Jack. 10 Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 I saw an Abu Garcia game rod in BigW for $50Has anyone tried one of these??? I would be very interested to know.It's not really the season now of course, but this Snapper season just gone, we tried our luck floating out a balloon while out having a crack at the reds.The shimano overhead was put together by a mate, and I inherited a very old solid glass Jarvis walker trolling rod with a top roller. Since a few sharks had been hooked accidentally while snapper fishing, it made sense to put something together for a bit of fun with a live slimey floated out.The results were pretty good and our best effort on this set up was a 6ft hammer head :):)The only trouble is that as a trolling rod, it ain't real comfortable lol.So I've been keeping an eye out for a more comfortable rod at a pretty low price (the current rod was given to me ).Anyway, I've seen these Abu rods a few times now and I reckon they look okay... I could replace the roller if need be, no dramas. The rod I've got though does have a very strong steel reel seat.So if anyones got one of these rods, love to know if they are okay....? It's only $50 but it's still $50 wasted if the reel comes off or it snaps on us. Here's the vid again of our first outing with the trolling rod... It's old but it works as my mate found out when he took dibs on our first run (it's after the snapper) Rickster 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rickster 0 Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 I saw an Abu Garcia game rod in BigW for $50Has anyone tried one of these??? I would be very interested to know.So if anyones got one of these rods' date=' love to know if they are okay....? It's only $50 but it's still $50 wasted if it snaps on us. Cheers[/quote']Then it would be a snapper rod . :lol: :woohoo: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southie THE BANGA 2,304 Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 spoke to a e guys dwn my local tackle shop and they reckon they r pretty good rds as i was thinking the same thing jack might give em a try... Jack. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rickster 0 Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Seriously Jack i think this is what Moggy purchased recently, but has yet to try it out. Not dead certain on this though. ;)Superb video footage there mate well done. :clap: Jack. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Jack. 10 Posted April 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Hahaha Rick smart ass lol @cheers BANGA they do look pretty strong, I had my 5 yr old hangin off the end of one in bigw the other night :ohmy: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southie THE BANGA 2,304 Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 lol... lol that just sold me hahha killa... no harm in me trying... i waste my money on other things so whats $50 to a single man :D Jack. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peelin 0 Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 You buying me a new fishing rod Jack? Think you can strtch to a T-curve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack. 10 Posted April 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 You buying me a new fishing rod Jack? Think you can strtch to a T-curve From now on we only fish salmon trout together.... No more takin you to our good spots.And cheers for the reel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yabb 0 Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 I bought one about 2 mths ago, matched it with the Abu overhead. All up I think it was a pretty good purchase for $100.Haven't had the opportunity to use it yet though. Jack. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wedgetail 0 Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Hi JackI have a I have a shimano backbone elite 15-24 kg for the same price if you want it.Cheers Mark Jack. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Savagelip 4 Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Hey Mark, if Jack doesn't want it i'll take it depending on location. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack. 10 Posted April 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Hi JackI have a I have a shimano backbone elite 15-24 kg for the same price if you want it.Cheers MarkWill send a PM in a sec. Thanks for the offer mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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