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Tested the new rod

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Aaron Concord:
I thinks he can doooeeiittt!!!

With 10 or 12PE of course!!!!

60lb....I remember when 60 was THE thing to have cause it broke so high....when is the first shipment of 170 Varivas coming!!!!!!!!

Cheers on some great captures

Aaron.

Brandon Khoo:
Aaron, 170lb Varivas is already available now

Stephen Polzin:

--- Quote from: Greg Burt on December 05, 2007, 08:01:17 PM ---Stephen, its nearly three months and a few fish since you christened the Calstar 700H, how do you find the rod after getting to know it and is it living up to expectations? I still haven't had time to seriously test my one out, but its not far off.

--- End quote ---

Greg, the Calstar has boated over 30 GT's now to 25kg and I'm extremely happy with it.  I've read a couple of views that state the Calstar isn't meant for popping, but I find it very easy to cast all day and fight fish with.  I've never used one of the Japanese rods, but they must be damn easy to use if guys can't hack the Calstar!

Brandon Khoo:
Stephen, I think everyone here is jealous of the access you have to GTs!

On the line you're using, 60lb will be okay for the average fish you encounter but as Luke wrote, the bigger fish are always going to give you hell on it. It's not to say you can't land them but with a big fish, you will need to get lucky to get it to the boat.

Stephen Polzin:
Brandon, in the shallow stuff I totally agree with you.  I get very nervous casting around shallow (6ft - 15ft) bommies these days.  Trouble with such shallow water is the fish doesn't need to take line to brick you.  They just swim down!  Bloody Red Bass are the worst offfenders.   

Most of my fish lately though have been coming out of relatively clean water, anything up to 70ft.  I haven't been bricked by one at all in that depth even though a 10kg fish can pull plenty of string on PE6 - they just don't seem to be as attracted to the bottom in the deeper water.  Admittedly though, I'm yet to hook a real beast so can't comment on that at the moment. 

Anyway, going to hang a 10000 with PE8 on the Calstar shortly, I don't think fishing max drag on the 8000 is going to do it much good in the long run! 

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