demon blood or terez
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
Forum Name: Popper and Topwater Fishing
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Topic: demon blood or terez
Posted By: harvester
Subject: demon blood or terez
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2014 at 8:14pm
| Hi guys need a bit of help looking at getting a cheap top water rod narrowed it down to a demon blood or a terez what would be my best bet??? |
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Posted By: rockz
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2014 at 8:37pm
| bend the two side by side if you can, i'd love a demon blood if i had the cash. |
Posted By: harvester
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2014 at 8:39pm
| I had a chance to do that today the demon blood was a bit lighter and felt bit better under load but is slightly more expensive and not sure if its worth the extra money |
Posted By: MATTOO
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2014 at 8:39pm
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Like my Demon blood. ------------- Still cruising in my now sweetas pimped out Southern 755 HT0! |
Posted By: ET487
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2014 at 8:48pm
Got 2 demon bloods and have caught GT'S up to 84lb on it. Cast poppers and stickbaits. Can't comment on the terez, never even pick one up as the demon bloods feel so good |
Posted By: harvester
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2014 at 8:52pm
| What model demon blood do u have? I'm leaning towards the 7,6 one.... |
Posted By: sizedoesntmatter
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2014 at 9:00pm
| Demon blood definitely. Have the terez myself, hated it as a stickbait rod and now its my lbg rod. I now use a Offshore stickbait rod and love it. Look into them, mine was $450 |
Posted By: ET487
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2014 at 9:03pm
   Yep that the one.7'62xh a few action pics. My mate fighting a 73lb GT. |
Posted By: harvester
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2014 at 9:03pm
| Had a look at them to seem a bit more heavy duty than the demon bloods. Going to match it with a 10000 sustain so should be a nice lite weight set up |
Posted By: harvester
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2014 at 9:04pm
| Think I am sold on the demon blood |
Posted By: rockz
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2014 at 9:48pm
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yeah 10000 size would be perfect for the 7'6" rod, 50lb braid and you're good to go. definitely worth the extra dosh.
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Posted By: harvester
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2014 at 9:52pm
| Choice thanks for the help |
Posted By: ET487
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2014 at 7:49pm
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Got a 10 000 twin power on mine with 65lb JB Hollow. Very light setup and more than enough stopping/fighting power. |
Posted By: harvester
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2014 at 7:58pm
| Sounds like the twin power is the goods pity they are not around anymore. Getting a good deal on the sustain so can't complain. Where can I get my hands on that jb braid? |
Posted By: Dax
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2014 at 9:35pm
| Have a scout at Hunting and Fishing for the Demon Blood 7,6" - the Warkworth store had two on sale at $300 just before Christmas. I couldn't go past it at that price so there was just one left LOL. Just need to source a matching reel. As you say a pity the Twin Power is not on the market, maybe a Saragosa? |
Posted By: harvester
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2014 at 9:42pm
| Yea I have found one for around that price as well couldn't say no haha. I looked at the Saragossa but can get a sustain at around the same price and should be the better reel should be a good set |
Posted By: Men In Black
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2014 at 10:31pm
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Demon blood is the better rod for sure... But the Sustain 10000FG is a little slow in the retrieval at only 94cm per crank... Even the little 4000FG has 99cm per crank.. The Saragosa SW10000 at 102cm is a little better and made for heavier saltwater use as its sealed . Weight wise the Sustain at 555g will be lighter to use but its only the 6000 size frame with a bigger spool. The Saragosa SW10000 is 680g but on a bigger frame, pity we don't get the SW8000 Saragosa here as it has the higher ratio... Even though Shimano advertise the Sustain 10k as a Topwater reel in my opinion its nowhere near as robust as the new Saragosa's. If Shimano got one reel right in 2013 it was the Saragosa... Simple, sealed, and not much to go wrong.. ------------- www.synit.co.nz |
Posted By: harvester
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2014 at 10:55pm
| Yeah the 8000 would be good. The shimano rep told my local fishing shop man to go the sustain that is a all round better reel than the gosa. Better drags and so on and I'm sure the seals would be up to scratch aswell . I no the retrieve is a bit of an issue but guess I'll just have to wind faster.... I can accutaly get the sustain cheaper than the gosa at the moment. Or am I making a mistake??? |
Posted By: Boxee
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2014 at 11:02pm
