Popping / Livebating / Snap rod under $500
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
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Printed Date: 05 Jun 2026 at 5:17pm
Topic: Popping / Livebating / Snap rod under $500
Posted By: Big_Red
Subject: Popping / Livebating / Snap rod under $500
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2014 at 11:22am
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Hi guys how are you, but of a query regarding rods . Now before I ask this I am aware there is no one rod for all applications , especially not this. what I'm looking for is a rod that can strayline for snapper, live bait for kings and throw the very odd popper/stickbait. I've got the shimano terez in mind (spin) at 7'2" I think from memory. I'm also looking at the daiwa demon blood and monster mesh spin rods but possibly not sensitive enough for a smaller snap and possibly a bit big for the boat if not used soley for popping. your thoughts?? cheers (if I was to buy a straight popper rod I'd look at others like the van staals / kilwell snakeskin etc).
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Posted By: harvester
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2014 at 12:32pm
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I've got the 7'6 demon blood with a 12000 thunnus on it had the same ideas as you and I'm more than happy with it for all those applications . plenty sensitive enough. I did buy it mainly as a stickbait rod but fine for the rest...
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Posted By: rockz
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2014 at 1:51pm
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take a look at the daiwa saltist stickbait rod: 7'6" 15-24kg and a nice supple tip for snaps.
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Posted By: segador
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2014 at 3:00pm
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just buy a stickbait rod and use it for all of them pretty simple its only the stickbaiting that needs a special rod snapper and livebaiting can use anything
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Posted By: The Badger
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2014 at 9:59pm
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Offshore Illusion. No question
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Posted By: Men In Black
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2014 at 11:14pm
The good old Kilwell Jellytip... Soft enough tip for livebaiting, should throw a popper or two and have been used for years on snapper.
They are around with a black tip and a 3k carbon weave outer mid and butt, plus it won't break the bank. You were correct that there is no one rod that will cover all three bases properly so somewhere you will need to make a compromise as to which of the three needs is the most important.
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Posted By: LBGer
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2014 at 7:57pm
Used to use a daiwa monster mesh for lures and straylining, it worked really well, wasn't too stiff but may have been a personal thing....
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A king on the bricks is worth 5 in a boat.
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