Yeah I was looking at this one. Do you notice a difference in the length? Is the rod whimpy or sharp? Appreciate the response! Next step is trying to figure out how to buy it from Canada, ugh!
Both are strong rods for how thin they are, but casting upto 70g they are pretty light. I reckon they have a crisp feel and they're nice to use but load it up hard on a big cast with a 70g lure and you know ur holding a pretty damn light stick! I landed the biggest fish I ever caught on the old version though (28.5kg Mulloway) so they've definitely got some backbone for how thin/light they are. In that price range, you should also be looking at Yamaga Blue Snipers.
I wanted to get it as a lighter setup to throw some lighter soft plastics for tarpon! I'm going to Florida in the fall. I already have a heavier shore casting setup but wanted this one as a boat/shore rod. I was surprised how many people down there fish for migratory tarpon on lighter rods. I figure as long as I don't hook into a 100kg tarpon I'll manage :)
can't go wrong with daiwa, Stella has failed on me 3 times worst situation was an overseas trip lost an monster doggy main gear got striped. shit box of a reel plus lost a fish of a lifetime
I've now got a 10'6 and it does cast a touch further than our shorter sticks, but it's hard to spin with all day long because tweaking lures puts more pressure on you and when you hook a good fish that last longer than about a 10min fight it's bloody hard on you. Also some spots (actually a fair few) have rock right behind when casting and you need something shorter around 9' to get a good cast in. But at the same time having that length is nice at the end of the fight to steer the fish in, so pros and cons to longer and shorter sticks, in the end I'd say whatever stick you're happy to cast with all day long is the best (because more time with lure in the water = higher chance of hook up). Personally I find rods around 9'-10' to be good allrounders and anything over 10'6 would only be suitable in certain spots.
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hey boys, I've got a Daiwa Sensor Surf in 10' and was wondering.... You reckon I can get away with casting 60g with 15lb mainline? Or is casting going to put too much strain on my mainline-leader knot area?
Don't really know mate! But it prolly depends on the braid etc (like 15lb fireline is pretty much 50lb anything else, then some other 15lbs are like hair). Also would depend on how crazy you go when casting (I pretty much snap my 39kg line casting a 85g metal because i go so spaz but you might be a smooth caster and not jerk it out there too much?). So with something like that where there is a bunch of variables you gotta try it and see. Just pay close attention to your knot and even check the spot where your finger rests on the braid (this is where i will see my line start to fray after 5 - 10 hours of constant casting). Let us know what you find haha i'm pretty interested to see if it can handle it!
To be honest I'm pretty sure my casting technique is beyond terrible. Hopefully I can get out some time in the next week and try it out and I'll let you know. I know part of fishing is losing a few lures but when it's stuff like casting it off because I'm being a dumbass it's really frustrating.
I'd prolly say try and work out which you will do more (beach or rock) and skew your decision in that direction. A 14 foot rod on the rocks would be pretty wild and maybe a 10'6 is too short for off the beach (i don't really know) but there is no rule book and i'm sure you can make whatever you get work for both if it's in the ball park for either style. So while i donno about beach I can tell you off the rocks (for general spinning) a 9'-10' rod is pretty perfect but anything over 10'6 is going to be annoying in some circumstances.
Jonny uses a Stella 14000 and it's a nice reel but Cavy here just got himself a Daiwa Expo 5500 which he's yet to try but is frothing on it. Cavy and Briggsy lean towards Daiwa reels and Jonny is a die hard Shimano fan. Never tried a Penn Slammer before, we used Penn spin fishers back in the day and they were strong for the price but not very nice to spin with.
MorningTide Fishing thanks for your answer that makes sense. and I willy do like your videos they are awesome I look forward to se more!!!!!! I am fishing a lot basic all my life since I was 2years old, but when you jump in to the water, are you not afraid off the current or the smashing waves and what do you do to protect yourself from the sea?
We're surfers for almost 30 years now so the conditions we go out in for fishing is very safe and easy for us compared to surf conditions. Many of the places we jump in the water we are snorkelling around off camera for fun and while it might seem dangerous I would feel ok with my wife or kids snorkelling that same area so it prolly just looks way worse than it actually is. That said if the swell is over 1.5m we don't go down because we always try to get water footage and if the swell is too big we can't get the shots we need, also the fish can get hurt on the rocks. So there are many days where we don't go fishing because swell is too big.