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Ledge fishing rods for Tuna?

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Troy Marien:
Looking for a rod around 8'6" that would be good for throwing metals/stickbaits/poppers for Blues and maybe Spanyids off the stones. Any ideas/suggestions? I understand that the Saltiga TN80's are a popular rod but was looking at something slightly longer. Pairing it with a Stella 18k and 40lb Tuf Line XP. So not super heavy gear. Already have a Demon Blood 82XH which is paired with the Stella at the moment for popping. Possibly a bit bulky for casting lures to 100g. Any info would be great!

John Ryan:
Try a temple reef black devil 100. 8'6" from memory, PE4 and slings 85 raiders all day no probs. my mate has one and loves it to death. i have the black devil 200 for stickbaiting hoods off the stones. at the moment i use a 10'6" nano black hole for chucking chrome and pencils for blues but i plan on getting a BD100 in the future as my second rod.
the bd100 pairs perfectly with a Stella 10k, but would still be ok with a 18k i guess.
You can get them as a rod or you can buy the blanks from jdm tackle

Troy Marien:
Thanks for that. Will definitely look into it. Do you know of any reviews of the 100?

Sydney Neal:
My missus has a ripplefisher in the Aquila 85 Shichiri custom lures 40-100gr up to pe6 that we run 80lbs on 5000 sized saltiga and belt out heavier metal lures on this rod is a dream to cast

Andy Rowe:
Try the Carpenter HLTN-87 PE5-6 tuna rod (if you can find one), this is by far the best medium weight casting rod I have tried, lures from 55gm to 110gm will fly a long way.

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