I will be doing a post later in the week regarding our new range of rods, we have been testing and modifying soft bait and micro jigging rods for the last 6-8 months and these rods have just landed in NZ
30T Japanese toray carbon with nano composites, all fuji reelseats and guides, 2 piece and 8ft to 8ft 4in. 3 models available 3-5kg, 4-7kg, and 5-9kg
Photos to come later in week but you wont buy better than these at under $250 each and they come in a 2 piece neopreme bag

dont know if i entirely like the backbones. seem alittle stiff for working 1/4oz jigheads

recently picked up a shimano vortex rod that marine deals had on special in a combo. feels alright cant wait to try it out

Garry 23041 wrote: I will give one a try Kaveman......

we heading up your way soon Garry, so will have them with us. Will get in touch

kaveman wrote: I will be doing a post later in the week regarding our new range of rods, we have been testing and modifying soft bait and micro jigging rods for the last 6-8 months and these rods have just landed in NZ 30T Japanese toray carbon with nano composites, all fuji reelseats and guides, 2 piece and 8ft to 8ft 4in. 3 models available 3-5kg, 4-7kg, and 5-9kg Photos to come later in week but you wont buy better than these at under $250 each and they come in a 2 piece neopreme bag

eynon wrote: dont know if i entirely like the backbones. seem alittle stiff for working 1/4oz jigheads recently picked up a shimano vortex rod that marine deals had on special in a combo. feels alright cant wait to try it out

Hows it going Eynon
The backbone elite is ok for 1/4 ounce although prefer 3/8 and faster wind myself. The old Starlo needs 3/8 to work and is better on 1/2.   But have caught a 35 lb king on 1/8 once over the Starlo which felt horrible to cast with. Was trying to catch a bait fish for few marauding kings feeding when big fella grabbed tiny softbait.
Should come over bays for kayak fish sometime and we can compare notes on rod actions. Vortex sounds like a nice combo.
Cheers Shane

I would try the old snapped the rod trick also Mightyboosh but I just used the dropped my jig rod over the side one on my wife.....

Darn Barberyb...

Those Trevs are pretty staunch fellows if they have any size...I have wondered about wear from rod holders.

I once put my rod in the holder (not properly) and a fish pulled it over the side.

I dived in (glasses and all, no phone) and grabbed the rod.
Lucky for me I had the parachute out and was able to grab the line and pull myself back to the boat.

Not far off Coopers beach but it would have been a long swim and what would have happened to my boat?

Stupidest trick I ever pulled....well almost...............

When I lost my jig rod over the side this year it sank so fast there was no way I could have ever got it by the time I realized what had occurred.

Hard to go past my Ocean Angler Carbon, great foregrip, soft tip and grunty lower down. Top combo paired with a lefty Calcutta 200.
I also have an earlier gen. Abu Veritas 0.4 -1 PE baitcaster.....boy does it bend! But whilst it has a super soft tip for imparting movement to jigs and softbaits, there's enough in the lower end to lever out a 20lb Snapper.

Cheap is not the same to everyone. There are some really nice rods for $200 about now. My Cousins still have gleaming guides after over three years on the yak. I cannot justify going more than $350 on a rod.

Haha my reels say otherwise