depends if you want to cast poppers etc....I use a 330gti with 24kg braid on it and it is sweet as for kings and anything big...the rod is a shimano taipan boat rod which i find awesome too...the penn mariner rod is ok too....
i tow lures around the bouy's etc and prefer to cast poppers when I can see em...great to watch too... I usually use a egg beater style reel for casting as i suck at casting overheads...
another way is to drift a balloon with a livie on it towards the markers....
depends really exactly what way you want to target them i guess...loads of ways to nail them....all of which have their place..
Nothing wrong with the 330. I've said it before - you can cast any reel, it just needs sufficient weight on the end of the line.
That said, for a lot of casting, an eggbeater is easier to live with.
If you want info, Mark Kitteridge's book on catching kingfish is a beaut.
casting a tld 20 is not the easiest thing to do...if you not set on a overhead reel then i suggest you try a eggbeater..reason being youll be able to get to concentrate on the accuracy and distance instead of worrying about whats under your fingers and birdsnest's...a 6500b or 9500ss will handle 15kg easy.
dont forget about the other side of mair bank...a good drop off to troll a red and silver rapala... the fish should be around there buy now...generally erupting between 8am and 10am..
good luck
Ok then. I'll stick with the 330 for now then.
Will try and get a copy of that book ASAP.
I also have an egg beater but not sure what capacity line it will handle. The shaft used to wobble a bit when pulling up snapper which made me a little nervous hence the upgrade to the 330. Will give it a go though for casting the poppers.
Hey guys, i use a okuma classic cl450l reel spooled with 40 lb line about 400yards with a 6'6 15 kg class okuma rod with 5 meters of 80 lb leader to a ball bearing swivel to a 130 lb trace tied to a 8/0 mustad off set game hook, i use this set up for live baiting off rocks into kingfish terrain and managed to catch a 26kg king taking 45 minutes of sweet and pain, since then i have up graded to 50 lb braid, it should be good for a bigger one when summer comes around
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