Guide to buying a GT rod - updated as at February 2017

[Brandon Khoo]

Javed, I'd suggest you look at a Carpenter Blue Lagoon 80/40 or a Ripple Fisher Ultimo 79H or 82H

[Christoffer Hansen]

Fcl 81ext mh. I use it for exactly that and it's the balls! Fishhead got them, $829 from memory.
Chris

[Faraz+khan]

Hello Friends.. Can any1 suggest me particular models of Carpenter, Fisherman and Ripplefisher rods for casting stick baits over 200grams.. Thanx..

[Mick Cunningham]

Hello Friends.. Can any1 suggest me particular models of Carpenter, Fisherman and Ripplefisher rods for casting stick baits over 200grams.. Thanx..

Carpenter Monster Hunter  or Smith Toraka .

other will help on the fisherman and ripple fisher range ...

[Ricky Lim]

Ultimo 79h great rod for stickbait, also perfect with 150gm poppers like big kong 180.
Fisherman monster CC 77GTS. I think GARA proshop carrys them.
Should try it and let everyone knows how it goes.
Spec states cast up to 320gm, specific built for big stickbait.

[Andy Rowe]

Second the TBL80/40, casts long will handle that lure, and PE10 (diligently) and land big GT's.

My current favorite rod, just my biased opinion.

[Mark Harris]

Having seen the Carpenter TBL 80/40 in action and flung one or two with it, I ordered one right away.  So, third that.

I have been using Carpenter DJ83MH and MH80H for 200 gram stickbaits and they both do the job, if not as elegantly as TBL 80/40.

[Tommy Du]

Good info now to sell some of my jig gear and start reel fishing

[Brandon Khoo]

the only caveat I would place taking Faraz's question into account is he wrote "stickbaits over 200g"
that's pretty broad. I really would not go over a 200g stickbait with the 80/40.

[Andy Rowe]

Good point Brandon, to be honest I've found anything between 120 and 165gm (un-rigged) within it's comfort zone. 

the only caveat I would place taking Faraz's question into account is he wrote "stickbaits over 200g"
that's pretty broad. I really would not go over a 200g stickbait with the 80/40.

[Mark Harris]

the only caveat I would place taking Faraz's question into account is he wrote "stickbaits over 200g"
that's pretty broad. I really would not go over a 200g stickbait with the 80/40.

Would you with either of the Ultimo H rods Brandon?  Or do you think is it over to chugger rods for stickbaits heavier than 200 grams?

[Luke Wyrsta]

What would members opinions be on the stickbait prowess between the TBL 80/40 and the 80MH for Stickbaits under 200g?

[Brandon Khoo]

Luke, the best way I would put it is that the TBL is a specialist stickbait rod. the MH is very much a compromise. If you're using a Bigfoot,s it wouldn't matter but if you're using a Gamma, it makes a difference.

Mark, I have used the 82H with up to around a 230g stickbait although I think that for stickbaits over 200g, there really isn't a dedicated rod on the market.

[Christoffer Hansen]

What's a 80mh?

[Simon Bomholt]

from the context i think it is a monster hunter 80