I brought my pe 3-8 for a talica 12... bit heavy for metro and those depths. Rip the poor snappers jaw off!!. Now just a trolling setup with mono on it.

I now use a talica 8 on a shimano type J 3-5pe   for those depths (only use upto 12oz due to thinner braid) which is just as good if not better than the live fibre venom. Both are good rods though....  I also have the pe 8 venom popping rod

Oh ok rightio, yeah was thinking could be abit over kill, cheers for the info bud

Yeah as Barraslayer said,
I also have venom 3-8. I really love it but only use it up north for deep water (has yanked a few big Reds up....)bottom bouncing. It's a great rod and still vry happy to use it but fi I did it again I would go the 2-5.

the 3-8 is a rod you could lock up a stella 18000 and jig for dogtooth with. (it's got more than I have these days....lol)

 Haha no worries, cheers for that mate. Yeah heading up north in just over a week now . So will be using that up there as well.  

I have both the 2-5 and the 3-8 both used with a Talica 12 for bottom bouncing. Light and you can use it all day, kilo leads no problems. I like the 3-8 purely and simply for its deepwater ability from 150m and deeper but the 2-5 will also handle up to 150m no problem. Either are capable of taming big fish including sharks up to 2+m from that depth.

Got both of mine at the Mandurah boatshow @ $100 off retail

 Oh to easy, sounds like I'm set on the 2-5 then. So u drop in over 100m with that much lead and still feels fine ? Doesn't feel to heavy when drifting at all?

 Talica 12 sits nice on it? Was thinking the marquesa ma12 or the talica 10.

To me, the 2-5 fishes 16oz easily, I guess it depends on what you are used to ! It is a relatively narrow spool and has a low centre of gravity so it doesn't want to roll over and you don't fight with the rod as well as the fish.

The Talica 12 is a personal preference. To me, its feels light and I can fish all day with it. I know of forum members that tell me they fish 300m with a Talica 8 - this would not surprise me as the Talicas are built like tanks with huge torque.

There may be better or worse out there, this is just what I use. If you want to hold one and load it up then go to Tuckeys in Mandurah, they usually have a good stock.

I have no experience with the Marquesa so I cant comment.

 Yeah yeah makes sense , not ganna have time between now and heading north but managed to get someone to pick it up for me. Now just to choose which reel. Cheers mate, appreciate it.

Talica 12 & Venom Pe 2-5, have landed everything from small dhuies to 3m grey coat tigers.

Never let me down, Varivas PE 5 line

cheers