Great video. Thanks fir sharing and congrats on your catches. I'm going there in October. What rod did you use and does it have sufficient casting distance? I'm torn between the Vanford 5000 and the Saragosa 6000 simply for line capacity and reel weight in case I hopefully hook a monster. Your suggestions?
Depends what kind of reel u are looking for...both are good reels... but for me...Vanford is much better option than saragosa ... ...you can cast whole day..it's a light weight reel with 12kg max drag with a beautiful raw drag sound...what else do u need...thank you for watching my videos...all the best for ur trip...tight lines🎣🍻👍🏻
Thanks for the input. After chatting with several people including the main Shimano distributors I ended up picking up a Saragosa 6000 mainly because it's rigid and can take upto PE 4 line. The cI4 material on the Vanford doesn't handle large fish well. Pairing the Saragosa with the Indira Pro rod. Took it out to the Cauvery last weekend and landed a 4.5kg Blue Fin Masheer comfortably.
Well deserved catch bro, with all the hard work and preparations, it was all worth the time and effort. And thnx for sharing. An inspiration to save these jewels of the river. Tight line brodie 👍