1-2kg veritas would be good option with 1000 size reel. or just buy proper squid rod and reel cant beat them really
egifreak wrote: Egi rods are a speatialty item that many companies have released without even knowing what egi is, most cheap egi rods are simply a 2-4kg rod with low ride guides that are no different to a 2-4kg soft plastic rod. That said I have 12 egi outfits that vary in length weigh at budget with my cheaper outfits costing between $400 and $600 including reel and line with my more high end out fits costing in excess of $3000. Do not be sucked into the marketing of the word egi as many did here in Australia a couple of years ago, an egi rod has multiple tapers and is designed to both cast and work egi where as a soft bait rod is a single to dual taper that is designed to cast small light weigh plastics and work with light twitch action. Egi fishing is a very aggressive style of fishing so the reason for gear to suit is paramount, light mechanical jigging done horizontally is not for every one and can take some time to get used to. I am not saying you can not catch squid without this gear, however, I am saying you will catch more and bigger squid with the right action and egi which does required specialty gear. |
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