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Jay Burgess:

--- Quote from: Andy Rowe on February 11, 2009, 06:40:07 PM ---Nice picture Jay, is he connected to one of the seriola's off Rotnest?





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Nah mate this was in tropical waters off the north-west coast. Unfortunately we didn't see the culprit as he was reefed  :o

Andy Rowe:
Excellent photo's and comments thanks for posting.

I'm quite amazed by these super light but powerful rods that make 1 rod versatile rod for a broad range of PE applications.

Does anybody have any comments about the Wei World 48XXH as a rod that will be suitable for the 10K and 20K stellas from PE5 to 8?

Thanks

Andre van Wyk:
Andy

I've not fished the Wei World, but I have done a bunch of research on it as I was after one for a long time.... to me they areone of the sexiest looking rods I've seen.. I think its the combination of the split rear grip and the rods lightness....

I think these rods will handle the 10K and 20K and PE 5 - 8 with no problem whatsoever... its what they are designed for I believe.... And despite these rods lightness, they are built to handle incredible pressure....

Check out John Flores here pushing his on a 100lb plus AJ off North Carolina.


I think the beauty of these rods is that one can fish an 8000 comfortably and right up to the 20 000 too..... and handle anything from 5 to 8 PE.... much like the Smiths...

I still can't getover how light they can make these rods and how tough and strong they are....

I still see a Wei World 48XXH in my future at some point...
Cause if it can handle fish like these, I'm pretty sure it can handle anything I'm gonna encounter.... ;) ;D




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Colin P:

--- Quote from: Andy Rowe on February 13, 2009, 12:36:52 PM ---Excellent photo's and comments thanks for posting.

I'm quite amazed by these super light but powerful rods that make 1 rod versatile rod for a broad range of PE applications.

Does anybody have any comments about the Wei World 48XXH as a rod that will be suitable for the 10K and 20K stellas from PE5 to 8?

Thanks

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Andy,

The two Wei World - 52XH & 48XXH - are both rated to handle lines up to PE8 and both will fish nicely with 10000 or 20000 Stellas. Aside from length (5' 2" and 4' 8") the only difference in spec between the two rods is that the 52XH spec suggests jigs up to 420gms and the 48XXH spec suggests jigs up to 500gms. Anglers on other forums who have used both rods seem to suggest that they are similar in butt end power - so it maybe comes down to the length of rod you are most comfortable using.

You may find the posts in this link interesting -

www.360tuna.com/forum/f37/wtb-hots-wei-48xxh-jigging-rod-4185

Cheers

Colin

Andy Rowe:
Thanks again for your input Andre.

Your right that rod does look so cool, and it 'walks the walk' too.

Yep I'm starting to visualize my reels slung under one as well 8).

Another member commented to me that these rods were built to be fished all day in difficult slow-bite conditions, but the lightness of the rod does not appear to be affecting the power.

For a novice jigger (me), who wants to do a bit of jigging to break up popping sessions this rod is moving to the front of the pack, because of it's user friendliness and versatility.

Cheers

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