my new jig rod
Submitted by andyrew on Sun, 2007-09-30 19:04.
i bought a new jig rod in a sale its a grifton kamikaze warlord sp165 5'6', lure 12oz, line pe8...
ive heard all the bad about these rods so plz dont abuse,
need a bit of help wat does line pe8 mean and wat weight is the rod say 24kg or 34kg wat ive looked everywere with no luck all help appreciated.....
luke
good stuff mate... getting
good stuff mate... getting quite a collection of gear to your name lately!!! as for the rod...12 onces means it will fish efficiently fish jigs to 350 ish grams...pe8 line...usually means a braid/fused polyethelene line to 80 odd pounds ( 36kgs)...so pretty heavy gear!!! what sort of reel are you going to run?? as to fish that kind of line on that rod..you would want something pretty good....
luke
will shed more light on the matter...
ps..i am sure kasey the jig king
fish for fun, the future, and the belly!!!
andyrew
yeh ill wait for him
and im running a shimano spheros 14000fa but need to get a spare spool to spool with jig braid....
tight linezzzzzzzz.....
cheers andyrew
SHizz
ive used one, id stick to
ive used one, id stick to running 50lb on it. They can handle 80lb but putting out 15kg of drag on them doesnt really agree.
dogsoldier
Andyrew I picked one up a
Andyrew I picked one up a couple of weeks ago running 50lb Daiwa sw sensor through it on a torsa 30 havnt used it yet so cannot give you too much feed back but going to give it a crack later on this week in the 200 depth
Tackle junkie
Andrew
Kasey L.
hahahaha
don't need to say anything, a picture paints a thousand words
http://fishwrecked.com/node/1602
http://fishwrecked.com/node/4119
just joking dude, all gear breaks. take it easy :)
sherbert
I love my son buying all this new gear
When i need a rod and reel i take them when hes not looking
steve
Born to fish forced to work
andyrew
thx guys
wat kg is the rod say 15-24kg or maybe heavier 34kg say max weight it can hold lol... that sounds stupid
tight linezzzzzzzz.....
cheers andyrew
luke
do you mean deadlifting the
do you mean deadlifting the rod?? like picking up 15kg weights?? if so...not a good idea dude...as for kg line rateing...has been said dude...15-24 kg easy...
luke
ps..dont highstick it and you should be right
fish for fun, the future, and the belly!!!
andyrew
yeh ive been told by
and as war as the wieght on the rest of my rods fo example my boat rod: it says
6' action heavy , 15-24kg , mitchell saltwater series overhead... and my bream rod says 4-6kg ect
tight linezzzzzzzz.....
cheers andyrew
Lukas
PE8 means about 80lb. Don't
PE8 means about 80lb. Don't get too hung up on what weight the rod is rated too. Most jig rods aren't rated like normal boat rods. They will have a jig size rating and a line size rating. Run 50lb like shizz said and the rod will handle whatever you catch on that line.
One question though and I'm not having a go in anyway just wondering that if you had heard all of the stuff about them breaking then why did you buy it still? Was it because you couldn't break in the shop?
andyrew
price was right and personal
then the bloke said but they have a tendansy to break in the top grip section i said well no good he goes if me plus ur dad loading it up cant break it i dont think it will...
so we couldnt break it end of story..
tight linezzzzzzzz.....
cheers andyrew
SPESS
Andy i wouldnt put anything
Andy i wouldnt put anything over 50lb on it because (im not being rude!) when i take you out for your first jig mate it WILL hurt and you wont be able to fish a locked drag anyway......until you get a few under your belt then youll be sweet. You might be like your old boy and struggle to get it off the side of the boat once hooked up! But saying that he is a big girl anyway. Talk soon mate. cheers chris.
Keep it tight, reeeeeeel tight!
andyrew
cheers
tight linezzzzzzzz.....
cheers andyrew