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This is what I've got on my 762xh, older model but higher ratio 5.7:1 and 29lbs of drag, also came with two spools. These guys must have the only ones left: http://www.upatfive.co.nz/products-page/clearance-fishing-equipment/shimano-stradic-8000/ ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Men In Black
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2014 at 11:20pm
Watch the pricing on all the Sustain range as they are about to if not already drop... But for a Shimano rep to say an SW series reel wasn't as good as a non SW reel the guy must be mad... The 10k Saragosa has the sealed drag system with washers either side of the spool and has a factory 15kg max... The Sustain is a conventional 6 stack FD system with 12kg factory max drag.... It will do the job but its not a heavy saltwater reel... ------------- www.synit.co.nz |
harvester wrote:Posted By: harvester
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2014 at 11:33pm
| Yea the price has dropped big time!!! The sustain has the ci4 rotor in it which should be better than the graphite one in the gosa.... And different drag washers the rep reckoned it was a all round higher spec reel. Im Confused now.........?? Also heard that someone tested the drag on the saragosa and it maxed out at 8Kg but that's just a rumour.I think at the end of the day I'll get what I need out of either of them |
Posted By: Nomis
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2014 at 11:41pm
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My 2 cents. Sustain is nice if you want a lighter set. How ever my personal preference would be new Saragossa. Duel drag system is a big plus to put some big time hurt on a fish for a longer period of time. MIB is right they are sealed with a rubber gasket from side plate to frame, Sustain is a well sealed unit in its own right however. The new Saragossa looks and performs very well indeed! cant go wrong with either or I think it will come up to personal preference. You could always pimp out the new reel to with a bling Stella handle knob. Nice personal touch
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Posted By: Men In Black
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2014 at 11:58pm
 ------------- www.synit.co.nz |
Posted By: Nomis
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2014 at 8:27am
| Nice graham! |
Posted By: harvester
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2014 at 12:52pm
| Looks good!!! |
Posted By: Sufishent
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2014 at 1:25pm
Interested in why you didn't like the Terez as a stickbait rod ------------- You can never have enough fishing tackle |
Posted By: Sufishent
Date Posted: 23 Mar 2014 at 7:49am
I'm keen to hear your answer as I have a Terez - as I have nothing to compare it with your feedback would be helpful ------------- You can never have enough fishing tackle |
Posted By: -mAdfis HO-
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2014 at 7:14am
------------- FiShInG rOcKs! ChEeRs -mAdfis HO- |
Posted By: -mAdfis HO-
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2014 at 7:26am
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From what I've seen on the fishing and adventure show those Fin Nor Troppo stickbait rods seem to do the job nicely and at a good price too. Anybody using these? ------------- FiShInG rOcKs! ChEeRs -mAdfis HO- |
Posted By: Sufishent
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2014 at 5:38pm
Thanks for the reply ------------- You can never have enough fishing tackle |
Posted By: sizedoesntmatter
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2014 at 6:09pm
| The terez has a really short butt section making it awkward to fight fish on the hip. I found the eyes to be 2 small therefore losing casting distance and having trouble getting knot through top eye. And it was quite hard to work the stickbait. After going to the offshore my stickbaiting has improved 10 fold |
Posted By: Titahi
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2014 at 6:33pm
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I think that if the tip folds away to quickly for a stick bait then it is going to struggle to develop the inertia needed to work a popper properly. Typically popper rods are slower tip action than a stick bait rod. I have a Terez, ( left behind by a well intentioned friend) I wouldn't consider using it for popper fishing, and only use it for small stick baits, as a last choice. ------------- "I love standing by the ocean and just knowing what its for" |
Posted By: eynon
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2014 at 3:43pm
| I see torpedo7 have some cheap terez rods, horrible colour and cork though, are they the same rods? |
Posted By: rockz
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2014 at 7:23am
| FCO had a demon blood for $349 last week, and a terez too i think. |
Posted By: Humpy
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2014 at 1:42pm
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I'm trying to find a Demon Blood but none around in Auckland where I've been, have they been discontinued? Anyone know where there is one for sale at the moment? Cheers Humpy
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Posted By: Boxee
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2014 at 3:47pm
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http://www.marine-deals.co.nz/daiwa-demon-blood-762xh-popper-rod-90-230g ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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