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What's the toughest 2pc/10 feet/30-80lb class spin rod you've ever come across?
This is a discussion on What's the toughest 2pc/10 feet/30-80lb class spin rod you've ever come across? within the Rods & Reels forums, part of the After Hours category; I'm looking for a rod to match my Fin-Nor OFS95. Any idea what those land-based shark hunters ...
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15-10-2006, 09:42 PM
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My Mood:  Rep Power: 7   | What's the toughest 2pc/10 feet/30-80lb class spin rod you've ever come across? I'm looking for a rod to match my Fin-Nor OFS95. Any idea what those land-based shark hunters in Africa uses? Considering the 10' Ocea GT (Shore Type) but if there's something reliable and cheaper out there... please do let me know! Thanks |
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16-10-2006, 11:13 AM
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My Mood:  Rep Power: 3 | I have a friend who was a guide in Namibia.... There are a few blanks which I remember he was using but they are all for multipliers. Those rods are capable of casting half a bonito or 1lb equivalent in a plain lead weight! If you are interested I can name a few but they are 13ft-14ft rod and a few blanks from France are longer in length (they are rung for Fix spool) Last edited by Jacktrevally : 16-10-2006 at 11:32 AM. |
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16-10-2006, 11:33 AM
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Psst Mikey, I thought you were only going for the 85  .... Shark Hunting?..... Maybe you should check what the Land Based Game boys are using in OZ...Saimee
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16-10-2006, 11:51 AM
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Psssst ....... yo Mikey ....... be a man & use an Alvey centrepin!!!!! Show us wimps who use high-end expensive tackle how it's done the right way!!!  | |
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16-10-2006, 12:51 PM
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My Mood: Rep Power: 7 | Errrrr... I may be weird but I'm not dumb! hahaha The new Fin Nor would hold about 300m of 40lb mono... and the drag system... mama mia!!  |
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16-10-2006, 01:08 PM
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16-10-2006, 01:11 PM
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Rep Power: 2 | Mike, the Shimano Ocea (Rock version) or the UFM Ulua?  |
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16-10-2006, 06:04 PM
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My Mood: Rep Power: 7 | Zeck, I think the Ulua might be a little too "finesse" for big rays. Unlike GT which swim around... dragging a ray is pretty much like hauling a big, inflated thrash bag against the current!! And I doubt ANY ray is worth breaking a Ulua for The Rock Shore kinda ex leh... if possible I wanna keep the ray hunting outfit to under $600Last edited by stickbom! : 16-10-2006 at 06:08 PM. |
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16-10-2006, 09:29 PM
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My Mood:  Rep Power: 6 | Yo mikey, For brute strength applications just put up one of those WTB adverts for an old UglyStik Tiger 11 foot rod. Some of the "made in USA" models still circulating. |
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16-10-2006, 09:34 PM
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My Mood: Rep Power: 7 | Hey!! Thats what I was thinking of  I remember the Bedok Jetty Champs often swear by the Tiger during my school days... but I was looking at the Ugly Stik website and the longest they have now is 7'  If you happen to have one at home (and dun mind selling it) let me know hor I called up Hock Heng just this afternoon and was asking if they had any 10' Ugly stiks... but they said no |
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16-10-2006, 09:35 PM
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My Mood: Rep Power: 6 | Yar man...a Bedok Jetty faithful... Brings back memories when I was a kid too! UglyStik Tiger + Ambassadeur 7000 use to rule at BJT. Last edited by MarkR : 16-10-2006 at 09:39 PM. |
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16-10-2006, 09:43 PM
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My Mood: Rep Power: 7 | Man... I use to drool over the tiger @ beach rd... at that time REALLY poor student. Only got $ to buy ABULON Top... can't afford anything else with the name ABU |
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16-10-2006, 10:46 PM
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16-10-2006, 10:58 PM
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17-10-2006, 11:43 AM
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My Mood: Rep Power: 7 | Hey MarkR... are you refering to the a/con branch of Siow Chiang? Remember the bright orange and yellow Stren mono at the bargain section? |
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17-10-2006, 11:44 AM
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17-10-2006, 03:56 PM
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My Mood: Rep Power: 7 | I use to take complimentry back-dated copies of TIGHT LINES that they put outside their shops too... and drool over all the nice stuff inside Remember Yaohan Green at the old Plaza Sing? Man... that was the best shopping center at Orchard Rd back then... cos they had a large collection of Shimano/Abu stuff there  |
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17-10-2006, 04:19 PM
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17-10-2006, 10:53 PM
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My Mood: Rep Power: 7 | okay... nuff of the retro memories already Any cheap n good rod like the Ugly Stik Tiger out there now? |
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17-10-2006, 11:10 PM
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My Mood: Rep Power: 3 | Ron thompson Axellerator, 12ft version! They have a version rung for fix spool reel. Not as stiff as the 13.6ft but this rod will land big fish no problem. They are very very cheap about 250 SGD Last edited by Jacktrevally : 17-10-2006 at 11:13 PM. |
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18-10-2006, 06:21 AM
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My Mood: Rep Power: 7 | Thanks Jack. Any idea where I can find them in SG and are they known to have problems/inconsistency between production runs? |
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18-10-2006, 09:18 AM
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Rep Power: 4 | Jack, That's one hell of a rod. I think it was designed for heavy surf fishing. That's the kind of rod which one will want to use while surf fishing for those 50-60kgs copper sharks in South Africa. Mike, Any good 3 pcs rod readily available here can handle our stingrays, easy to transport around too. Last weekend a 25kgs Shovelnose was landed by a friend of mine on a 3 pcs rod without any problem. Regards Physlo |
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18-10-2006, 11:10 PM
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