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light popping/jigging rod

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Brandon Khoo:
Yamaga are the parent company of Ripple Fisher


--- Quote from: Jaap Kalkman on August 07, 2010, 09:34:18 AM ---Thanks for the tip Chuen, I had not come across that name yet. I'll check it out. Any particular model that would fit the bill?
cheers.

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Brandon Khoo:
Jaap, if you're looking for a rod that you can both pop and jig with, that will limit your choices significantly. Ideally, you'd want a casting rod to be at least 7 feet long and a jigging rod to be under 6 feet. For one that you can do both with, you're going to have to make some compromises. The rod I use for PE3-4 that can be used for both popping and jigging is a rod that gets to go on nearly every trip I go on due to its versatility and that is the Daiwa Saltiga Hiramasa 63S. It 6'3" long so is at a compromise length. It can take a heap of drag, far more so than just about any other PE3-4 rod I have ever come upon and I have landed everything up to a GT that was around 40kgs on it.

Jaap Kalkman:
Hi guys,

Sorry for the late reply, I was gone fishing for the weekend  :)

Lots of good ideas there. It is great to have this forum with guys with lots of experience for a novice like me. I did not know where to start. I will check out all the rods you guys mentioned and then I'll have to make a choice.

Again thanks for all the help, much appreciated.

Cheers,

Jaap

Cam Munro:
I'll second the 63S - matched with the 4500 saltiga the most versatile outfit!

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