Daiwa catalina... please help
Submitted by jack kelly on Mon, 2010-04-26 14:53
hey guys.. i have recently invested in a daiwa catalina rod (daiwa catalina 762 XH) the specs are its 7'6", 3-6oz, PE 3-5 and i was looking at putting a daiwa catalina 6500 on it and having PE 5-6?, can anyone please give advice about the setup and if the reel would sit nicely on the rod!?!?
cheers anyone who can help :)
Jack
STEVE231
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What species are you primarily going to be fishing for? and I guess where are you going to be fishing as well.
hlokk
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Why would you put PE5-6 on
Why would you put PE5-6 on it if its a 3-5 rod? Guessing based on the length that you'll be using it for casting? Is so, then 6500 sized reel might get a little tiring casting all day (unless you need to use a reel that big like for GT fishing, but rod wouldnt be matched).
What are you wanting to use the combo for?
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hey hlokk, yeh i made a mistake when i said PE 5-6 sorry about that yeh im looking at around PE 4-5 and im looking at casting lures and thats about it.. a couple of dudes i know at a few fishing shops have said that the reel would suit the rod nicely??? so yeh im a little confused wether it would suit it not? :S
hlokk
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Hmmm, time to find a new
Hmmm, time to find a new fishing shop, hehe.
Other reels would match better IMO.
SamC
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the 6500 is too big for that
the 6500 is too big for that rod
Cheers,
Sam
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cheers!!!
cheers for the help guys?? what daiwa reel wold you recommed
jack
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I would have thought a 4500 would be better??
jack kelly
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yeh
yeh thats what i thought and a few dudes u have spoken 2 who own tackle shops would recommend the 6500? yeh im not sure what i'll do :s hahaha
Paul H
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Jack I have one of the 6'6"
Jack I have one of the 6'6" catalina rods (PE4 rated) with a 4500 Catalina reel.
6500 definately too big/heavy for the rod and it will be unbalanced and a pain to use - go the catalina 4500. (don't know why they are recommending the 6500 for the rod but let me guesss they didn't have a 4500 in stock??). They are a nice reel and you wont be disappointed, You'll get around 270m of PE4 (approx 50lb depending on the line) one the 4500 spool which should be plenty for casting.
Cheers
Paul
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Jack, the only time I'll ever use a 6500 size reel is when I'm GT fishing, there is nothing in Perth that will stretch a decent 4500 reel within reason. I even stopped using my 20k Stella for sambo jigging and downsized to a Saltiga Z4500, still never lost any fish and I think they were boated a lot easier.
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mega thanks
mega thanks for the help guys!!
jack