Rod to Match Catalina
Submitted by choorles on Tue, 2013-03-26 13:55
Hey guys,
Im heading up to West Moore Island in a month and have got most of my gear sorted but want to find a casting rod to match my Catalina 4500
Currently have 50lb braid on it looking at a rod to throw poppers for gt's etc off a boat. Already checked out a few rods but they seem a bit stiff was hoping to get something with a little bit of finesse in the tip to possibly work some plastics/lighter lures as well.
Any help greatly appreciated, Budget $200-$300
(also anyone been to west moore this year?)
Cheers
Choorles
wade stenhouse
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hey mate check out the new
hey mate check out the new ecooda hornet range. the do a 7'3 pe 2-4 stick. ive been product testing them and they are very nice rod. complete angler nedlands should have them. retail about $279. should be perfect for what u wanna do.
Paul H
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Have you had a look at the
Have you had a look at the Catalina rods - would be on the top end of your budget but they are a nice rod and made to balance with the reel. I have my 4500 on the pe4 model - its about 7ft and will work lures nicely probably a bit heavy for lighter soft plastic work but so will any rod made for 50lb line will be anyway. Pretty hard to get a rod to cover throwing poppers at GT and also handle softies this would be about as close as you can get.
cheers
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