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Gareth Branicki:
Have just got permission to get a new rod as my wife just broke one in the car door . I have been looking at both the carpenter long reef and the Carpenter Coral Viper 75/35 . i am land based the gt are from 15kg -25kg with the odd 30 kg have been hooked .
primary i will be using poppers from 100-130gram  the largest would be patriot design masterd 135 craft bait gt-2 the 130 gram one  also carpenter sea frog 120g (if i can get one ) adtek long gobby and fishemen 100 long pen.
 i have at at present 2 athias 100g and a 105 seafrog  and masterd bomb so looking to find out which rod would best suit the poppers i have mentioned  the lr88 has the advantage of lenght which is important i defianlty dont intend chugger style popper weight wise to go over 135 .
any thoughts would be appreciated.
gareth

Jon Li:
Hi Gareth ,

If you are only looking for 1 pc. multi purpose rod , get LR88 which is rated PE 6~8 but if you want a more specialized rod , CV series is good for chugger n stickbait works  but  less ideal for pencil poppers due to it's shorter length .

Jon .

Gareth Branicki:
hi thanks for that jon

Peter Childs:
Gareth, I think you are on the money with the LR88.  I have had one for about 12 months now. Effortless distance casting in the 100 - 150 gram weight range. 

You are bang on with the popper sizes too, anything over 130 with a large cup face is getting a little big for the 88, but lovely with a 100, 125 Cubera and a range of smaller faced poppers.  Don't underestimate this rod as a stickbait rod - it is a cracker, particularly off the stones using a slow worked stick bait (like an ulua) - when you want to keep the rod tip low.

Gareth Branicki:
peter great to here from somone with the LR88 i was hoping somone had used it on the 100 and 125 cuberas thanks defiantly helped made my decison
cheers

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