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Nathan:
 I was wondering if you guy's could help me figure out what rod i should get for throwing poppers and the like at GTs Kings etc. I've looked at some of the rod manufacturing sites but i'm overwhelmed with the amount of rods available!
 I will be mostly fishing with PE8 Braid on my Expedition.

Any help would be most appreciated.
Thanks Nathan

Luke Wyrsta:
Hi Nathan,

What's your budget?

You have a more than capable reel so you will want to match it to something nice too.

Andrew Poulos:
Nathan,

Prices range from $500 upwards to well over a grand...and depends on how big the a fish you are targeting as to the right model.

I have my dogfighter on a precision rod at the moment for poppering at kings on the south coast and sydney and it does the job.Its 37kg rated  but Im only using 50lb braid at the moment. Waiting to see if my bro in law goes o/s again to check out a komodo for me or a shimano rod, and then theres Neils rods coming soon too....

Some of the other guys here have a lot more experience with the Japanese popper rods and calstars so Im sure they will add in more feedback.

Nathan:
 I'm thinking strongly about the Calstar Luke referred me to as i currently have a GF410 i built up for jigging of which i'm more than happy with. I think the main reason that i want one of the Japanese blanks is more for the fact of  having something that no one else has.
 Has any one done any reserch on the URS80XXH  blank i was told about this rod from a master rod builder and champion caster and he rates them highly.

Luke Wyrsta:

--- Quote from: Nathan on July 03, 2007, 08:20:32 PM --- I'm thinking strongly about the Calstar Luke referred me to as i currently have a GF410 i built up for jigging of which i'm more than happy with. I think the main reason that i want one of the Japanese blanks is more for the fact of  having something that no one else has.
 Has any one done any reserch on the URS80XXH  blank i was told about this rod from a master rod builder and champion caster and he rates them highly.

--- End quote ---

Hi Nathan,

Have you made a decision yet?

I'm not familiar with the URS80XXH but looking at the specs now, it looks ok. You may want to see if you can play with the blank before you decide to buy. Just a note, it's a fast actioned blank - most popping rods are a slow action. Nothing wrong with that if it suits your fishing, afterall some of my favourite popping rods are also fast.

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