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High Ratio vs Low Ratio

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Category: Saltwater Fishing
Forum Name: Popper and Topwater Fishing
Forum Description: If you're into a bit of action on top, this is the forum for you
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Printed Date: 07 Jun 2026 at 11:55pm


Topic: High Ratio vs Low Ratio
Posted By: The Apprentice
Subject: High Ratio vs Low Ratio
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2013 at 4:03pm
hey Guys 

Im looking at getting a diawa saltiga and i see they have 2 different ratios low and high what is the best for stickbaiting your advise is well needed


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Posted By: ELEVAR
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2013 at 4:13pm
high ratio man, means you don't have to work as much after your sweep, and  the lower ratio is more suited to jigging,  
 
zac

Posted By: The Apprentice
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2013 at 4:22pm
oh cheers zac for that advice 

Posted By: Jet_ski_fisher
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2013 at 4:34pm
Yerrr high speed wicked for slugs and poppers :) 

Posted By: The Apprentice
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2013 at 5:53pm
Oh sweet so definately high ratio then and for braid what would you do for bronze whaler fishing and obviously kingfish too is there a diffderence beteeen hollow and dyneema braid

Posted By: ELEVAR
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2013 at 6:06pm
you want a nice casting braid man, ultra castman, jb hollow etc  I put hollow tuffline guides choice 100lb on my new 14k and love it
zac
  

Posted By: The Apprentice
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2013 at 6:15pm
Ohk how are you liking your stella

Posted By: ELEVAR
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2013 at 6:19pm
mean as!! haven't had a decent fish on it yet but its amazing to cast, fells a lot tougher than my 08 10k cant wait to here the loader clicker on a half decent fish!!
zac 

Posted By: The Apprentice
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2013 at 7:00pm
Haha hopefully I blood my saltiga with a bronzey Haha or a nice kingy

Posted By: ELEVAR
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2013 at 7:55pm
where are you trying for bronzeys?? I usally start trying for them November

Posted By: The Apprentice
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2013 at 8:30pm
Yea im sorting out a trip in october out of tauranga

Posted By: ELEVAR
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2013 at 8:40pm
going offshore to hunt bronzies? keen wait for summer, they are everywhere more of an annoyance
 
zac

Posted By: Jet_ski_fisher
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2013 at 10:33pm
Same here AM we get em in 3mtrs of water up here. and the females come in to give birth in the shallows.. should be good fun to test some gear out before the trevs come on the bite 


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