Christmas island
Submitted by crugs1 on Mon, 2011-11-28 16:39
Hey im heading to christmas island in a few months with my mate and i want to start getting some ideas of some new setups to take over currently ive got a 14000 saragosa so wanted to get a rod to match that mainly for heavy jigging/popping but if have to sacrifice just one purpose then jigging. Im also getting a stradic 5000 in a couple weeks an want a rod for that for lighter work but do u think a setup like that would handle some of the smaller stuff up there sorry bout all the questions bit of a novice but anyhelp would be appreciated
Luke R
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you won't get a rod that will
you won't get a rod that will effectively do both popping and jigging. If it was just for jigging look at something in the demon blood range by daiwa depending on the line you want to run. As for the 5000 the new daiwa airtourqe rods are really nice and have a very attractive price range which would be worth a look at
crugs1
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yeh i thought so id probly be
yeh i thought so id probly be running 80lb accudepth how much are those rods worth im hoping to spend around 200 for each do u recko i could get something decet for that price range ?
Luke R
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Demon blood range is around
Demon blood range is around $300-329. If you didn't want to spend that much then look at the monster mesh max series
The air tourqes come in at under $200. If you get the chance drop by and check them out
crugs1
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yeh ive seen the demon bloods
yeh ive seen the demon bloods but probly out of my price and ive seen the monster mesh they seem pretty nice but do u think the gosa would be a bit heavy weight wise seeing as its such a lite rod?
StevieP
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no get the PE6-8 MMM perfect
no get the PE6-8 MMM perfect for that reel suit heavy jigs to 300g and bottom bouncing duties
crugs1
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yeh the pe 6-8 mmm sounds
yeh the pe 6-8 mmm sounds good and good price to, anyone used the 6'2 eupro twincraft pe 1.5-3 for for lighter jigs and sp's done some reading on them and it sounds pretty good for what i'd be using it for and a good price also
chrisp
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Ci
The 5000 stradic won't be doing much work in CI.You will be able to use it shorebased in the bay for small Gt's but certainly not jigging, Pe 5 would be a minimum in CI.If your going to get out in a boat i would invest in a heavy casting rod over jigging as most of the really good jigging is limited to the exposed side of the island and you wont be getting over there unless you are lucky.Soft plastics tend to get chewed up by the trigger fish over there it's best just pack metal.If you can get a pe6-8 casting and jigging rod in your budget that should cover you even if you only have the Gosa.
crugs1
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Cheers for the info man yeh
Cheers for the info man yeh most of the fishing will be from my mates boat got any ideas for a popping rod thats not overly expensive?