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Tackle Talk / Re: Surf casting rod for long bombing artificials
« on: January 16, 2015, 05:49:33 AM »
Been doing it for a little bit myself. 12ft star rods stellar, 20-40lb with a sealine x 50hv and 35lb mono. I can throw 3oz rangers about 70-80yrds with a headwind and lose sight of salas 6x JRs. (I fish off of cliffs, but low to The water.).
Very efficient and easy.
If your looking for big GTs you'll need high drag numbers and a reel to handle it. If your looking for roosters and misc. fish under 20lbs go with a 40 size bait caster (saltist BG or sealine would be my preference) and an 11-12ft graphite rod. Penn torque and prevail are good candidates and not expensive.
If your thinking about submerging your reels and swimming to rocks then look into sealed spinners. Van staals are on sale now due to the new models. A 150 is going for $500 at charkbait. The penn torques are a real winner. I'm picking up a TRQS5 this weekend for my skishing excursions. Stay away from the diawas and shimanos with "magsealed" technology. It's a lube that seals by using magnets but still allows debris to get in (ie. Sand) it just keeps water from getting in on a rough boat ride.
Very efficient and easy.
If your looking for big GTs you'll need high drag numbers and a reel to handle it. If your looking for roosters and misc. fish under 20lbs go with a 40 size bait caster (saltist BG or sealine would be my preference) and an 11-12ft graphite rod. Penn torque and prevail are good candidates and not expensive.
If your thinking about submerging your reels and swimming to rocks then look into sealed spinners. Van staals are on sale now due to the new models. A 150 is going for $500 at charkbait. The penn torques are a real winner. I'm picking up a TRQS5 this weekend for my skishing excursions. Stay away from the diawas and shimanos with "magsealed" technology. It's a lube that seals by using magnets but still allows debris to get in (ie. Sand) it just keeps water from getting in on a rough boat ride.