Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques
PE 8 Rod
Saikat Barik:
Please help
Leo Sorbello:
Hi Saikat :),
Try the HOTS Gipang 79XH model with your Stella. I feel it's a good all rounder for poppers and stick baits and balanced with PE 8 is comfortable to use and good backbone to fight with, well this is my few times in use anyway.
Poppers and stickbaits that you mentioned earlier say 110-130 grams to max 180 grams should be O.K.......but depends also if distance casting is also your main aim or just working weights comfortably and distance casting isn't the aim.
Other much more experienced forum members could elaborate on performance of the 79XH model.......with experiences in poppers and/or stickbaits weight working.
Hope I haven't confused your situation Saikat.
Regards
Leo :)
Mark Harris:
Saikat - not sure why you feel the SW18000 does not balance with an Atlas 76/8? It should be fine.
Trevor Skinner:
I think I know what Saikat means.
Perhaps he can correct me if I'm wrong, he may have a lot more experience than I have with this type of equipment.
I have a very similar set up...a Hots 77XH and an SW18000. I think the feeling that the reel outpowers the rod comes from the fact that these rods are light and don't look substantial enough to be able to withstand 100lb line (in fact having held both the Hot's is even lighter than the Atlas). Not so long ago a rod the dimensions of my Hot's would have been a 30-40lb rod.
I think that it all comes together when you use the rod and reel together on the water. I have yet to get connected to a big GT and my casting abilities are flatteringly described as improving but some of the very experineced guys I go to for advice tell me its all good. In fact, one of them borrowed my rod last weekend when we were fishing to have a feel of it and launched a 150g popper a country mile. I'm sure that when it comes to fighting a fish the fact that the reel is overengineered is a good thing.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Trevor
Saikat Barik:
Right on spot Trevor...
Mark rod weighs so light...:(
I use Varivas pe8...Stella with this big spool, somehow asking for a heavier rod,
Well may be that's my guess only...
Saiki
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