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Travelling rod for lighter popping
May 10, 2012, 07:44:20 PM
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Re: Travelling rod for lighter popping
May 10, 2012, 07:59:29 PM
Hi there Simon. Those lure weights are still quite big?

I guess you are looking for a 3 piece that will go in a suitcase?

One option is Carpenter BLC83/35R P-Max Super Cobra. See:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=324603384261269&set=a.313797792008495.83319.100001348293795&type=1&theater

I also know from a previous thread in this forum that Fisherman and FCL Labo have 3 piece options.

At the lower end, I think the whole Shimano Caranx Kaibutsu range is available in travel versions.
Last Edit: May 10, 2012, 08:01:31 PM by Mark Harris

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Re: Travelling rod for lighter popping
May 10, 2012, 08:03:56 PM

Hi Simon ,

Rod for throwing 15 gr. is more akin to freshwater fishing , I wud choose an estuary rod for such tasks .

Jon .
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Re: Travelling rod for lighter popping
May 10, 2012, 08:08:15 PM
I think that is a typo Jon and Simon means 140 to 150, not 15 :)

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Re: Travelling rod for lighter popping
May 10, 2012, 08:44:41 PM
Simon,

Do you have a specific length require for the travelling aspect - as in the broken down lenght?

There are a few rods on the market that a standard middle ferrule which can also serve your purpose.

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Re: Travelling rod for lighter popping
May 10, 2012, 10:41:10 PM
Hi guys. You got me Jon :-)
It was supposed to say 150 gram. I thinkt that it also the ultimate max.. More likely is 120 gram. 
Luke: The thing is that i am going on a holiday with the miss, and will have a day or two for fishing. So i would like to do some poping. I think it will to much to bring my MH80 for it in a big rod tube.
Mark: I remember your advise in Puri Pancing about those shimano rods ;-)
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Re: Travelling rod for lighter popping
May 10, 2012, 10:51:42 PM
Yep, I do admit that on the Kaibutsu rods :) .

So is it a rod to go into a suitcase Simon?  As Luke asks, what is the maximum packed length are you looking at?

A mid joint 2 piece rod like the Ripple Fisher GTX packs to about 130 cm I think. I guess that would be too big for a suitcase.

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Re: Travelling rod for lighter popping
May 11, 2012, 12:00:29 AM
Last Edit: May 11, 2012, 04:28:03 PM by Simon Bomholt
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Re: Travelling rod for lighter popping
May 11, 2012, 09:17:23 PM
Hi Simon,

I have done quite a lot of fishing in the Carribean - The Keys, Mexico, Belize, Honduras and Nicaragua. It is quite a different game than any gt-popping and I think you aim a bit high with 150 grams. Jacks, barracudas, snappers and even the odd tarpon are very manageable on a decent pike rod from Denmark and I would suggest lures of a maximum 80-100 grams. Barracuda ARE a lot of fun in shallow water, but you can let them run and jump. A 5000-8000 size reel (shimano sizes) with 50-65 lbs braid and a decent 8 fot spinning rod that casts around 100 grams would be great. I would even suggest bringing a lighter rod still. Most of my fishing in those waters has been on fly and you very rarely need to stop fish from running. I have seen big cuberas in Belize, even in deeper holes on flats, and they would be the only exception when bigger lures and heavier rods would be useful. A lot of the time skipping lures are extremely effective for jacks and barracuda. On the flats and from shore I have experienced that bigger lures and poppers actually can spook fish.

/jonas

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Re: Travelling rod for lighter popping
May 16, 2012, 05:20:30 PM
Hi Jonas.
That is the stuff i am after.
I am going to playa del carmen, and my fishing is going to be from boat. Big tarpon would be great fun.
I am also going to jig, and the jigs are up to 200 grams, So i am thinking of bringing a 20-30 lb cod rod, as i think my jigging rod will be way to brutal for it
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Simon

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Re: Travelling rod for lighter popping
May 24, 2012, 02:22:56 AM
Simon, take a look at the G Loomis Escape travel rods. Their heaviest is a 20-30lb (nylon) rated spinning rod that is rated to cast 3 ozs but will chuck up to a 100 comfortably. I've used mine for sailfish and other things. Its 6ft 6 inchs 3 piece and does go in a suitcase. handles 40-50lb braid well and has some grunt. Lovely piece of kit.

I also have a 7ft Fox Intl Trek Tarpon spinning rod that is much heavier and would chuck 120g easily. Its a 5 piece. yet again handles sailfish easily and i would think has suffficient grunt to stop the kind of fish you are after very easily.