BobGIYC

Ok, I thought someone would pull me up on the general statement “Shimano say you can cast with a TLD 25 but it’s not really true.”You may be able to cast a TLD 25 with 10kg mono on a Land Based Game rod or other large and long casting rod, on dry land quite well but with a TLD 25 with 15 Kg mono on a short stiff 5ft RT game rod in the back of a small boat casting to a school of tuna is not practical, it is better to troll around the school, you maintain control of the boat and keep the lines strait. If you want to cast to a school you need to have different gear.You may be able to use t

Hi DylbaaSmall school tuna 10- 50Kg are in a large a competitive school and multiple hook-up are common Kingfish at the Port August power station are dirty fighter and love to dive around a pylon or two. In both of these situations a heavier than normal setup is an advantage as you can get fish in the boat quicker and give a large allowance for mistakes. It can be quite chaotic in a small boat at this time skill levels are low and we are talking about a trophy fish of a life time for some people.I am talking about old school game fishing techniques not finesse fishing (get the fish in the bo

Hi DylbaaI have thought long and hard about this subject and what I have got for myself isShimano TLD 25 on a short rod 15/24Kg, roller tip in solid glass. (I have six of them)Should be about $200 all up from BCF on specialYou can only use this outfit for shark fishing, snapper, snook trolling and game fishing but its worth having a special outfit for this.