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Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) => Tackle & Techniques => Topic started by: Chuen Fan on October 23, 2008, 09:27:10 PM

Title: tenryu draggo 76
Post by: Chuen Fan on October 23, 2008, 09:27:10 PM

anyone played with that rod b4? what r your thoughts on it? rated pe5-8, 80-170g lures and max drag of 12 kg.. looking at it as a new stickbait/pencil popping rod.

Title: Re: tenryu draggo 76
Post by: Sachin Chaudhry on October 27, 2008, 08:26:40 PM

I have the Draggo 86 which has a PE 8 and 200g rating but if anything it felt softer than my Saltiga GT86. Perhaps something like a Kaibutsu Pencil Instrument or Long Cast may be in order. There are offerings by Smith, Carpenter etc. so if cost does not bother you......

Title: Re: tenryu draggo 76
Post by: Chuen Fan on October 27, 2008, 10:57:16 PM

thanks scahin, i have bought the rod sight unseen, so hopefully it will turn out to be something i can use with pencil's and stickbaits. wife has ordered me a ripple fisher custom for my b/day. so hopefully it will arrive in the 6 months or so that she was told it would take. have no idea where she's getting it from, but i can't complain, how many wives splash out big on a fishing rod for their husbands????  ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: tenryu draggo 76
Post by: Luke Wyrsta on October 28, 2008, 08:29:33 AM

Quote from: chuen fan on October 27, 2008, 10:57:16 PM

thanks scahin, i have bought the rod sight unseen, so hopefully it will turn out to be something i can use with pencil's and stickbaits. wife has ordered me a ripple fisher custom for my b/day. so hopefully it will arrive in the 6 months or so that she was told it would take. have no idea where she's getting it from, but i can't complain, how many wives splash out big on a fishing rod for their husbands????  ;D ;D ;D

I'm lucky I don't have a wife, but if..... ;D ;D ;D

Good deal mate  8) 8) 8)

Title: Re: tenryu draggo 76
Post by: Sachin Chaudhry on October 28, 2008, 08:47:11 AM

Chuen, Tenryu and Ripple Fishers all bought by the missus. Some guys have all the luck !!

Title: Re: tenryu draggo 76
Post by: Chuen Fan on October 28, 2008, 12:19:56 PM

 ;D ;D ;D not luck mate, just have to keep lookin till you find the right missus that loves fishing too..!

Title: Re: tenryu draggo 76
Post by: Joey Falconi on December 13, 2008, 02:46:33 PM

Let me know if you ever divource her sun.  ;D

Title: Re: tenryu draggo 76
Post by: Chuen Fan on December 13, 2008, 03:19:46 PM

hey joey.. u'll be the first to know mate.. ;) ;) i've even preset u to no 1 on my mobile...  ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: tenryu draggo 76
Post by: Joey Falconi on December 13, 2008, 04:13:02 PM

 ;D ;D ;D

Thanks Mate

Title: Re: tenryu draggo 76
Post by: Nathan Cefai on December 15, 2008, 09:45:45 AM

They look like a nice stick mate!!Haven played with one yet

Title: Re: tenryu draggo 76
Post by: Chuen Fan on December 16, 2008, 07:51:32 AM

yet to test it out nathan, unfortunately still got another 8 months b4 my next trip. feels pretty solid though, been running it at 12kg drag tied to the towball of car and it handles pretty well.. will be completely diff on a fish though

Title: Re: tenryu draggo 76
Post by: Nathan Cefai on December 16, 2008, 04:16:37 PM

Yeah mate good luck with it though,let me no how she goes budd!! ;) :D ;D :)