As the weather warms and river temperatures continue to increase the bream, flatties, chopper tailor and blowies are all firing up.

If you're into fishing the rivers and looking for a last minute Christmas present, or just for some new gear for 2011, here's an overview of some of the Lemax rods that are more than up to the task as Bear doesn't mind pointing out in this recent post --> here <--.

Pro Tiny

The Pro Tiny range of rods have incredibly thin blanks and are a great looking and well priced entry level graphite rod.  There are five sizes available between 4'6 and 6'6 suitable for lures up to 25g depending on whether you're using yaks around snags or landbased luring.

The rods have Lemax' SiC guides, cork butt and cork reel seat.

There are a couple of people on the forums who have these rods and love them, one member uses the 5'0 model for his light tackle fishing for pinkies and since buying his first has come back for three more so they've got a fair bit of rough-and-tumble built into them.

RRP for the models mentioned is between $80 and $105.

You can check out all the specs on the rods here.

Blue Mountain

The Blue Mountain is another great looking graphite rod at a reasonable price.  The four sizes between 5'0 and 6'6 are suitable for lures up to 25g.

The rods come with Lemax SiC guides, cork butt and graphite reel seat.

I hear regular positive feedback on the action and durability of the Blue Mountain rods.  A few guys over east who regularly use them in creeks and dams around Brisbane have been stoked with their fishability but their ability to handle knocks from snags in these sorts of waters.

RRP for the models mentioned is between $100 and $140.

You can check out all the specs on the rods here.

Black Rose

When you pick up a Black Rose rod you can feel the quality straight away.  The 5'0 and 5'6 rods, while officially rated to 17lb, are somewhat overstated and are perfect for people looking for smaller estuary rods.

The rods come with Fuji SiC guides and Fuji reel seat and have a cork butt.

Silly posted a fantastic Exmouth report last year where he got a stack of fish on the Lemax Black Rose that gives a good indication of their worth.

RRP for the two models mentioned is between $150 and $165.

You can check out all the specs on the rods here.

I'll post a few more rods up in the next day or two as well as details on some of the new stock which has recently hit Perth.

Please PM me if you've got any questions.