Ubolt 0 Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Hey all I am looking to get a new spin combo specifically for fishing plastics and maybe hard body lures for snapper and mullowaywas thinking of something in the 4-6 kilo range for the rod matched with a 3000 or 4000 reellooked at the Penn Pin Point and ATC as well as the shimano Jewelwas thinking perhaps the Penn Affinity for the reel but have read good things about the diawa Sol i think its calledIf anyone could share wat they use or would recomend?would like to keep it under 300 with braidThanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OLD SALTY 0 Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 i just bought a daiwa heartland 3000 yet to take it out but love the fee,l 290 with nilton PE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coonta kinta 1 Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 SALT, You'll love the heartland mate I certainly do mine:) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aldingabeachfisho 1 Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 mate i have a team daiwa redback med/heavy rod matched with a 3000 redback reel. 7ft so good for casting plastics really light but so friggin strong, im running 15lb braid on it and i reckon i could catch anyting on it. i think the combo cost around 400. very good value when you compare to a sol rod it is 400 by itself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OLD SALTY 0 Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 CK> Good to hear, should be alot of fun fingers crossed:P Forgot to mention its on a t-curve 3-6kg snapper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben m 0 Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Have a look at the nitro voodoos mate, i just scored a 2nd hand one online, still in awesome cond. for $200. Awesome rod too, will be able to use it for just about everythin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ubolt 0 Posted October 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 ok still looking for a snapper combo but think im more confused than everwent to three shops all with three different answerssuggested a wilson medium snapper lure rod with a diawa reel forget name it started with a teror a gladiator SSS rodthen had similar reel with diawa saltwater or advantage rodand finally shimano mexican raider with shimano reelheard a few bad comments about shimano ppl saying the diawa gear is much better quality at the momentso any advice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OLD SALTY 0 Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 mate go for what feels good in ur hand, the old adage of u get what u pay for is a pretty good line to run ( in most cases :dry: ) With the dollar so good against the US maybe have a look at EBAY if money is the issue but be carefull there. At the end of the day its ur choice, just outta curiosity whats ur budget?cheers OS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ubolt 0 Posted October 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 i did want to keep it under 300 but i really liked the diawa rods and reelslooking at 500 plus for these:( Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OLD SALTY 0 Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 mate what about this that TP is selling? http://www.strikehook.com/forum/64-buy-sell-swap-or-trade/122573-shimano-jewel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southslide 0 Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 i rekn a penn affinity matched with a jewel or starlo stix would be a good choice, cheap would keep it under your budget and the affinitys are tuff as nails aswell as the starlo stix i have put mine through some hard times and its still holding up realy well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrballs 12 Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Maybe look at a quantum energy 8kg rod matched to something like a Shimano saros 3000 reel... makes an awesome sp snapper combo... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shauno 5 Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 check this out...Very hard to go past this at $499... http://www.rayannes.com.au/daiwa-shimano-reels-australia/rods-reels/daiwa/daiwa-combos/daiwa-luvias-spin-combos-rod-reel-only-499/or this at http://www.rayannes.com.au/daiwa-shimano-reels-australia/rods-reels/daiwa/daiwa-combos/team-daiwa-zero-661mfs-freams-kix-reels-249/The 661MFS and the 2500 size reel is a killer snapper combo, I'm told they've sold heaps...If your into Shimano (which is still very good gear) http://www.rayannes.com.au/daiwa-shimano-reels-australia/rods-reels/shimano/shimano-combos/shimano-stradic-reels-raider-rods-combo-deals-from-only-279/Stradic ST4000FI Snapper Combo $329Hard to shop OS when prices in Pennington, SA are this good... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
T BONE 1 Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Been using a Sol 3000 spooled with 20lb Rovex matched to a 10-17lb Med/Heavy Sol rod for the larger snapper plastics so far. Roughly around the $500 depending on where you purchase from. Reel should not be anymore than $300. Using that & my Saltiga 3500 Game outfit for the sp's & jigs on the reds this season if the pro's leave us some that is.shauno - Them Zero rods are killer & at a brilliant price, the oldman got one not long ago for his Bradia 2500R & the outfit feels amazing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shark_Fisho 1 Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 yea the Zero rods are nice, I matched one up with my SOL 2000 for throwin rubber and HBS for jewies sweet combo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Borryking 6 Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 I have a Daiwa Sol 2500 on a Sol 701MFS 8-14lb rod with 15lb Sensor braid. Very happy with that investment Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ubolt 0 Posted October 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 yeah seen a few specials on ray and annes onlinebeen meaning to get out there, its just a long way from home Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brenton 637 Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 Go have a look at the quantums,great rods. cheers brenton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phear 0 Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 sol's are awesome reels but ive recently got a quantum rod and reel combo from sfs and it cost me 400 -450 ish with braid and im very happy with it!! from memory its a 7kg rod and a 3000 or 4000 size reel. will be buying quantum stuff again for sure! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
urhookedfish 12 Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 Shauno, THAT LUVIAS COMBO from Ray and Anne's it bonkers value:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: .If thats not the sweetest outfit for under $500 bucks then I dont know what is.Wish I was in the money as I know I would be adding that combo to my rod rack.I fish a Berkley Diablo 6-10kg with a Symetre 3000 and that feels super nice;) . Or if Im on deeper drops where the 20lb fish are sitting I can put my 4000 Hyper on it. Both reels match nicely to this rod although the 3000 feels slightly better size wise.I know that 6-10Kilo sounds like its set for fish kill but its actually probably closer to the 6kilo rating and is absolutely fantastic to use. I literally cant wait for the next opportunity to use it. It seriously is probably the best rod Ive ever owned. A joy to fish with and would recommend one to anyone who wants to seriously target big reds on 5" or 7" placcies Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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