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    Posted: 17 May 2011 at 6:42pm
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In your opinion and experience, what is the best softbait rod money can buy?
Spinning of course.Wink
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Xzoga Mastery Series MA-S 6'6-7ft Butt join. Top end rod at a mid range price. 
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  Hi Vila, can i see this rod in Auckland.Looks good.Smile
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Don't need to waste your money on high end rods, best sb rod is one that catches fishLOL
all have pro's & con's. Backbone elites are great so is a Daiwa Saltist 12-20lb(mine)Big smile
others are good to but names escape me LOL
 
Even a broomstick will catch fish... all comes down to personnal prefs & money
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calstar GFX7 , followed closely by the veritas 4 to 7kg ..as john says they all catch fish and we all have our favourites which suit our own style
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  Custom Synit from CJ is the best I've usedSmile. I currently own 12 soft bait rods and have fished others as well. You pay for what you get, and you get what you pay for. As already mentioned they all can catch fish and some are suited to different situations. But a nice custom rod on a great blank is like driving a Lambo compared to a truck.  For a lifetime of fishing a custom rod is great value for money as you tend to look after them better. (You don't lend them to your mates eitherLOL)
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I Brought a shimano 'longy' fish outta water series, 6-8kg. Its mint, loadsa grunt, Only cost me $99. Best low price range rod i have (better than my ian miller ones Wink)
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Composite Development Dropshot IMO, the lightest, most sensitive rod I've picked up with stacks and stacks of grunt.
5 year unconditional warranty now too, even if you shut it in a door or something.
The Synits as mentioned above are wicked too
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how much did that rod cost you tightlines?
I'm interested in getting a real good quality rod.
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Originally posted by tightlines2 tightlines2 wrote:

  Custom Synit from CJ is the best I've usedSmile. I currently own 12 soft bait rods and have fished others as well. You pay for what you get, and you get what you pay for. As already mentioned they all can catch fish and some are suited to different situations. But a nice custom rod on a great blank is like driving a Lambo compared to a truck.  For a lifetime of fishing a custom rod is great value for money as you tend to look after them better. (You don't lend them to your mates eitherLOL)

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Originally posted by dragwasher dragwasher wrote:

In your opinion and experience, what is the best softbait rod money can buy?
Spinning of course.Wink
 
Ah, that's where you've lost me....
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o/h are not really as good for casting the wash etc, it depends where you do most of your fishing. Workups an o/h is best hands down, shallows and wash the spin is all over it for sure.. just my five cents.
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Originally posted by Mr Plastic Mr Plastic wrote:

o/h are not really as good for casting the wash etc, it depends where you do most of your fishing. Workups an o/h is best hands down, shallows and wash the spin is all over it for sure.. just my five cents.
 
Not my personal experience, actually. 
 
I fish shallow and exposed reefs much more than any other territory, mainly out of dinghy and kayak.
 
I'm much more accurate into wash, and control the line much better in the water, with my baitcaster reels than with my spinning reels.
 
No loss of distance, either (as others have remarked to me...Big smile)
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  I HATE o/h for many reasons, give me a screaming spin reel in the shallows or out deep, in workups whereever any day of the week.
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like all these rods for different reason's 

synit-very tuff rods stiffer than other's but have the most grunt bar none IMHO
and that suits my style of fishing and i have the new banshee 63 what a rod it is

cts mag spin 704-708 very nice blanks very fast action blanks supper sensitive and heaps of low down grunt my fav for lure action u cant get these blanks in the shop custom only as far as i am aware arnt cheap blanks but worth the money

viritas is nice too but a little soft for my liking but still the best rod for its price hands down

my old trust okuma xfactor i had that rod for donkey's and got hundreds of fish

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Calstar  CTS 704 blank built up by the guys at yeehaa,awesome for my style of fishin
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