Gear for the missus
Submitted by Braxi on Sun, 2010-11-28 12:37
Just looking for something for the missus for christmas for an offshore spin rig. Had so many recommendations. Had the T- Curve, Fin Nor, Jig Wrex and Samaki Offshore rods recommended. With the reels, not too sure. Something that I can get her two spools, one for 30lb braid and one for 50lb braid. Want to maybe get something Looking to spend about $500-600 in total. Any ideas?
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squidvicious1
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8000 stradic ,2 spools.
8000 stradic ,2 spools.
brenz
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yep stradic with carbontex
yep stradic with carbontex upgrade for sure
Braxi
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cheers, what do you think of
cheers, what do you think of putting it on a 50 or 80lb Fin Nor offshore. Or the new Tcurve revolution. how much difference does the carbontex drag make?
Thanks
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Jody
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A womans point of view
It's all about the colour!!
Just get her a Saltiga Z4500 ...... You know she's worth it
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Braxi
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wish i could. got a bit more
wish i could. got a bit more saving for that one. and she has noticed the shiny stellas
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Jody
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CI4
The new Stradic CI4 is a pretty nice unit. Think that's the one Brenz is talking about.
Something about the 4000 size would be multifunctional as well.
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Braxi
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we do a bit of mulloway
we do a bit of mulloway fishing in the creeks up here in the pilbara plus a bit of offshore bottom bashing and macky chasing. would the stradic 8000 stand up to those ok?
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Man Overboard
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You got $600 to spend, SWMBO
You got $600 to spend,
SWMBO wants a stella,
Another 100, check e-bay, Man up, and just dhu it.
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Braxi
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the $600 is for the rod
the $600 is for the rod aswell...
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Goodz
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The stradic will be great
The stradic will be great mate. I had a 6000 that I used for everything up north with 30lb and it caught pretty much everything. Also got an 8000 now with 30lb/50lb and use it for everything.
scottland
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theres some pretty bloody good prices on ebay
on stradics 8000 and with the dollar the way it is you cant go wrong..
the specs are on this page.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Shimano-Stradic-ST-8000FI-Spinning-Reel-8000-FI-NEW-/390265487351?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5adda2bff7#ht_3775wt_903
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Braxi
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sweet, thanks for that.
sweet, thanks for that. sounds like the Stradic 8000 is the go.that reel is the cheapest ive seen them on ebay. Any ideas on a rod? im leaning towards the fin nor 50lb offshore, jigwrex or tcurve revolution. any ideas on what the samaki's are like?
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bono
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shimano tcurves very nice
shimano tcurves very nice