Starlo Stix
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
Forum Name: Soft Bait Fishing
Forum Description: Anything to do with this latest and greatest way of catching our favourite species
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Printed Date: 11 Jun 2026 at 8:32am
Topic: Starlo Stix
Posted By: Naki
Subject: Starlo Stix
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2007 at 7:24am
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Hi.
Any thoughts on the Starlo Stix 5-10kg long butt rod. Have ordered one.
Cheers ------------- President of the "Pontoon Owners Club". I started off with nothing and now I still have most of it left!!! |
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Posted By: CanadianJohn
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2007 at 9:12am
| this for soft plastics for puka naki?? |
Posted By: Moocha
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2007 at 9:55am
Yup good rod, good price great action..although they for some reason don't like being point loaded   but if you are careful (unlike I was) they will see you right.What is the reel your going to bolt on it Naki ? |
Posted By: Rank Amateur
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2007 at 10:36am
| How do you reckon it would go with an Okuma VS-30 Moocha? I've got one on order and want to pair it with a VS-30 in about a months time... |
Posted By: Men In Black
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2007 at 10:44am
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Is this a 5-10kg or a 5-8kg 7'6" 2pc |
Posted By: Moocha
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2007 at 11:22am
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Whoops I misread it Appoligies Naki I have the 5--8kg but its a 7ft (minus the original top 6inches and a 3 piece for a very short time ) I reckon the VS30 would go minta on either RA (did you order the 5-10kg)
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Posted By: Naki
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2007 at 11:23am
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MIB
Not sure if it is 5-10 or 5-8kg but it is certaintly 2pc with a long butt. Hope it is a 5-8kg.
CJ.
What ever I can catch on it. Snapper, Gurnard & will use it for Nationals Lite Line.
Moocha.
At this stage I will put a cheap Abu on until I decide on a better reel. Probably a VS30, Sustain or simillar. Have loaded the Abu with 14lb Fireline ------------- President of the "Pontoon Owners Club". I started off with nothing and now I still have most of it left!!! |
Posted By: Moocha
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2007 at 11:31am
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Symetre 2500 could be worth a look Naki. I had a TP4000 on mine with 6lb fireline landed some good fish lost some even better ones and the 6lb was still going strong (most bust offs were at the trace or hook) the 6lb can break close to 20lb I believe which is why I chose it for the 5-8kg rod (mind you I still busted it). |
Posted By: phantomdeviant
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2007 at 4:59pm
I wish the good people at Shimano would bring in more of their Starlo Stix range. Especially the ones designed for use with overhead reels ------------- Skirt Pulla |
Posted By: Rank Amateur
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2007 at 5:20pm
| Moocha... yep - reminds me I need to ring and hurry them up - ordered it like 2 weeks ago! |
Posted By: Amateur
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2007 at 10:47am
I've got a Starlo Stix Squidgy Snapper Spin, it looks beautiful, but I don't know sh#t. It was recomended to me by someone that knows their stuff. I'll be trying it out on the SP Charter with Tiny. ------------- No half measures! |
Posted By: CanadianJohn
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2007 at 11:37am
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i've got the squidgy spin H, its a two piece 4-8kg 7 footer naki. FA-SQ. grunty little rod. i've heard they explode if you even look at them wrong  but bought one anyways.biggest fish so far would be only about 3 pounds. but had a couple on that took heaps of line and then dropped the bait, 20 pounders for sure! and hooked the bottom once, rod handle it no worries. |
Posted By: sid fishus
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2007 at 1:57pm
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I have one of the Starlo 5-8kg two piece rods as well first soft plastic rod I bought. Like it a lot still, even though have others now, but have to say I have also lost the top section off this rod as well. Through a comical casting accident, at least other people on the boat with me were laughing......
Be very careful with the top 6 inches!
