Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques
Hots GT77xxxh vs RF78xh
Brandon Khoo:
I have no idea, Mark. I suppose it depends on each individual manufacturer and how they want to calibrate their ratings. I agree so don't seem to make a lot of sense. One which I have never understood is Smith with the rating in kgs for the Komodo Dragon. Mind you, the softest PE10 rated rod on the market I am aware of is the Jigging Master
Tony Busscher:
The Jigging Master i would rate a PE8 Rod I have seen a new model that has K guides ,and they rate that at PE10 ,very parabolic stick i have had one for afew years and find it easy on the body .
Christoffer Hansen:
Thanks for the info guys, looks like I'm saving for a while longer and purchasing the RF.
I prefer to use stickbaits in most situations and will only be using this rod for the largest poppers to hopefully raise monsters from the deep reefs.
Brandon, as for holding onto this rod, i know it's beyond my capabilities to fish it to it's potential. Being 6'3 and 80kgs I'm very lanky, though I'm not into going gym i do have the opportunity to go poppering every week so hopefully with enough use of the broomstick will soon be much stronger or my arms may drop off!
Chris
Chris Young:
Love your attitude Chris, the RF78xh may be a beast of a rod but it will pop the $hit out of those lures without folding in half, many rods have a stated max cast weight to handle these size lures but they tend to fold with larger cup sizes which means you don't get the true action from the lure. XH is a great choice ;D
Mark Harris:
Chris just loves people who are brave enough to buy a rod that can actually work his largest popper :).
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