Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques
PE4/5 casting rod - looking for recommendations
Peter Morris:
--- Quote from: Mark Harris on February 08, 2011, 11:57:42 AM ---Thanks as ever Andy.
I am sort of leaning towards a Saltiga 80TN as it has had so many recommendations and is the ideal length I was looking for. The price appeals also as this is a rod I would not use that often. On the other hand, Carpenter options re always so hard to resist!
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Mark,
The 80TN is a beautifull rod IMO.
I really enjoy using mine.
Pete
Mike_Tan:
Please consider the Major Craft Offblow Hiramasa Casting 710 Long Cast or 77 Power Game. I have the 710 Long Cast and its a wonderful rod for working 60-80g lures but will also fling a 100g Yo Zuri Surface Cruiser a long long way.
Al Morrison- Guess what, the Mike Tan who sold you that Tenryu is on this forum too! (Heard you ordered a Twinpower from Changi Pro? ;))
Al Morrison:
Mike, great to catch up again.
Hey, that Tenryu was flinging Long Pen 110's over the horizon in the Maldives again last year and doing the business with smallish GT's too. Still a brilliant rod and a pleasure to use all day long.
I have a few of the very small major craft rods (bass rods) and they are all excellent. The Twinpower is old - I'm trying to get spare spools for it now.
Mark, I just received the tackle list for LPB and guess what - they recommend bringing a PE 5 rod (not a 9ft 6 inch one though !!) for light spinning etc at night. So I'm looking as well. My Shimano LP's are possibly a bit too light. Dave and Rudy recommend 7kgs of drag on the light spinning gear....... on what planet is 7kgs of drag light spinning ???? I cant wait.
Let me know how you get on with the Daiwa if thats the route you take.
Mark Harris:
Jarrad was kind enough today to give me a few swings with his OTI tuna sniper, 8'6. Strange rod in my book and I think it definitely should be tried before buying. I could not get it to load properly using 100 and 110 gram sticks - the casts were flopping out a bit and the balance of the rod feels very strange. It also has that weird loose-surfaced 'furry' type Eva grip which I always associate with rod and reel combos from the supermarket!
As a comparison when casting a 110 gram Ocea Pencil, I was getting more distance with my Ripple GT82 and PE8, than I could with the Tuna Sniper loaded with PE5. Not encouraging.
Al, I surely will and that option is feeling ever more likely.
Thanks for that Mike.
Rick Smith:
--- Quote from: Mark Harris on February 12, 2011, 12:52:53 AM ---Jarrad was kind enough today to give me a few swings with his OTI tuna sniper, 8'6. Strange rod in my book and I think it definitely should be tried before buying. I could not get it to load properly using 100 and 110 gram sticks - the casts were flopping out a bit and the balance of the rod feels very strange. It also has that weird loose-surfaced 'furry' type Eva grip which I always associate with rod and reel combos from the supermarket!
As a comparison when casting a 110 gram Ocea Pencil, I was getting more distance with my Ripple GT82 and PE8, than I could with the Tuna Sniper loaded with PE5. Not encouraging.
Al, I surely will and that option is feeling ever more likely.
Thanks for that Mike.
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Just wondering if that is the new model Tuna Sniper with the k series guides? I wonder if the nano resin build has anything to do with the action/casting. Any other feed back? (was thinking about purchasing one)
Thanks!
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