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I settled on the Infeet 732LFS, bloody hell it's thin/light for a 1-4kg rod but lots of back end power. Sportsfishing Scene at Cavan had all 3 rods (Zing Xtreme, Arrowz, Infeet) with a few models of each. Was a very tough call but in the end decided 7'6 was longer than I needed and couldn't really find a reason to pay the extra $50 for the Zing Xtreme. The Arrowz are great rods for the money when discounted but reviews on these new Infeet are glowingly positive (could be all marketing/sponsorship hype of course) but life's short. A good chance I'll have one of each in the arsenal at some point

Tackleworld have the Infeet 7'2 0.5-3kg but I reckon the 7'3 1-4kg might be what I am after and they don't have it! Bit of a drive to The Scene but I might ring em.

Yeah, it's one of the things I like about Amazon, but their fishing rod range is rubbish. You'd think that they'd at least have demo rods here, like a middle of the range one and then you'd know if you want lighter to harder.

The main thing that concerns me is being able to reach the tip on a 7'6 as I seem to have a knack for looping the braid around the last eye in any kind of wind. I'm kinda going on the idea that the longer rod will allow for more lure action. Boxing day specials might happen but that's usually on older models I think. I can almost buy 2 Arrowz (on special) for 1 Zing extreme, but is the Zing twice as nice to use? So hard to tell because until you get on the water you can't really compare them, and comparing even roughly in the shop is really hard as no shop carries both lines. The In

I broke the tip off my Savage rod, idiocy on my part, I dont want to talk about it [emoji850] So shopping for a 1-3 or there abouts. Very tempted by the Samaki zing extreme 7'6 v2 but is new and a lot of coin. The Arrowz are on special again but no SUL model local, and I'm really keen to try a longer rod...which I might regret on the yak. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

I've got a large-ish tub that keeps it all in one place and can throw in the car if going away, and in that I use a combo of smaller boxes: https://www.bunnings.com.au/tactix-380mm-22-compartment-organiser-storage-box_p2580702 or it's smaller 30cm? $4 variant And I also use the Decor red sealed ones from the supermarket; https://www.decor.com.au/product/match-ups-clips-oblong-4l/ um I think it's that one. The Tactix boxes are for lures, sinkers, hooks, swivels etc The Decor boxes: 1 for soft plastics (which can be smelly and you want a sealed box), 1 for line and

Yes I discovered today they are damned hard to re-clip, especially without glasses

I use those, but am going to try the egg type as they are stronger and as far as I can tell more secure as they overlock, and seem the closest thing to a loop knot. Of course they are "cross rock"! If you want to annoy a Japanese person ask them to say "racecourse" (I have a number of Japanese friends) BTW, these are Y300, which is like $4, why do we pay $10?

Long story short, ended up with a 6'10 Black Savage 2-4, @Kuerschie looked after me, more of a bream rod really but with enough grunt for bigger fish should I get astoundingly lucky. Not the cheapie I originally planned but could not pass up the value. The Atomic Arrowz are $120 atm at the orange place, seem like nice rods but a bit more than I really wanted to spend at this time. I decided my TD Black 2-6 rod should be for the bigger fish and squid and the 2-4 might get me learning lure fishing a bit faster with it's responsiveness. I do think the RZ series are hard to pass up for j

Curious to watch these numbers

Whilst I think they should have phased it in over a few days to avoid this kind of crazy panic foolishness it does go to show many people don't even want to help themselves, let alone care about anyone else. The shops are not closing, most of Aus is covid free and so plenty of everything, there is zero need to panic buy anything, yet FOMO humans behaving like a school of salmon when a lure is thrown.

Seems I'm about to have plenty of free research time Did manage to look at the Bullseye before the lockdown madness set in, the rod seems not bad at all, and I like the short butt for the yak, but the reel seat is terrible.

Can't find em in SA with a online search. Do you know a local store that might have em?

BTW the Bullseye is graphite, 3-6kg, 7'3, no rating on lure weight. Looks ok on paper, hard to believe they can make it for $40, might feel dreadful though

Thanks. Was planning on waiting for xmas time specials but heading to the Coorong this weekend and would really like a second rod with me. All my old rods are either awful or more awful. BCF don't seem to sell the MPP2 anymore. Ah found it, $99 atm

I've got the good TD Black 2-6kg and will go 1-3kg in a BC at some point, but I want a second cheapo rod for the yak, mainly for squid but maybe trolling a second lure. I'm thinking 6'6 to 7' and maybe 3-7kg but definitely under $100, preferably well under. Perhaps Daiwa Legalis, Shimano Catana or Penn Ally, but wondering if Daiwa RZ or Shimano Aquatip wouldn't be awful. Even mulling over a Jarvis Walker Bullseye at $40. Anything else I should look at? I want something local BTW. I know I'm overthinking a cheapass rod but I have trouble limiting myself sometimes

Hate these blanket claims. If they want to say brand X mono in 10lb vs brand Y Fluoro in 10 lb then maybe you can make a comparison.