grego 0 Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Soooo. sold off a few items and now have around 300 bucks spare coin floating around. Looking to replace my 5-10kg shimano raider. I am looking for something to match my stradic ci4 4000. what u fellas reckon. now i know all about t curves and am looking for something a bit different. anyone know much about samurai rods or perhaps a nitro? what u fellas think?cheers grego. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Jack. 10 Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 I think Snapperhead on here got onto a Gloomis at that price, from ray&annes I believe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
urhookedfish 12 Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 I think Snapperhead on here got onto a Gloomis at that price' date=' from ray&annes I believe [/quote']Go to Ray and annes and ask for a Loomis Mossy Back.They are a fantastic SP rod.is it Bait or Sp or do you want an allrounder rod?I think there is a mossyback in like 10-17lb but it might struggle with a snapper lead on it.If I had $300 I would build a Custom Calstar GF600m in spin combo with split grips and get Ross Eckerton to build it for me. This would be a HEAVY SP rod but would fish baits and livies as well.In my opinion this would be the closest rod in power to a saltiga. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
snapperhead 523 Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Yep I got my Loomis from R&A's for $259 its 8-20lb from memory and has got some great snapper to its name already.Im going to Pirie tomorrow to get a few more :cheer: I reckon its a great buy at that priceThe model is a FLBSR 853 S Forcelite and would suit the reel perfectlycheerssnapps Quote Link to post Share on other sites
grego 0 Posted October 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Yer will prob be more of a bait n livie rod as I've got 3-6 kg with 3000 size reel on it for sp work. Heard much about the shimano terez range? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
urhookedfish 12 Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Yep I got my Loomis from R&A's for $259 its 8-20lb from memory and has got some great snapper to its name already.Im going to Pirie tomorrow to get a few more :cheer: I reckon its a great buy at that priceThe model is a FLBSR 853 S Forcelite and would suit the reel perfectlycheerssnappsThats sounds like a beautifull rod Snapperhead. How does it cope with 3oz of lead. Does the tip load up a fair bit?Will it cope okay with a 3oz lead and whole medium tommy?If so i might look into getting one of these as a bait rod? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shauno 5 Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Will it cope okay with a 3oz lead and whole medium tommy?in golf termsYour asking a putter to drive off the tee....????The cast weight (jig weight in some cases) would at an absolute max be 1oz, in which case fishing 3 oz and a whole tommie would void warranty.If you are after a bait rod, then a True Graphite lure fishing rod is not really your best bet. I would be looking at a T-Curve revolution (i know you said soemthing different!)or in the Terez range there are a few 7 footers that would do the job, you'd just need to be carefull about cast weight.In my eyes the Daiwa Cataline Nubira stick would be a winner. Here is the link, they sell heaps as a cross over bait come plastics/jig rod...http://www.rayannes.com.au/daiwa-shimano-reels-australia/rods-reels/daiwa/daiwa-rods/daiwa-catalina-nabura-67-spin-rod-only-349-free-delivery/Cheers Shauno Quote Link to post Share on other sites
urhookedfish 12 Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Tks Shauno you are so spot on, you have to be extremely carefull even if only lobbing a snapper lead out with any Graphite stick these days. Im using my Berkley Venom at the moment and the tip is extremely light. I totally agree that I shouldnt really be using it as a bait stick.The rod youve recommended looks really good. There are so many good off the Shelf Daiwa rods these days. Tks for opening my eyes to another good cross over rod.Cheers,Brett Quote Link to post Share on other sites
grego 0 Posted October 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 That's pretty mch exactly what I have in mind. May have to go have a look I reckon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
snapperhead 523 Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Im using it as a SP rod only ......oh BTW just got back from a hot 2 hr session which resulted in 22 hookups with 14 or so fish hitting the deck was cold and windy out in Spencer Gulf but the snapper had us working up a sweat :cheer: The loomis scored some more good fish though :cheer: cheerssnapps urhookedfish 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
grego 0 Posted October 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 so. Daiwa Catalina Nabura 67 is now on laybye and only 245 left to pay off . now i just gotta find a bigger reel for when i use it tooo catch the deep dark monsters that it can handle. whos got some suggestions. i got suggested the new ci4 rarenium 5000. im guessing anything that handles over 300ms of 30lb?cheers (super excited) Grego. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Discovery Journey 0 Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 nice rod mate youll be happy with that what price range are you heading towards with a reel? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
grego 0 Posted October 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 i havent decided yet. but probaly 300$ mark. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Discovery Journey 0 Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 if you wana match it with daiwa one of these would be ideal with spare spools aswell. to meet your $300 budgetin a 3000 or 4000 size would suit your recomended braid poundage very well with at least 300 metres on the spoolhttp://www.rayannes.com.au/products/rods-reels/daiwa/daiwa-spin-reels/daiwa-heartland-spin-reels-from-only-239-free-delivery/http://www.rayannes.com.au/daiwa-shimano-reels-australia/rods-reels/daiwa/daiwa-spin-reels/daiwa-td-sol-spin-reels-2000-2500-3000/http://www.rayannes.com.au/daiwa-shimano-reels-australia/rods-reels/daiwa/daiwa-spin-reels/team-daiwa-sol-4000-309/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
grego 0 Posted October 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 mmm they all look like they will do the job. im looking for something with around 10kgs of drag minimum. not sure any of these fill that requirement? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Discovery Journey 0 Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 the 3000 and 4000 sol run 8kg drag pressure not quite 10kg but stil alot pressure. for that price range aythink with shimano in the price range they wont have no more the 6kg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
grego 0 Posted October 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 mmmmm might have have to save a few mroe dollars then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Discovery Journey 0 Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 http://daiwafishing.com.au/?p=38364500 nice reel more of a 50lb reel but will take 500 metres easy or 30lb braid if thats what you wana fish. decent price to man and has 10kg drag Quote Link to post Share on other sites
grego 0 Posted October 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 im thinkin thats what ill end up getting. will talk to the nice people at ray and annes aswell. they mentioned the rarenium ci4 5000. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
grego 0 Posted October 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 not sure of line capacity tho Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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