Surf rod advice
Submitted by lambshank on Thu, 2012-04-12 14:37
Hi all
Just came back from Kalbarri for the easter fairly quiet from the beaches only picked up a few chopper tailor, i have a 12ft Snyder glass i bought probably 8 or 9 years ago and has served me well however when i was fishing at Wittecarra there were a couple of guys certainly getting alot more distance than me and on roughly the same gear.
Can anyone offer some advice on 12 - 13ft surf rods i've heard Ozflez are pretty handy??
Cheers
Mick
buschy
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OzFlex
Hey Mick,
I had a big OzFlex Su4144 (4.3m from memory) and really rated it as a rod - but it was certainly behind par as far as casting was concerned. I absolutely love the glass rods and plan on picking up a Snyder sometime in the near future, but as far as casting distance I think the graphite rods are very hard to go past.
Something along the lines of a Surf Sensor will set you back about $250 and will adequately handle pretty much anything you pull from the beach.
When trying to maximise casting distance you also have to take into account line type/quality and whether the weight you are pinging out is appropriate for the rod.
Cheers,
Rob
J_doggy
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Daiwa Sensor Surf
Enough said really
lambshank
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Ok thanks RodI had a look at
Ok thanks Rod
I had a look at the Rod last night and gear i'm using is a MT144 7W ME '18' 55 - 85g and using a Penn 850 with 8kg line.
The terminal gear is 60lb Jinkai leader 3 gangs and have the sinker running between 2 swivels whole length of rig just under a meter, i was using 6 to 8 ounce star sinkers and cut the tails of the mulies to syop them spinning.
Any thoughts on that???
Thanks
Mick
JakeB
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6 to 8oz is way to heavy for
6 to 8oz is way to heavy for you rod and will be over loading it, the 13ft sensor (+ line and shock leader to suit) with 5oz plus bait would be far better suited.
buschy
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6-8 ounce too heavy
Hey Mick,
The 55-85g rating is the ideal casting weight - which I think is around 3-4 ounces. Any heavier than that and you do risk damaging the rod as well as affecting your cast range. Glass is pretty forgiving though, so the risk of breaking the rod is somewhat diminished I feel.
Outside of dropping your casting weight, I don't think you can do too much more to improve your casting distance - outside of making sure you have a top class technique (which I most certainly don't!!! haha).
Would encourage you to just head into a tackle shop and pick up one of the graphite surf rods....imagine fishing with one of them all day and you'll see why they are so popular.
Good luck!
Rob
lambshank
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Sorry get the name right Rob!
Sorry get the name right Rob!
lambshank
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Cheers thanks for the advice
Cheers thanks for the advice will have to do some investigating!
Spinnerak
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if you want something a
if you want something a little cheaper, can't go past the rovex bario (renamed penn spinfisher big game). about $150 and you can get them in 12ft, cast like a dream.
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lambshank
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Thanks i'll check them out do
Thanks i'll check them out do you know who sells them??
AlwaysFishin
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Sensor Surf
I have two of these, a 10ft and a 16 ft. 10 ft is magic for pinging metals, baitcasting mulies and can handle casting weights of 4 oz plus baits, but a 3 oz is ideal. However the 16 ft throws a 4 oz a mile, can handle a big bait as well and the part I like most, it keeps your line well above the breaking swell. Pair this with a great price and you can't go wrong. Sensor Surf definitely gets my vote.