What rod omg what reel
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Topic: What rod omg what reel
Posted By: ambo3009
Subject: What rod omg what reel
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2014 at 8:56pm
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Having fished all my life i am now about to try poppers and stick baits. Is the Penn 10500 any good?, all the writeups are good and I couldn't afford a stella or saragosa so seems ok to me. I was also going to purchase a back bone elite rod, 8 foot 2 piece up to 35kg. I cant find the max lure weight for casting. The whole package is $480 NZ including 37kg braid. Shall i or shouldn't I that is the question? Thanks all  |
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Posted By: sappercatcha
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2014 at 9:23pm
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I was playing with a penn 10500 today seemed a great reel for the price had plenty of drag too but certainly no stella that's for sure but your talking less than quarter the prize as well good luck sappercatcher ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">  keep up the good work boys
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Posted By: Wallopit
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2014 at 11:46pm
| Mate just make sure that the BBE is the new stick bait version "832 topwater". Theyre much much better than the old model. 10500 is a huge reel though and you may find it pretty heavy to cast with for a long while. For the same money id look into the Pfluger salt series either 70 or 80 series of some of the Finnor series i.e. biscayne or offshore. |
Posted By: ambo3009
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2014 at 1:13am
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copy that, I'm told its the topwater, and looking at the website they only have 2-3 models and 1 at 8ft. not sure how 8 ft will go in a boat, can but try. Yes the 10500 it is dam big, never thought i would be getting a egg beater as ive been using a tld 15 for years and been able to get great casts with that. just trying to keep up without spending heaps.
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Posted By: Wallopit
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2014 at 9:07am
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yeah mate heaps of people in the same boat. those pflugers are around 229 heaps of drag and a good solid frame. and sweet as about the rod. I've just bought one but the oldies are like a bloody shovel handle. http://www.fco.co.nz/online-store/products/Pflueger-Salt-Spin-Reel-80.aspx?pid=293847#Cross
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Posted By: jonocoogee
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2014 at 9:11am
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I agree that the 10500 is an enormous reel and will tire you out very quickly, If you are a fan of the penns I would recommend moving down in size to a 7500 reel. If you are using braid it will still have plenty of capacity and save your arms back and shoulders a lot of strain. There are other options that wallopit has mentioned, In the $200-300 range, fin nor offshore, okuma salina II, pfluger salt, Fin nor Lethal 100T, its a case of seeing what ones you like best. For the rod an 8ft of the boat should be fine for casting, another option is the Fin nor troppo 8ft. In the sub $200 range its great bang for buck. ------------- TAS - Its a real disease |
Posted By: Wallopit
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2014 at 2:44pm
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^all good suggestions |
Posted By: NZ Critter
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2014 at 8:39pm
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Hey Ambo Welcome to top water addiction Couple of things to think about. Retrieve speed. High speed only!.. look at retrieve per crank not gear ratio. I would recommend at least 1m per crank preferably more ( I'm pulling 1.25m per crank) A stickbait rod and a popper rod are not the same Stickbait rods should be supple to swim a bait smooth with low down power for fighting fish Popper rod should be stiffer to drag the lure through the water Obviously for starting out you will run 1 rod so try pick something that is more suited to what you prefer stick or popper Drag... you want good stopping power but be realistic. Are you going to be hauling on 20 km kings every week? If not around 15kg is plenty Quality....kings will find fault with the best gear. My first reel I used for stickbait in was a Shimano bait runner 6500. One day of 12 - 15 kg kings and the bail arm was twisted. I don't know about the Penn gear but Shimano spheros is a great priced starter reel. WS LAURIES do it with the backbone rod for $500 good entry level set Just my very long 2 cents worth ------------- "AOTEALURES" Hand Crafted In NZ |
Posted By: rawz
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2014 at 5:13am
| I still use my pflugeur salt 80 its awesome for the price slayed plenty of kingies on it |
Posted By: Capt Asparagus
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2014 at 9:02am
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I agree with jonocoogee about the smaller 7500 penn, great reel for the price. Finnor Lethal 100 for a larger reel has an enormously good write up from Alan Hawk, has to be very very hard to go past I must say. Jono, how is yours going? ------------- It is only my overwhelming natural humility that mars my perfection. Captain Asparagus, Superhero, Adventurer. |
Posted By: jonocoogee
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2014 at 5:48pm
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It would be great if I ever got to use it. Damn westerlies ------------- TAS - Its a real disease |