Xzoga loaded-up on a Sambo
Submitted by Colin Hay on Wed, 2008-10-15 11:11
The recent opportunity to visit the Key Biscayne with Simon C also gave me the opportunity to test out my new Xzoga PE4 jig rod. The rod handled fantastically well and I never felt like it was going to let me down. The two pics Simon snapped were when the fish was pretty much beaten. (How do you like my lip action LOL) All the best, Colin Hay
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LOL # 1
Not the worst facial expression under load (but close
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Nah mate - rod looks the goods ay.
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Lol Colin, That is my old Rugby hooker face
As for the rod, the big test came when a bigger sambo ran straight back under the boat - I can tell you it was really bent over then.
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Scrum
Probably felt like you'd been in a scrum afterwards.
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LOL Colin
I know I would rather fight a Sambo than some of the junior All Blacks that gave me a bit of a pounding many years ago.
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Looks good colin
can not see your face tho *pout* the random image bar covers it up on my screen now this may be a good thing *
Sandy Has the PE5 she can not wait to try it our. If it bends like yours it will be a ripper rod.
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forgive me if im wrong ...
forgive me if im wrong ... but that line looks heavier than 40lb :)
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top pics colin,a good load
top pics colin,a good load up for sure, and yeah agree the action "pout"is a top one, seems you were the first to get the xzoga action pics up too
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yeh...alot heavier!!...rod
yeh...alot heavier!!...rod is PE4 rated, reel was a little large for it....6000GT with PE8, possibly even 10, as it was KC's GT reel.
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look at the load up!! nice one colin!!
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The line came on the reel and I hadn't gotten around to taking
it off yet. Kasey, that's pretty good line. The line received some serious nicks when a big sambo ran straight back under the boat, but still held together, not like the 130lb split ring.(Colin 1 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)
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new!
Nice action in the new rod Colin, good to see you guys got into some bruzers.....nice structure the Key!
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Thanks Ryan
It is definately worth a trip up that way as there were plenty of fish around.
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yeh!
Yeh when i took Simon up on my boat we had a ball, just a friggen long way from Tworocks as you know Colin
I do plan to get up there soon but i'll be launching from Lano........just need some bloody nice weather now!
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Yes, if you can launch out of Lancelin it would definately make
it a much nicer trip.
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Great pics colin. Looked
Great pics colin. Looked like you had a ball.
Just got back from Townsville myself. Went there to have a chat with the guys up there and was hoping to test out the Xzoga PE5 popping rods against the GT's but the winds was blowing 25Knots so things didn't go as I hoped. But I'll be back!!! hopefully sometime soon to snap a few pics of the GT's.