Would a swim bait rod work ? Most of the heavy ones meets all those criteria
OK legends - here is the deal & maybe a few of you Qlders can help me with .
I'm after a rod recommendation for bait fishing the NQ reefs / bommies - The brief is
* Over head
* 6'8" - 7'
* 40-50lb braid
* Relatively high winch mount (50cm) - Tuck under the armpit for straight up & down fighting.
* Medium - slow taper
*full or split grip
Does anyone know of such an animal - This is the kind of rod you would use for Nannies , reds , trout etc .
I cant find anything like it down here but expect that there would be options up Qld way.
Look forward to your thoughts -
Chris
Give a man a fish & he will eat for a day !
Teach him how to fish
& he will sit in a boat - & drink beer all day!
TEAM MOJIKO
Would a swim bait rod work ? Most of the heavy ones meets all those criteria
Give a man a fish & he will eat for a day !
Teach him how to fish
& he will sit in a boat - & drink beer all day!
TEAM MOJIKO
Ok np was just an idea as met all other criteria
I’ve got a miller ambush and it’s a tough rod. Also a swim freak power and a venom 60 pound which is also a brute
also some blade n tails 40-60 pounds for son/ mates to use.
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Give a man a fish & he will eat for a day !
Teach him how to fish
& he will sit in a boat - & drink beer all day!
TEAM MOJIKO
Nag, maybe one of the slow pitch jig sticks in a heavier PE rating, say 5 or 6. Plenty in that 6 foot and bit range and typical slower jig tapers.
Scott
As I mentioned - the reel seat is the problem .... the larger foot of a 12 size overhead wont fit. It would also be badly balanced .
I actually had a Lucky craft swimbait rod that I had for barra fishing & I did try it with a 400 Calcutta for Snapper fishing when I was living in Brisbane ...... it worked - kinda. I ended up giving t away to a mate for his cod fishing.
Chris
Give a man a fish & he will eat for a day !
Teach him how to fish
& he will sit in a boat - & drink beer all day!
TEAM MOJIKO
Has anyone used or own a Venom RLFV19 ? I do remember seeing this rod on a visit to MOs & it looked like a bit of a weapon .... Heavy looking.
Does anyone know the butt section length ?
I reckon this rod would be quite typical for fishing baits up NQ
Chris
Give a man a fish & he will eat for a day !
Teach him how to fish
& he will sit in a boat - & drink beer all day!
TEAM MOJIKO
Give a man a fish & he will eat for a day !
Teach him how to fish
& he will sit in a boat - & drink beer all day!
TEAM MOJIKO
Chris, I will measure tomorrow now as away ATM, also my reel is of being serviced also so would only be an estimate.
Dont bother Sam
BCF Wetherill Park had one in stock so I went for a drive to have a look - Nah it's not for me ...... too short in the butt section - it's been totally designed around fishing it in a gimble belt . ..... Shame - I would try it out .... go for a walk for 15 mins , then have another play ..... did that 4 times but nah just didn't feel right & even worst when we tried a reel on it .
Oh well .... the search continues.
Chris
Give a man a fish & he will eat for a day !
Teach him how to fish
& he will sit in a boat - & drink beer all day!
TEAM MOJIKO