Shimano Trevala jig rods
Submitted by mako24 on Wed, 2007-04-25 22:00
http://www.meltontackle.com/catalog/Shimano_Trevala_Jigging_Rods.html
Stumbled upon this while cruising thru the net for deals...isit something new?? How does it compare to the saltist or even jigwrex rods? Haven't seen it in any of our local shops as well...
Basic model goes for USD99 but the F model looks really sweet and for 199USD...thinking of getting one shipped over.
Feral
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it scares me that they rate
it scares me that they rate some of those rods from 80-200lb .... can anyone stand up to anything over 50lb of drag for more than a few minutes ??? with a drag setting of 60-80lb i would snap in half - the rod might be fine but im sure i wouldnt be :)
honsu chin
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yeh I have doubt myself as
yeh I have doubt myself as well. If you try to compare the jig wt to the line class it doesnt make sense. I suggest stay away from those rods unless you have seen them "physically"
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nickyau2
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see the shimano us website
check out the shimano website if you want to see what they are like in action... they've got some movies on there talking about this "revolutionary new way of fishing" the japs must laugh at the yanks...
Here fishy fishy....
SHizz
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haha yeh those shimano
haha yeh those shimano videos are a crack up, they basically claimed they started this style of fishing with a shimano butterfly jig.
Nealez
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"The feeling of a bite is
"The feeling of a bite is like electricity flowing through the rod"
HAHA squids
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honsu chin
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hey dont knock
hey dont knock SQUIDS.....they go HARD....LOL
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Fishing/Boating/Dive/Marine
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h0ju
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hahah can sumone post the
hahah can sumone post the link to those vids
ian.young
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Gday guys: first post here,
Gday guys: first post here, great site. I bought a trevala rod last year, the TVS66M spinning model, and I must says it's a great rod for the $$. It's supposedly rated for 30-65lb braid ... which is ridiculous, but it IS a fantastic rod for 30lb braid. It will stretch pe3 to the limit, which I reckon is pretty amazing for the price. The closest I've seen to it is a Hiramasa 63 (nicer but 4 X the price)...I liked the 66M so much I just bought its big brother, the 66MH for use with 50lb braid.
Ian
Andy Mac
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Welcome Ian
Some serious equipment there mate, have you been getting a few fish lately, we are always looking for more pics.
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ian.young
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Pix
Gday Andy
I've added three pix to the brag board...me with popper-eating mack, my bro with a big GT and the weapon, trevala with Freams attached. I'm based in HK but get back to Cape York for a week or so every year, when I do most of my fishing. Heading out to christen the 66MH in three weeks time...
Ian