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Carpenters in Fiji

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Brandon Khoo:
I can easily see why they wanted to borrow your rod now! You can't cast anything worth a damn if the butt is too short.

They wouldn't have needed to spend the money on a Carpenter. They could have gotten the Shimano T-Curve GT rod which you can get at excellent prices and while it is not a Carpenter, it is a very capable GT stick.

Sachin Chaudhry:
Hi Trevor.I of the same opinion regarding gear now although I cut my teeth on cheaper gear.
I do not buy anything less than specialised popper fishing gear now. I have a Calstar GF700XH from Wellsys and it is my reserve rod with my Deep Monster and WV80XH being front line rods. There is a world of difference in the performance of these rods compared to the Calstar and although the Calstar is a few hundred dollars cheaper it does not take long to realise that the WV is in another league.
I have also used a Saltiga GT86, Muramura 76, Fisherman GT Monster 72 and a Sevenseas Armorclad and they all reinforce this opinion.
Next stop 78 UHL SHP or Hots Tide Lez 75 XHHH.
Brandon, thanks for the advice on the WV.

Trevor Williams:
Haven't seen a T curve GT  rod in the shops here yet but have heard all the buzz about them. I was talking to the Shimano rep today and apparently they have some in stock. He seemed to think they would retail around the NZD 550.00 mark. At that price I'm still very happy with my decision on Carpenters at NZD 750.00.
Next trip  we've planned for the Andamans............and I won't be sharing :) but I will be scouring the T&T forum for more tips.
No pics of GTs from the Fiji trip. no one wanted to put down a rod to pick up a camera. Three of us on the boat and we finished the trip with a triple strike which was kind of interesting for the skipper!!. landed all three though. ;D  Now we are all totally hooked on popping and planning to take the techniques back to use on NZ kings.

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