Chronarch 2013
Submitted by Vinesh87 on Mon, 2013-08-19 17:10
Finally my Chronarch arrived!
The big question is what rod.
Its for lure flicking for barra and jacks. Needs to be light enough to flick 10-25gm lures but enough back bone to stop a Barra.Will be running 20lb Sunline. Was going to run 12 but its to thin in sunline!
The Few rods i am looking at are:
Territory Deluxe 6kg
Samurai 351
Gloomis CBR 723
T-Curve tournament 3-7kg
Any other suggestions that may fit the bill ?
Cheers,
Vinnie
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Vinesh87
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Anyone ? How about a Megabass
Anyone ?
How about a Megabass Orochi ?
Shark1
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m8 i ve had bad experiences
m8 i ve had bad experiences with t curves
2 were replaced-and 1 of the replacements was replaced as well
all of them broke under the binding of the 3rd from last eye(reel end) one on a small jack(which i hand lined in, the other 2 on retrieving just lures within 10 casts ( all lures were within weight range- no high sticking etc.)
was if something nicked the blank when doing the binding
to their credit shimano replaced
however the damage was done- i was rod less on a Kimberley trip, having to use charter gear(shitty at best)
the 3rd one went on a rowleys trip but i had a stand by(lesson learned)
i will never buy shimano rods again- shimano reels -daiwa rods is my motto( i ve got a daiwa monster mesh that has been abused-called it unbreakable at a piss drinking session mates took it for a challenge- after pulling bricks, dive weights and furniture around- we all ageed that it was a bloody tough rod)
i have a gloomis thats going strong -but i m not a fan of the short foregrip on mine, samurai mates are telling great things about
i looked at a samaki a mate bought and ordered one from cambells- i am still waiting 2 years later to hear back from them that it is in store
go to a store take the reel with , try it on the rod -let that be your guide
Vinesh87
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Fair enough!Unlucky with the
Fair enough!Unlucky with the T-curves
Luckily my Live baiting T-curve has landed about 30+ decent barra now and still going strong so cant complain. I have a Penn Pinpoint that i take as a backup combo !!
I would take it to the tackle store but hard to find the rods im looking for in a store.
Cheers for the input!
Vin
petermac
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ooohaaa
looks sexy vinnie
Braxi
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Just ordered a Nitro Viper Undertaker
Heard some great reports from people using them in the Gulf of Carpentaria and Cape York. Nice looking rods. Good Ratings on them. Theyve got a few, 3-6kg, 6' and the one I got was 6'6" for some extra casting distance. Worth a look. Was looking at the Loomis but a few people reported that their quality has dropped a little the last couple of years. Nice looking reel!!! I just ordered the Abu Revo Premuim today and the rod. Ill be sitting at the post office for the next week waiting...
Cant fish from home...
Vinesh87
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Yeh cheers they look like
Yeh cheers they look like nice rods i wanted to play with one but couldnt find one. How much was yours ?
I think for that price i might get a Megabass and try that haha
Vinesh87
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The Abu Revo Premium looks
The Abu Revo Premium looks mint !!