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Also what Southie said above.... Oh man!!!

Oh man a few close guesses. It has to go off soon!

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Ok perhaps we narrow it down a little, not too much though...
Between 75 and 175. Let's go a third guess!!!

Yep, a few close guesses, except for Don   
Should no one win it before Bjorn gives the go ahead for the next round of guesses, he may need to add a number range.

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Nice one guys, some of you are close but I'm not saying who haha

I've got a Prevail in the 10-20 Kg class. I bought it as a backup to a Daiwa Sensor Surf in the same weight class.  I can't fault the Prevail but the Daiwa 'feels' a lot nicer and casts heavier baits better. I don't think you can go wrong with the Penn.

Only difference between the 2 rods are the prevail has "casting" K series guides and it has a gloss finish. same blank to my knowledge. 
I have the Allegiance and never had any dramas with it. I don't think the guides make to much of an difference, its more Wank factor look then anything. but If you can get a prevail for around the same price as the Allegiance you might aswell go for the prevail! 

They're both good rods, most likely built on the same rod blanks, I think the only difference is in the fittings, the Prevail having better guides (and maybe reel seat?).
As far as the 10' vs. 12', that would depend on what you're trying to catch and how.

A bit of info here on surf/salmon rods.
 

I have the prevail 12-20. And while I’m yet to use it, the build quality is great and it feels strong as hell. Came highly recommended by two separate dudes in two separate independent stores. For the price I believe you can’t beat it

and so it begins - went with a can of cat food.

Day one - no eggs yet - but a few ants got to it - they may have taken them away.

So I've put the can in some water and cat proofed it

I have the Diawa Laguna 7ft 2-4kg.... With sienna 1000 with 6lb braid.... Works well for the price.. Cast's light lures no probs... On special both for under $100... Cant go wrong..

Yep, that's the way to do it.   Even 1 or 2 sheets extra folded up newspaper sheets and put under the newspaper with the meat in it will give extra 'support'  

Thanks heaps Doobie - you've given me the confidence to have a go - we've got some warm days coming so I'll give it a another crack.

As soon as you mentioned Newspaper a little light bulb went off - with my old technique, juice would gather at the bottom of my container and fishing maggots out of putrefyed meat soup, was never a fun task - but hopefully the news paper soaks most of that up and makes maggots separation a bit easier.

 
 

Yeah YD1, the flies do seem to reduce down during colder months, but you don't need many to get the meat blown.  You don't need a lot of flies to hang around, just enough over a day or 2 (or 3) to let them do their job (compared to probably 1 day in hotter weather).   You don't want too many blowing the meat as there may not be enough meat/food for them whilst growing.
 I haven't actual tried to breed gents during those times, mainly because I am only targeting Salmon.
But whilst I'm filleting the Salmon, flies do still turn up - unless it's bitterly cold, windy and wet day, then probably not.

a good method to breed maggots to eliminate the smell is after the blow wrap the blown fish or meat in 5 or six layers of news paper place in the bottom of a bucket then fill the bucket with clean dry beach sand, when you see wriggle tracks on the top of the sand it is time to sieve the sand you will have clean white maggots , I the pour   boiling water over the left over news paper to kill any remaining maggots then bury it deep in the garden makes good fertiliser

I have now returned to breeding my own gents for 1 pure reason - twice now, I have purchased a container of long life gents and both within a 2 weeks were 3/4 dead.
Each was purchased from a different tackle shop and I'm not sure how 'old' the stock was or for what ever reason, but at $6 a tub for something that should 'last' for say 2 months, I was annoyed.
I used to use fish frames/head but agree the smell is pretty bad, and to also get the gents out from within the heads was difficult also.
Tip: use disposable gloves to help protect hands from absorbing the smell  
Now, instead of fish remains, I use a couple of chicken thighs.  I find the smell is not as bad, but is still smelly.
Someone also mentioned to me recently, just like kelp as mentioned, to bury the 'food' within some sheets of newspaper under dry sand in a bucket.
I tried this about 3 weeks ago (with sand in bottom of bucket, then the 'ingredients', then more sand) and confirm there is no smell in the air during the process - unless you stick your nose real close.  But did notice some blowies still hanging around the bucket, a couple which even laid some babies on top of the sand.
I didn't have any gents rise to the top of the sand, probably because I put plenty of sand to making sure to cover it right up.
The bonus is, the gents are much bigger than purchased ones.
Personally I wouldn't bother going to the trouble of making a maggot trap bucket - too much hassle.

If you’re looking for something mid tier just to get the job done and be reliable, I would highly recommend the Shimano raider rods, either in the rack or bream model in line class 1-3kg and a sienna 1000/2000/2500 reel. This combo will be more than adequate for many years of fishing and well within your budget.
 
https://www.bcf.com.au/p/shimano-raider-bream-spinning-rod/M390802.html?cgid=BCF030505#prefn1=brand&prefv1=Shimano
 
https://www.bcf.com.au/p/shimano-sienna-fe-spinning-reel/M399884.html?cgid=BCF031005
 
 
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If you’re looking for something mid tier just to get the job done and be reliable, I would highly recommend the Shimano raider rods, either in the rack or bream model in line class 1-3kg and a sienna 1000/2000/2500 reel. This combo will be more than adequate for many years of fishing and well within your budget.
 
https://www.bcf.com.au/p/shimano-raider-bream-spinning-rod/M390802.html?cgid=BCF030505#prefn1=brand&prefv1=Shimano
 
https://www.bcf.com.au/p/shimano-sienna-fe-spinning-reel/M399884.html?cgid=BCF031005
 
 
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If you’re looking for something mid tier just to get the job done and be reliable, I would highly recommend the Shimano raider rods, either in the rack or bream model in line class 1-3kg and a sienna 1000/2000/2500 reel. This combo will be more than adequate for many years of fishing and well within your budget.
 
https://www.bcf.com.au/p/shimano-raider-bream-spinning-rod/M390802.html?cgid=BCF030505#prefn1=brand&prefv1=Shimano
 
https://www.bcf.com.au/p/shimano-sienna-fe-spinning-reel/M399884.html?cgid=BCF031005
 
 
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Sid still owns it. Grant left probly 3 years ago. I think he went to seed in clare. I no longer work there.