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Posted By: phantomdeviant
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2007 at 2:00pm
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Sweet managed to track down a Starlo Mid stream?, 2 piece, 4-8kilo pisto; grip for over head reels. Should be the bees knee's with the new Calcuttta TE ------------- Skirt Pulla |
Posted By: Moocha
Date Posted: 12 Jul 2007 at 8:31am
Nice one Phantom, how did you stumble across this little gem pray tell 
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Posted By: of2fsh
Date Posted: 12 Jul 2007 at 11:46pm
Saw the full range in a shop on the goldcoast this week,the one i couldnt get my head around was the acid wrapped 2 piece starlo stix.Bloody stupid thing hard to line it up properly as their was no marks.One shop i was in had over 1000 s/b rods ranging from $30 to $700..Awesome ...The starlo stix were $98 aus,twin power 4ooo $320 symetre 4000 $120 T curve blue water 4 to 8 kg $199.. nice ...gulps $12... fireline down as low as $19.95..and the daiwa luna $300
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phantomdeviant wrote:Posted By: Moocha
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2007 at 8:21am
.....I think I need a tissue  Good prices on the Luna (especially) and the Bluewater is a bloody good price too. Now the thing I want to hear is wadda ya get ...don't tell me for even one second you managed to resist the temptation to buy anything  |
Posted By: phantomdeviant
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2007 at 10:16am
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Moocha heard from a reliable source that Shimano distributors are going to be bringing 2 models of overhead pistol grip Starlos in to the country I've got one on order. Arrives next month. Still none of the spiral wrapped ones. Spoke to one of the Shim reps and he said that they reckon us Kiwi's cant cast overhead reels and this is why they have only been bringing in the Spin Starlo's Of2fish I would never have left that shop. Would have had to have been surgically removed  ------------- Skirt Pulla |
Posted By: Moocha
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2007 at 10:40am
Clearly Aussie distributors jealous that we will over take them with this new fangled SP craze...its sad they have take that attitude ...don't they know that we'll get em one way or another  How long is the model of yours Phantom ? |
Posted By: phantomdeviant
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2007 at 11:53am
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6ft9 moocha ------------- Skirt Pulla |
Posted By: phantomdeviant
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2007 at 2:23pm
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Here's the specs Moocha:
SSX baitcast midstream, 6.9feet, 2 piece, 5-8 kilo. Pistol grip. Yeeeehaaa! ------------- Skirt Pulla |
Posted By: Peter da Squid
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2007 at 3:01pm
Yes Sir I Like!
 ------------- Good for Nuthin |
Posted By: Peter da Squid
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2007 at 4:40pm
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they sell them for $120nz at campbells in perth hope they sell them here for the same, any more and we are being ripped off! ------------- Good for Nuthin |
Posted By: Kezza
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2007 at 4:51pm
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factor in international freight costs in to the equation thou Squid....my $180 rod ended up costing $245...obviously the shipping comes down considerably as the number of units goes up. If you want a shimano rod that aint available here let me know the #s and I'll get you a price + shipping....should there be a few bods around wanting rods then all the better really... |
Posted By: Finatic
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2007 at 5:17pm
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Yeah, with the dollar the way it is at the moment, it's a great idea to get a few mates together who want to buy some gear and bring in a bulk order.
With the government trying to force the dollar down because of the negative effect on our exporters, it ain't going to be like this forever. It's not the time to be procrastinating too much. |
Posted By: Boulder
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2007 at 5:17pm
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Now there is a thought or two going round in my head Kezza.
What to bolt that curado on is still a question for me
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Posted By: Moocha
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2007 at 5:37pm
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Yes Sir Phantom I likes your thinking ...Fuji Silicon guides ? Si your onto it ...could be a order a foot |
Posted By: Naki
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2007 at 7:27am
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Picked up my Starlo Stix yesterday after work. Just what I wanted, 7'6" 2pc 5-8kg long butt. Hopefully it will get a workout at SMHB 07 ------------- President of the "Pontoon Owners Club". I started off with nothing and now I still have most of it left!!! |
Posted By: Peter da Squid
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2007 at 10:09am
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Couttas pull hard mate ------------- Good for Nuthin |
Posted By: Rank Amateur
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2007 at 10:19am
| Just picked up the same rod Naki on Saturday.... Can't wait to get ut out and give it some action... Have an Okuma EFS 30 for now but will pair with an Okuma VS40 in a month or so... |
Posted By: Moocha
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2007 at 10:51pm
Nice RA...quality set up there  ...Snaps to be slayed I reckon
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Posted By: Rank Amateur
Date Posted: 24 Jul 2007 at 12:21pm
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Cheers Moocha! And some Kingies too hopefully...
when are you next heading up this way?
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Posted By: Moocha
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2007 at 4:19pm
Not too sure mate, sussing things out down here hopefully not too long 
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Posted By: BarneyC
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2007 at 5:20pm
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Hey I've got a Starlo Squidgy Spin - one of the pre-NZ ones in a lovely shade of graphite (they're in blue now aren't they?) Great rod and paired with a 3k or 4k reel will put plenty of hurt on decent fish. Fab for flicking upto an ounce or so around and with that split butt (!) deadly accurate when casting. Downside - in deeper water, say 25m plus they really lack the grunt needed to turn a decent fish IMHO. When put side by side with a T-Curve an 8kg KF might be 5 mins effort on the T-Curve vs a good 15-20 mins on the SS. Now don't get me wrong it's a bloody good fun 15 mins but when the action is hot you really want to get back in there. So for now I am still using my SS with a Sahara 4000 & 8kg fireline, and for the deeper water a nice new Innovator Nitro with a Stella 4000. Yum. |