Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques
'Tuna' rods for Kings
Brandon Khoo:
If you want to cast light weights, the GT rods are not ideal. On the other hand, the tuna rods are going to struggle against a decent king.
You got to work out what is more important to you - the ability to cast lighter weights like Sluggos or the ability to put hurt on a fish.
Jon Li:
--- Quote from: Sam Beeby on April 14, 2008, 01:40:42 AM ---I'd love those rods - its just the money. jon li what do you think of the Daiko Hemingway HBGC-88TUNA. It looks like a cost effective alternative to those rods and seems to have the exact specs that I'd want. Whats Daiko's reputation like ie where would it fit relative to say the Daiwa rods?
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Hi Sam ,
The best thing in choosing a rod is that you get to fondle it , swing it , feel the tip's vibration , bend it and weigh it , after all those you still have more to ponder about how the rod will behave while being casted with certain lures and then the sensation of strike , etc. and ultimately how the rod's back bone behaves when fighting the fish .
As for Daiko brand , they are a reputable blank manufacturer from Japan and would have given the product a benefit of doubt in any situation , myself not so sure about Daiwa GT rods for they seem to lack the " enthusiast " behind the product , GT popping is a highly specialized form of fishing and only a very few brands have enough underlaying principles to produce good GT rods .
Tuna popping is quite a new technique , unlike GT which will attack the biggest lure one throw into them , the biggest YFT may ignore all but the smallest lure one can cast onto them and the ability to cast these small lures but still have enough back bone to fight the YFT is paramount in choosing a good tuna rod , if the rod has enough power to handle extra then it's a bonus .
Tried Tenryu , not happy with the action . Zenaq has this tip vibrations which interfere with good casting , SevenSeas tend to be tip heavy and slow in action . Still a few to test but my benchmark for tuna rod is still TN87 .
Jon .
Bill Ramos:
--- Quote from: Sam Beeby on April 13, 2008, 11:18:35 PM ---They're not exactly GT rods I know, but nearly stick bait rods I suppose. I don't know where else to ask. I'm after a land based lure/bait rod for casting to kingfish off the rocks. I need something PE6-8, around 9ft that casts weights 40 -150g (eg gars, minnows, sluggoes and metals). 'Tuna' rods seem to fit the bill. The longer GT rods are still on the short side and too tip stiff.
Is anyone familiar with the
-Zenith zero-shiki-tuna 90H or HH (9ft,casts 120g,PE6)
-Daiko hemingway HBGC-88TN (8'8", casts 40-120g, PE4-8, 12kg drag max)
-Tenyru SK862H (8'6", casts 45-150g,10kg max drag)
or could comment on the Saltiga SGTUNA85.
A Carpenter Big Tuna would be ideal but the $$$$ would hurt.
Can anyone who might know anything about these rods help me or point me in the right direction
Thanks
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I have the Tenyru SK862H,Im using 52 gram lures called Mark White lures.Im using a Daiwa Saltige 6500 with PE 6 or 8 Tuf-line.I changed the tip and 1st guide to 16 because Im using 100-140 shock leader.The casting distance is excellent and no problems and the fighting power is pretty good on landing blue trevallys from shore.With this set-up Im able to throw many more cast than a 200 gram lure & GT rod with no shoulder pain the next day.You wont be disappointed because the rod can handle 10 kg max.This is the choice of rod for light lure and big reel use without switching to smaller line for distance and strength.
Sam Beeby:
With the $138 postage to Australia from Plat in Japan, I think I may as well get a Saltiga GT86 over here. If anyone out there has or has had the GT86, whats the lightest weight you could meaningfully cast on that rod whilst fishing PE8?
Jon Li:
Just shipped a SP78UHL R-DX model to an address in Sydney , the shipping cost inside PVC tube is around US$. 75.- .
Jon .
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