Hunter69 1,461 Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 Looking for a weapon to mount onto a stella 8000. 30lb line. bait/lures Samaki range looks intresting. Any opinions welcome .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AquaticResearch1 1,046 Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 13 hours ago, Hunter69 said: Looking for a weapon to mount onto a stella 8000. 30lb line. bait/lures Samaki range looks intresting. Any opinions welcome .. I don't have any decent advice but there are exciting times ahead for you by the sounds. What are you chasing? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter69 1,461 Posted January 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 Snapper/ small kings. Sick of getting busted off AquaticResearch1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Knackers 696 Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 Boat or shore? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Harrison22 21 Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 Depending on how much you want to spend I have heard that the Shimano Terez (around $200 I think) is pretty good so maybe its worth having a look? Good luck with the rod hunting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Territory Lad 1,137 Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 (edited) Cant help with the size / category range, but in terms of Samaki themselves, I own one of their ultra light flats rods and have no complaints. Good gear in my limited experience. Edited January 31, 2019 by Territory Lad Corrections Hunter69 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter69 1,461 Posted January 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 5 hours ago, Knackers said: Boat or shore? Boat ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bait Caster 113 Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Something like a tcurve PPB. Designed for what u want. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter69 1,461 Posted February 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Bought a tcurve Ocea today. Seems pretty hardcore. Nice match. Bait Caster 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rybak 622 Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 I was going to say a Beastmaster Rod. Excellent value for money & heaps of grunt. ....But you already spent the big bucks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter69 1,461 Posted March 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 G.loomis 'pro blue' range. Has anyone tried these ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamo1234 172 Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 Hey - Ive got a Samaki that Ive been using with little jigs - its pretty awesome. Ill have to get the model number when Im at the shack on the weekend. Im very partial to very skinny, light weight and deceptively powerful rods....................... this sums up the Samaki! Loomis use to be excellent - life time warranty, however, I think that has changed now. I was fishing out at Channel Point for barra with a guy that had too much money..................... Im not sure if its because he lost his lure or that I caught the biggest barra - but he snapped the Loomis over his knee. Couldn't believe it - and they replaced it no questions. Again - this was back in the composite days............ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamo1234 172 Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 Squid Inc., Hunter69 and doobie 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter69 1,461 Posted March 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 Does the samaki have cork ? Nice chrome Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brenton 637 Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 you got the Stella go the whole hog and have a look at a Venom. cheers b Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamo1234 172 Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 Hmmm - Im not sure Hunter - will check on the weekend! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alexczarn 146 Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 Look at the TCurve Saltwater spins. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HB tragic 743 Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 ^^^ If this is what those on Big Angry Fish use then that is what I might look at though I have only seen them use 5000 reels. Good luck with your search and purchase. Regards, HBt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamo1234 172 Posted March 16, 2019 Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 IMG_4624.jpg IMG_4629.jpg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamo1234 172 Posted March 16, 2019 Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 This is the Samaki Hunter - I note its rated for jigs to 120 grams, but Ive been using much larger jigs without a problem. In fact, I used a much lighter rod on the 40 kg samson in my profile picture! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter69 1,461 Posted March 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 Cheers that looks nice and lite, did you get the boat out ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hugo 120 Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 I have the same rod - Samaki Vanquish. Great rod. I use 3000 size Daiwa and 4000 size Shimano reels and they balance nicely. I reckon the Stella 8000 will be a tad too heavy. I have an older Saltiga coastal rod I use with Shimano 8000 size reels and its the bomb! Any of the better quality 6' - 6'5" rods rated for jig weights up to 350g - PE 3-4 would be ideal. Go slow pitch - great fun... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamo1234 172 Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 Yeah, Im using a 3500 certate on this rod from memory - the combo weighs next to knix. I didnt get the boat out Im afraid. Was actually pretty blowy when I got up Saturday. In fact, I probably only saw a couple of boats out all day. Good luck tomorrow at Foul if you go! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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