out of it.
AustralianAngling:
TOKARA is rated at 13kg at 45 deg, can handle more at less an angle by rating.
They have been tested way past the rating but I am not at liberty to advise what the breaking angle and drag was, but you could sustain a serious injury when and if it happened.
Brock is on the right track the same with any rod you need to match the lure weight to to rod or you will be using alot of extra energy casting the lure or the opposite that the rod could be to light to cast the lure.
This is why you find most anglers here have numerous rods all for specific applications. You should find much information in previous threads on this subject and what rods people are using for specific lure weights.
I would be using lures from around 200g to 300g with TOKARA get a lighter rod for your smaller lures you will find that you can cast them much further and you can work the lure properly.
Wong Kai Zhee:
i am considering the tokara or komodo dragon.
i'd assume both are built to uncompromising standards. but there is quite a price diff between the 2 models (at least in Singapore), w the KD costing more.
anyone w any insights on this?
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