Jono, I sent a Van Diemen X13 back with Kelly today.... I'm sure she will let you have use of it... I even bolted a Stella SW5000 with PE3 on it for her until she gets a reel sorted out.... Aaron has those reels for you as well...

Nah Nah bro we will hook up some time this week and flick some 60grammer Hitters bro. Pretty excited to see how this combo goes as this thing blew me away with what it can do...

I was thinking of the okuma braid concept rod as well.......the one that joins above the grip....I had one before and the build quality was very good.....fuji guides.

Stellamoon wrote: I have used all the below casting rods and if you are looking for a quality light weight stickbait rod which works the lighter stickbaits well and is not just a rod that loads up well or looks pretty then look no further than the list below! It will be well worth saving up for one of them. They will all work stickbaits from 60g -100g well! Running PE3 when throwing stickbaits over $100+ is a gamble that I wouldn't personally take, and if a 15Kg plus fish does come along it could end up in tears for you especially if your in reefy terain. I tried this a few years ago at Shearer Rock in AKl and my 75g Gamma got smoked and is now jewlery for some Kingfish out there   If your using $50 stickbaits I guess it's not so much of an issue but still a risk But don't let me stop you from giving it a go...... Carpenter BLC 83/21 Carpenter BLC 84/22 Carpenter BLC 86/25 Carpenter BLC 70/20SMC Smiths GTK 77-SJH

I am using a Smith gtk 74 with a saltiga 4000h currently, we have some huge sessions on longtail tuna ranging from 8-20kg and this combo gets an absolute smoking, really happy with weight, distance and power, 40-70g lures mostly. I have found the slightly shorter rod easier to manoeuvre in the boat also as I often fish alone. We have to get the tuna into the boat pretty quick as the sharks are prolific during the tuna season so is a good test bench for gear.

Rod and reel in Newmarket have some Yamaga Blanks ( rods ) blue sniper I think , the light one is very nice ( pe3 I think )well worth checking out and really good pricing for a top Japanese stickbait rod .

Hmmmmmm

Yes my main reason or going lighter was only for accomodating lighter fish. Skull dragging smaller harbour fish on 100b jb just lost a bit of its fun. Even though the surface strike is still cool. Once they are hooked its a bit of a 1 sided affair. 

No arguments there Titahi or jono really. Match your tackle to the target, its more fun that way.

Smith KGS series are a nice "light" stickbait rods imo