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PE4/5 casting rod - looking for recommendations

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Mark Harris:
Key feedback from me Rick would be to try before you buy as this is a quirky rod. Not saying it is a bad rod, rather it is a bit odd. It almost felt as if the 100 and 110 sticks were too light to get a proper load up but that can't be the case!  Jarrad from whom I borrowed the rod for 30 minutes, pretty much agrees with me.

Kasey Leong:
Mark,

It's a pity you want something longer than 7ft 8 or I would recommend the Smith KGS 70MH. It's a true PE3-5 rod and you will pull in those fish really quick. It will also handle lures up to 100g and match those reel sizes pretty well. Despite being only 7ft I still feel it is more than long enough. I can't say exactly how far I can cast with it, but on a good cast its far enough that when the lure lands, I really have to squint to see a 60g popper's action on the surface. This rod is especially good for chugging.

Alternatively, correct me if I am wrong but MC works dominates their local market for the niche that you have just described. Perhaps you could browse their 7 miles and explosion series:
http://www.mcworks.jp/rods/sevenmiles/sevenmiles.html
http://www.mcworks.jp/rods/explosion/explosion.html

I think Tak Otsuka will be a good source to ask about these, although from the pictures they are probably rods more inclined to stickbaits as he has mentioned (Carpenters, naturally!)

Kasey Leong:

--- Quote from: Al Morrison on February 11, 2011, 05:12:52 PM ---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.

--- End quote ---

On this note, Sebastien, who is especially adept at light spinning at night, uses a KGS 70MH as well. I can't say its really for casting out long distances though - there's just too much risk of something big eating your lure a fair way out while anchored up and immediately busting you off!

I would say the most ideal set up for night spinning, Al, is a shorter jigging type PE4 rod and lots of 40-80g bay rubbers with lumo finish. Often they'll anchor over shallow sand inside bays of the reef and you can really clean up on emperors, trout and little groupers from just under the back of the boat.

Brandon Khoo:
the problem with the MC Works are they are every bit as hard to get, if not even more so than Carpenters!
Al, I agree with Kasey. The best rod I have for fishing at night is a shorter jigging type rod. My favorite is a Saltiga Hiramasa 63s. I landed a very big GT around the 40kg mark with this rod when anchored up a few years back.

Mark Harris:

--- Quote from: Kasey Leong on February 13, 2011, 05:08:18 AM ---Mark,

It's a pity you want something longer than 7ft 8 or I would recommend the Smith KGS 70MH. It's a true PE3-5 rod and you will pull in those fish really quick. It will also handle lures up to 100g and match those reel sizes pretty well. Despite being only 7ft I still feel it is more than long enough. I can't say exactly how far I can cast with it, but on a good cast its far enough that when the lure lands, I really have to squint to see a 60g popper's action on the surface. This rod is especially good for chugging.

Alternatively, correct me if I am wrong but MC works dominates their local market for the niche that you have just described. Perhaps you could browse their 7 miles and explosion series:
http://www.mcworks.jp/rods/sevenmiles/sevenmiles.html
http://www.mcworks.jp/rods/explosion/explosion.html

I think Tak Otsuka will be a good source to ask about these, although from the pictures they are probably rods more inclined to stickbaits as he has mentioned (Carpenters, naturally!)

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Many thanks Kasey - I really value your words there.

On MC Works, I have been after another rod from them (in a different class)  for a quite a while now. As Brandon says, so hard to source.

I will have another look at a KGS 70MH for sure, hopefully quite soon when I am in Singapore.  If I can get myself over the length issue though, I do think I would go for a Carpenter Black Current 75 - that rod seems perfect in every way bar my phobia about short rods. But I am determined to pick up a KGS 70MH and have a feel for sure - I have not done so for a while. And the Daiwa Saltiga 80TN still has a lot of appeal on price and the fact that 8 ft is really exactly what I am looking for :).

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