Marlin Rods
Submitted by Jesse G on Fri, 2008-04-11 17:30
Hey guys,
Just a question,
My Dad and I are looking for a marlin rod for my beastly reel(pic attached) As it is my birthday tomorrow. We are most likely going to buy them at Compleat Angler in Joondalup. Does anyone know any good quality rods for marlin.
Jesse
mako magic
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depends on what you want to
depends on what you want to spend jesse and also the line class, if you put up the line class your going to use it might help in people to give you idea's
sherbert
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Get john to give you a good deal
Steve
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mako magic
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yeah john would give you a
yeah john would give you a good deal and advice, you could get anything from 150 or so all the way up to 500 and 600 depends on the budget
Jesse G
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I will be using 24kg line
I will be using 24kg line and willing to spend about $200.
Andy
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backbone
Cant go wrong with a 24kg backbone. We have 2 that get used, cant fault them for the bucks.
From Innisfail Far Nth Queensland
Jesse G
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Will look at some
Will look at some tomorrow.
Thanks for the comments
SamC
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Depends what you classify as
Depends what you classify as a "marlin rod" any typical bottom bashing you could use for marlin..
Depends you could get a normal 15-24kg live fibre or something along those lines that you could chase billies with.
Or a fully rollered rod like a Shimano Backbone 24kg-r (fully rollered)
Or just a roller tip, like a 24kg backbone or a penn powerstick etc etc...
as i said it's what you classify as a "marlin rod"!
cheers
sam
Cheers,
Sam
Jesse G
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I was looking at the Daiwa
I was looking at the Daiwa Grandwave in Bluewater Tackle that was 24-37kg line breaking strain, but it was graphite, that was $200. But I don't really want a graphite in case it gets a chip or someting in it. The rod is for sails and blacks up at Exmouth this year. Looking at fish around 60-100kg if we are lucky.
Jesse
jay_burgess
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Graphite rods are so much
Graphite rods are so much better if you are prepared to look after them. I'd never fish with fibre glass again.
Jesse G
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The Perfect Rod
I ended up getting a graphite Strudwick Bluewater 25-37kg breaking strain.......It looks like a 8-10kg breaking strain because it is so thin.......LOL......... Best rod a guy could want.
A HUGE Thanks To Nole And David at Complet Angler Joondalup
Jesse
Will post a pic or two tomorrow