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Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) => Tackle & Techniques => Topic started by: Rohit Saqa Lal on October 21, 2009, 08:18:46 PM

Title: Homebaked
Post by: Rohit Saqa Lal on October 21, 2009, 08:18:46 PM
G'day fellas
I'll use this thread to show off some inshore plug rods that I make

Here is one ready to fly north to sunny bundy area. Designed for smaller poppers, stickbaits, flickbaits and metals with light braid and running upto 6kg drag. I think the days for spaniards and longtails up there are now numbered

Pictured here with my Hyper Certate running 35lb saltiga sensor8 braid

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Title: Re: Homebaked
Post by: Warwick Joyce on October 22, 2009, 08:26:18 AM
Hmm i like the look of that 2 piece grip. Are there any advantages/disadvantages with that style?
Title: Re: Homebaked
Post by: Rohit Saqa Lal on October 22, 2009, 09:00:15 AM
In my experience not much, just looks cool  ;D
Title: Re: Homebaked
Post by: Ivan Verhage on October 22, 2009, 09:18:42 PM
looks good
what are the advantages of the low rider guides over the standard MNSG guides?
does the 2 peice grip feel weird and have play when loading the rod up?

cheers
Title: Re: Homebaked
Post by: Rohit Saqa Lal on October 22, 2009, 10:10:20 PM
The lowriders have zero line fouling or grabing on the guides. The split grips feel quite good. Its all down to personal tastes on the grips though. My own one of this stick runs a full carbon rear grip
Title: Re: Homebaked
Post by: Ivan Verhage on October 23, 2009, 09:52:44 PM
cheers
the green grips look great
Title: Re: Homebaked
Post by: Rohit Saqa Lal on December 03, 2009, 11:03:30 PM
Here is one a customer picked up today. Pictured with his 10k SW

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Title: The Phantom
Post by: Rohit Saqa Lal on December 30, 2009, 01:41:25 AM
G'day all
Here is one of my popping sticks, the Longtail Lakomai. Lakomai means come here in the Fijian language. This one is done in the phantom colors and features the sinister looking fuji alconite lowriders in black and is the longer 9' length. Hope you enjoy the pics

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Title: Return of the Blue
Post by: Rohit Saqa Lal on December 31, 2009, 07:08:53 PM
G'day folks
As 2009 draws to an end, here is a Longtail Lakomai again in my fav blue livery to bring the year to a close

Happy new year to all and hope you enjoy the pics

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Title: Chrome
Post by: Rohit Saqa Lal on March 06, 2010, 08:04:56 PM
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