Saltiga 80-TN 8'
Submitted by Jody on Wed, 2008-02-20 18:11
After 12 months with y'all on this site I've been lucky enough to catch some fab fishies & and managed to put a serious ding in the bank account.
Cheers to you all for the education - I think 
LOL
But am still utterly gobsmacked I actually know what this is, what it is for, how it works and therefore......... why I want one.
The problem is the price. Surely there is something smick out there, with a reasonable price tag, to adorn the Expo for chucking stickbaits & 100g poppers at big fast beasties, either from a boat or on the sand?????
HELP
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milsey
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spheros
iv got a spheros 1400 and its a good smooth reel with a bit of grunt its not a saltiga but for $200 it pretty good
Jody
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Popper Milsey
Sorry Milsey, wasn't very clear. Looking for a popping rod.
But thanks
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Tim
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Light
Would have thought that rods a bit light for the Expo Jody.
What braid you running on it.
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Jody
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PE 5-6
Gettin' old Tim, don't think I could throw the big poppers for too long. The floating stick baits look the go. Shiny, pretty colours
Still to light??? It seems the cheaper ones of a similar spec are more suited to the heavier gear??
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Tim
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6-10kg
Havent played with that one but specs are 6-10kg and 30-100g.
Dont know if it will be the best match with that reel/braid combination.
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dogsoldier
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Saltiga 7'6 Mura Mura
Saltiga 7'6 Mura Mura popping look would be a nice combination its two piece good for travelling,strong blank very nice does have a decent price tag as well rated to pe6 -8
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Andrew
honsu chin
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Geez Jody you racking up a
Geez Jody you racking up a fair bit of gear there and it doesnt take long does it...hehe.
The TN 80 is a nice rod to use, its a more forgiving rod to use than the GT80, hence the lighter lure casting weight and line class but for the price they are better rods out there.
Sorry, have to disagree with you, Andrew, on the MuraMura, its actually quite a brutal rod. Used one at Exmouth last year, very unforgiving rod. Its stiff and very fast action. More a powerful full drag and BYO physio kind of rod.
One question, where do you plan to use this rod?? and how often will you use it?? If you dont use it often you can consider cheaper option and it doesnt mean you lose BLINGage with the price cut.
PS: They also do top end rods upwards of $400.
Check out the Lemax range.
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Moohan
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Watching this thread with interest
Been meaning to post a similar thread for a while now.
JoRn
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Jody, can i interest you in
Jody,
can i interest you in a shimano katabasu long cast? honsu has x2...
jay_burgess
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you mean Caranx Kaibutsu,
you mean Caranx Kaibutsu, Jorn..
Kasey L.
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dont learn the hard way
take the caranx kaibutsu. good rod. should be a good buy 2nd hand (unavailable of shelves in australia). stay away from pe5-6, unless you want to lose alot of gear... (unless its 80lb PE6)
stay away from the saltiga factory mass produced made in ROC rods that are overpriced and certainly overrated
... smith or carpenters are very nice but only if you have a stack of $$ lying around, and are going to be serious about the sport
otherwise keep it cheap; caranx or one of the entry-level 'its ok if it blows up' rods
good luck!
JoRn
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yeah yeah that one, i was
yeah yeah that one, i was close enough
its brand new, i bought it anticipating an exmouth trip, but it got canned...
its just sitting in its bag looking pretty...
its a long cast pe 6-8 rod still has tags and all
PilbaraBrad
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I had a look at the new
I had a look at the new Shimano GT special and i am going to get one, good for PE8 and getting some good reviews too of some of the gun GT fisho's
only $449 which believe me is cheap for GT gear
check it out at
Shimano T-Curve GT Special - 8' PE8 - $449
http://www.campbellsprotackle.com/store/product.asp?ID=4397
jay_burgess
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better get it soon Brad,
better get it soon Brad, there's a 60lber with ya name on it.
JoRn
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take mineee
take mineee =P
http://www.motackle.com.au/index.cfm?pr=catalogue&category_id=654
my model is between the monster and pencil instrument