Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques
First popping rod
Bent Inge Bentsen:
Hey, thanks for the advice. Temple Reef GT 80-10 seems interesting, I'll definitely consider it as well.
Mark Richie:
--- Quote from: Bent Inge Bentsen on May 26, 2015, 06:28:25 AM ---Hey, thanks for the advice. Temple Reef GT 80-10 seems interesting, I'll definitely consider it as well.
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Hey Bent,
The GT stick series of Temple Reef rods are quite an old design. Despite being cheaper, I feel the Reefer series of rods are a much better and more forgiving rod on the angler. Something like the Reefer 711 will pretty much suit your brief however 150g poppers are pushing it a little too far. 125g-135g is the perfect popper weights. It will throw and work 150g poppers like the cubera but for the first 15-20m of your retrieve, use the vertical pop until you get the lure a little closer and then you can do big horizontal sweeps for maximum water displacement. It'll throw and work 150g stickbaits awesomely. Every time I throw out my red Nomad Dogtooth 150g, the fish are fighting each other to get a hold of it!
I subscribe by the 15% rule when it comes to lure weights. Subtract 15% off the maximum lure weight for the perfect stickbait size and then subtract 15% off that weight for the perfect popper size. Therefore a 200g rated rod will throw and work a 170g-175g stick best and still be able to pop a 145g-150g popper efficiently. However I only follow this rule when the rod is classified as a multi-purpose rod. Obviously a dedicated popper rod rated at 200g will be able to work a popper 175g+ due to it's inherently stiffer construction.
Rich
Amr Kehila:
--- Quote from: Mark Richie on May 26, 2015, 08:21:00 AM ---
--- Quote from: Bent Inge Bentsen on May 26, 2015, 06:28:25 AM ---Hey, thanks for the advice. Temple Reef GT 80-10 seems interesting, I'll definitely consider it as well.
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Hey Bent,
The GT stick series of Temple Reef rods are quite an old design. Despite being cheaper, I feel the Reefer series of rods are a much better and more forgiving rod on the angler. Something like the Reefer 711 will pretty much suit your brief however 150g poppers are pushing it a little too far. 125g-135g is the perfect popper weights. It will throw and work 150g poppers like the cubera but for the first 15-20m of your retrieve, use the vertical pop until you get the lure a little closer and then you can do big horizontal sweeps for maximum water displacement. It'll throw and work 150g stickbaits awesomely. Every time I throw out my red Nomad Dogtooth 150g, the fish are fighting each other to get a hold of it!
I subscribe by the 15% rule when it comes to lure weights. Subtract 15% off the maximum lure weight for the perfect stickbait size and then subtract 15% off that weight for the perfect popper size. Therefore a 200g rated rod will throw and work a 170g-175g stick best and still be able to pop a 145g-150g popper efficiently. However I only follow this rule when the rod is classified as a multi-purpose rod. Obviously a dedicated popper rod rated at 200g will be able to work a popper 175g+ due to it's inherently stiffer construction.
Rich
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Bent; I've never bent a Temple Reef rod, but sources tell me that the Reefers are superior to the GT series design; if you are going with that brand.
Rich; loving the solid advice and effort you have put in to help new people out around here. Thank you for getting into it!
Bent Inge Bentsen:
Thanks for the info Mark and Amr. It's definitely a lot of great rods availiable!
Dan Hanon:
Bent,
Just get the Carpenter Monster Hunter 80 or Ripple Fisher GT80 Reversal. Trust me, you will not regret the purchase. Why spend $400-500 on a rod, only to upgrade later to a $900-1000 model? Considering you're travelling all the way to the Andamans, it's a small investment upgrade. Trust me, you will become addicted to this style of fishing! Just my opinion.....
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