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PE4/5 casting rod - looking for recommendations

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Mark Harris:
I have a gaping hole in my armoury for PE3-5 range casting rod.  Key use would be lighter popping and casting stickbaits for Tuna, MahiMahi, Sails and I hope Kingfish one day.  The stickbait element is more important to me but I would hope for the rod to handle poppers up to 100 grams.  I guess it would be paired with either a (soon to be acquired) Saltiga 5000H or an existing Twinpower SW8000 HG

Any recommendations from personal experience would be really appreciated. I like longer rods so nothing shorter than 7 ft 8.

Al Morrison:
Mark, I have such a beast, but i am not sure if it is still made. I bought a second hand Tenryu 20-30lb "plugging rod" from Mike Tan in Singapore about 5 yrs ago. its 9ft 6 inches and casts 100g pencil poppers (long pens, surface cruisers etc) like a rocket. I'm not a particulary good caster but with the wind behind me and casting downhill I've hit 90m plus. I use this as a PE 4-5 rod. I cant give you the exat name as the rod is in Perth and I am in Singapore. When I get back I can drop you the details.

Not caught any monsters on it, but have had quite a few GT's in the 10-15kg class with it. it would tame a sail easily (its too long for the boats in Rompin and too heavy for the fish too.

if I get that Bali trip sorted I'll bring it along.

Mark Harris:
I am a bit of a fan of Tenryu (jigging rods at least) Al and I think they are very under-rated.  I think a 9ft 6in rod for Tuna, Sailfish and light GT work would be pushing it though! Still would be great to have a swing with it of course. Cheers.

I am so far seriously looking at YAMAGA BLANKS Blue Sniper TUNA82/6 which seems like an excellent mid priced option, and being a Carpenter junkie, BC75MHS, although the short length is not ideal.

Al Morrison:
I know this might seem out of place, what with the constant mention of Ripple Fishers, Carpenters, Fisherman etc etc in this forum, but Shimano make a PE 5 Caranx Kaibatsu rod that is very reasonably priced, its obviously not top line, but i have the "light pleasure" (you have to like a rod with that name) and friends have both the surface and deep monsters and they all perform brilliantly. I think its called Pencil Popper or some such. Your rod list appears to preclude this but i throw it out there. The guys at Kaiser in Singapore are also making a range of rods (Il Toro) and they may have something worth looking at.

Although too light for your uses I use the Shimano LP's with a Twinpower 5000 with 42lb PE 3 or a Saltiga 4500 with PE 4 on it and yet again it blasts poppers up to the 100g like rockets. its too small for you though at 7ft 6 inches

Mark Harris:
Thanks Al. Sadly Kaiser do not make a rod in this category. The nearest is their PE2-4 Sailfish Special but that would too light for what I am looking for.

I still have a Kaibutsu Surface Monster lurking in a cupboard :). Not really a fan. I have picked up a Light Pleasure in a store though and it seemed a nicer rod than the heavy ones in that range.

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