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PE5 casting rod. Blue Sniper? Temple Reef? Others?

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Dan Konig:
I'm looking at a new casting rod to fill a gap in the arsenal.

Chasing something to cast sticks and poppers around the 70-100gr range. Must be at least 7'6".

Realistically it will be more sticks than poppers I'd say, but I want something that can effectively work an 80gr + riggings popper.

Will be fishing it with a 10,000SW running PE5. Planning to use it for some general reef and light GT duties on upcoming Eiao and Vanuatu trips and also for some northern hemisphere tuna trips that I'm looking at for next year.

I have a Yamaga Blue Sniper 77/3 which I love, so have been looking at a Blue Sniper 80/5, but I don't know anywhere that has this rod for me to look at so am unsure if it is truly the PE5 version of a 77/3 as I hope it is. Am also looking at the Temple Reef Stealth STK 78HH.

Open to other suggestions, but don't really want to spend more than $600ish so the Carpenter offerings are probably out of limits.

Any feedback on either of the 2 rods I've suggested or any other recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

Cheers

Dan

Dan Konig:
I have also been looking at some of the Tenyru Spike offerings, to throw something else into the mix.

Matt Kris:
Very interested in this! Good topic Dan. I have bugger all experience with stickbaiting and have used very few rods. I am in the same boat, after exactly what you are after for throwing medium sized stickbaits on a 10,000sw with pe5. They tenryu's seem to be the pick of the bunch from what I have found but its hard to know without seeing one in person. Any advice from those who are familiar with these rods would also help me out. Cheers

Leo Sorbello:
Hi Dan,

With your specs your after and budget, here is one that should be readily available in which I have one and love it. It casts & works well with stickbaits & poppers in the 60 - 80 g range is perfect.

The Jigging Master Surface Assasin 7'5", 40-120g PE-3 - 6 rod. This is a strong rod for it's class and it will be well balanced with SW10000 indeed with also PE5 your intending to use.

Tight Lines !.

Regards

Leo

 

Dan Konig:
Thanks Leo, I hadn't considered those options.

I've found a well priced stockist of the Yamaga so am leaning that way, but haven't found anyone with any experience with that rod as yet and am reluctant to pull the trigger without at least some form of a review from someone!

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