S/P Rod
Submitted by STEVE231 on Tue, 2010-09-21 17:40
I'm in the market for a PE3 soft plastics rod, I have a fair budget, also will be using a 4500Z on it to begin with, later moving to a Saltiga Game 3500, what are peoples recommendations??
Johnyy_Boii
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Daiwa Saltiga Dorado
Daiwa Saltiga Dorado A-Rounder 70S
http://www.campbellsprotackle.com/store/product.asp?ID=4077
if you have a good reel like that, might aswell get a nice matching rod for it.
Nelly
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Jigforce pe 1.5-3 go see
Jigforce pe 1.5-3 go see brody at the fishing shop
till
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Daiwa Saltwater 20lb is a
Daiwa Saltwater 20lb is a nice plastics rod too, pretty easy on the budget as well.
STEVE231
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Not so bothered about the
Not so bothered about the budget Jamie, you know me, I like to buy only once.
till
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For sure, but unlike the GT
For sure, but unlike the GT gear, you can get good gear at quite ok coin. I think Ryan from Oceanside says he runs his with a Stella 4k with PE3 for sails.
I'm using a Majorcraft Offblow and its been fine, but if you really want to blow coin get a Majorcraft Alexander? I think Daz and Chrisp both have them, they look nice =)
schecky
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Dont think the Alexanders
Dont think the Alexanders are actually priced too highly Jamie, from memory around $300-400?
Chris or Daz will know better though haha
till
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I don't think they're too
I don't think they're too expensive either, pretty reasonable for what you get.
Johnyy_Boii
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hmm another god rod is the
hmm another god rod is the new hearty rise sylhpy..check em out, they look nice and are strong..priced good aswell
STEVE231
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Hey Johnyy Boii, the "GOD"
Hey Johnyy Boii, the "GOD" rod sounds pretty sick, am keen to buy purely on the name, or is it the good rod???
Dicey
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would recommend one of the
would recommend one of the xzoga takadum series, but 4500z might throw out some of the pe3 rods when it comes to balance.
Johnyy_Boii
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ooops thanks for pointing
ooops thanks for pointing that out steve
STEVE231
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Ohhh Johnny, don't tell me
Ohhh Johnny, don't tell me the GOD rods don't exist??
Johnyy_Boii
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afraid not..any reason why i
afraid not..any reason why i cant edit that post? theres no edit option next to reply
STEVE231
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Because God himself has
Because God himself has intervened!!!
Johnyy_Boii
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well arent you a bit of a
well arent you a bit of a smartass..
STEVE231
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Now, now Johnny no need
Now, now Johnny no need for abuse... I was only having a laugh!!
Johnyy_Boii
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its all good mate..wasnt
its all good mate..wasnt sure if you were serious or not
STEVE231
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I'm never serious!! All
I'm never serious!! All good!!
Just on the off chance that I was serious what would of happened??
Johnyy_Boii
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nothing, just point out the
nothing, just point out the obvious..im not the type of person who would get all worked up on something that happened over a forum so dont worry lol.
STEVE231
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GREAT... Can I still have
GREAT... Can I still have some more recommendations.
honsu chin
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God rod
I like the God rod....Sylphy....PE 3 max 6'5" available in 10-60gm or 20-80gm model.
The Z4500 is way too big. Best to use the 3500 Game or better yet, get a Stella 4000...hehe
I run the lighter model with a Certate 4000 and PE 2.
The Majorcraft Offblow is not bad as well. Handle a fair bit of abuse. The Alexander is abit short and its more a jigging rod.
Seaquest
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3500 Saltiga Game
Don't think they are making the Saltiga 3500 game anymore. Could be wrong but it isn't in the Daiwa 2011 catalogue. I have been jigging with one of late and love it. Shimano have a couple of new model t-curves for SP that don't look too bad.
Ryan C
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PE3 plastics rod
i have the tcurve tournament 701 i1 piece with my stella 4000 on it and it is a sweet combo
Lucky Tim
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Shimano T Curve Saltwater
Shimano T Curve Saltwater Spin 5-10kg. I've got mine with a Twinpower 5000SW and 20lb braid and it goes off. I'll be chasing everything from trout to sails with it in a few months.
DazSamFishing
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I use a Daiwa Saltwater but
I use a Daiwa Saltwater but can't wait to get rid of it. Dislike the butt on it so much it drives me nuts!
Shimano Saltwater spin is a better rod IMO.
Look into the G loomis range too. I'm looking to upgrade my heavy plastics rod soon & it'll most likely be a loomis.
Oh, and ditch the 4500 saltiga Steve... too heavy!
4000, 5000 or 6000 stella/twinny will be nicer.
STEVE231
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Thanks for the replies
Thanks for the replies everybody, it seems as though the soft plastics thing has really taken off and realistically the only fish I've ever caught on S/P's are skippy and herring.
I will definately be buying a new reel it's just a matter of how the taxman treats me this year. Is there any preferences in terms of gear ratios?
Lucky Tim
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another honorable mention
another honorable mention should go the the Nitro Viper, very good sticks and have bowled over some great fish.