well with a reel and rod like that you are going to have a quality combo thats for sure, i wouldnt worry abot much else, i prefer penn inters my self but many many people have the tiagra's and like all reels regular maintenace and servicing will have you using it for mny years to come, good job on the saving too

forgot to add i would go a 30 over a 50 and go 15kg line class, unless your planning on using it out very deep for the big blues

Well im planning to use it on Marlins when i can get the chance as me and my uncle are keen to fight Marlins and with our new boat it makes places like the FAD's easily accesible compared to the dingy

Too many fish, not enough sickies.

go the 50 lrsA

if you have the coin then get a tiagra for sure, all the top game boats around the world are using them so they can't be that bad. I use the 30 for game fishing over here with a 15 kg rollered rod and nothing has stopped it yet.

Saying that we also use the ocuma gold 30 on the same settup and that has been faultless and smooth also.

We fish them with 15's because of the variety that could be caught while trolling from gt's, cuda, spanyards ect. Makes it a bit more fun

Cheers Scottie

easy done, save more money and buy a 50 and a 30, then you cover both

Would a harness make it easier to fiht the fish as well as there is a 1kg wieght dif

Would a harness make it easier to fiht the fish as well as there is a 1kg wieght dif

well if the fish you hook up is decent well then yes a harness and gimbal belt will be a big investment, and a big safety factor, would be nothing worse than hooked up to a fish and have him go deep and the rod loaded up and you slip or lose grip on the rod and the whole thing goes in the drink, if you know what i mean

Id go the 30wide and there arnt not much you cant stop around with that with what your lickly to come across.



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i recomed against a harness untill more experianced. way to easy to loose your footing or get excited and crank that drag and in the drink you go ,would rather have my gear leave the boat than me IMO. it was only 4 weeks ago in exy it happened to some 1 out wide luckily he had a self inflating lifejacket on and was calm and exp enough to back the drag off instead of wasting his time trying to un harness himself. if you are scared bout gear loss use lanyard lines onto the gunnel rails
brenz

I also dont want to have to buy another one of these rods  in a few years because i wanna go for bigger fish so thats why i want to get the 50w and i already have save up and i wanna go for marlin with it so i shoulkd get a harness and how much are average harness' worth.

Certainly if you're going to use a harness then clip the rod to the harness, and yourself to the deck.

There is nothing wrong with using a harness as long as you know how to fish. you can pick up the Okuma harness/gimble belt combo from bcf pretty cheap.
Also the harness isn't really there so your rod doesn't get pulled out of your hands it is there to add comfort make fighting the fish easier.

yeah agree its there for comfort, but i added that it can also be a saftey factor too, good to give your arms and hands a little rest especially with a long fight

i only want to get one to make the fight more comfortable. Ill also attach the rod to the boat with a rope or something strong so i don't lose it to the sea. Also does the harness make the weight of this fish like spread over your body so you don't get tired as fast. 

also is the tiagra 30 wlrsa good enough for marlin fishing