Yea the price has dropped big time!!! The sustain has the ci4 rotor in it which should be better than the graphite one in the gosa.... And different drag washers the rep reckoned it was a all round higher spec reel. Im Confused now.........?? Also heard that someone tested the drag on the saragosa and it maxed out at 8Kg but that's just a rumour.I think at the end of the day I'll get what I need out of either of them

Nomis wrote: My 2 cents. Sustain is nice if you want a lighter set. How ever my personal preference would be new Saragossa. Duel drag system is a big plus to put some big time hurt on a fish for a longer period of time.  MIB is right they are sealed with a rubber gasket from side plate to frame, Sustain is a well sealed unit in its own right however.   The new Saragossa looks and performs very well indeed! cant go wrong with either or I think it will come up to personal preference. You could always pimp out the new reel to with a bling Stella handle knob. Nice personal touch

Looks good!!!

Sufishent wrote: sizedoesntmatter wrote: Demon blood definitely. Have the terez myself, hated it as a stickbait rod and now its my lbg rod. I now use a Offshore stickbait rod and love it. Look into them, mine was $450 Interested in why you didn't like the Terez as a stickbait rod

From what I've seen on the fishing and adventure show those Fin Nor Troppo stickbait rods seem to do the job nicely and at a good price too. Anybody using these?

The terez has a really short butt section making it awkward to fight fish on the hip. I found the eyes to be 2 small therefore losing casting distance and having trouble getting knot through top eye. And it was quite hard to work the stickbait. After going to the offshore my stickbaiting has improved 10 fold

I see torpedo7 have some cheap terez rods, horrible colour and cork though, are they the same rods?

I'm trying to find a Demon Blood but none around in Auckland where I've been, have they been discontinued? Anyone know where there is one for sale at the moment?