rod choice?
Submitted by schecky on Tue, 2008-11-25 20:14
looking at a cheap rod in the 10' range for under 100 bucks to suit a silun just for hitting up tailor off rocks n beach etc.
and has anyone heard of the rovex silun's busting up??
i was told this by someone but not sure if its true....
thanks!
Reuben
nicmaddogg
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ive got a rovex silun and it
ive got a rovex silun and it is a great reel
had no problems yet ai
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ive got a penn spinfisher
ive got a penn spinfisher rod for my rovex reel but dont know if that what your looking for
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Penn powerstick?
10', 2 piece, I think its rated to about 10kg - $100 pr thereabouts from memory. My mate uses it from the beach with no hassles. Good honest rod from what I have seen.
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schecky
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how does that spinfisher rod
how does that spinfisher rod handle and how much was it?
schecky
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ye might look into the
ye might look into the powerstick aswell
i think im going for the silun 6000
flangies
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The only problem with silun
The only problem with silun is that it is a 2 piece spool. Two C's welded together in the middle, should do fine especially on tailor.
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Are you fishing mostly with
Are you fishing mostly with lures, or mostly with bait and heavier sinkers? (i.e. over an ounce or so)
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Colin Hay
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Silstar makes some really strong rods around your budget
I can highly recommend them.
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A certain other forum really
A certain other forum really likes the penn 6810 which is now a rovex bario and they're pretty cheap.
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They Penn 6810s are very good. Not sure what the price is.
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callum
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same
i'm in the same boat as reub on this one
happy fishing
schecky
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yeah its just that i have
yeah its just that i have some spare work money which i wanna use to indulge myself
so yeah ill look into the silstar rods colin
do you mean the crystal tip ones??
ill also suss out those bario/penn 6810's
and hlokk i will mainly be using sinkers and bait but also some lures
would 15-20lb be a good line choice?
thinking of getting lo stretch platypus line as im fishing off rocks mostly.
thanks for all the help guys
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I run 20lb Lo stretch in the
I run 20lb Lo stretch in the pink colour, Very good line in my opinion.
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Spend a bit more cash and
Spend a bit more cash and get the BIG boss :P Like mine and then 300m 30lb braid :) Great drag and titanium shaft its pretty damn good. The silun looks better but its mainly plastic isnt it?
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cheers flangies i think
cheers flangies
i think thats what ill go for
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how much did you pay for
how much did you pay for your big boss flangies?
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$120 I think they might be
$120 I think they might be cheaper now though has caught me everything from a few mulloway to sharks and rays. Good little reel, if we went out fishing together sometime id let ya have a play with it for the day.
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The crystal tip is very strong fisho and would go nicely with a
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schecky
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i think the crystal tip and
i think the crystal tip and the big boss running 25-30lb lo stretch might be the go then ey?
what colours do lo stretch come in?
i wanna get something bright haha
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Pink Fluro orange and dark
Pink Fluro orange and dark green or blue i think it is
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cheers flangies some great
cheers flangies some great tips there