Great review! I have the Zenaq 84-100 paired with a 14000xh saltiga with pe6 saltiga braid! Running n gunning tuna all day when I travel. Does a great job throwing and handling hammer head sharapoa 230 slim, yellowfin tuna candy! Been getting some Maria duck dive 190 and 230 I can’t wait to try out! Biggest yellowfin I’ve landed on it so far is right around that 50 kg mark and it made the fight super smooth and pleasant for the body! 20-40 kg fish made easy, until you hook the one that had piss and vinegar for breakfast. You know those one you get up to the boat and wonder when it shrunk cuz they made the 40 kg fish feel easy! Anyhow, highly recommend this rod!!
Glad you are loving the Zenaq 84-100, it is a sweet rod and very comfortable on the body. That rod was designed with tuna up to about 50kg in mind so you have definitely given it a good workout through its full range. There's always one fish in the school that wants to fight twice as hard as all the others- bit of a let down when you get your arms half pulled off and a barely mid size fish pops up at the end!
Thanks Duncan for sharing this info! How about including range of reel sizes and gear ratio’s that you would consider that you would be considering for these and all rods that you are demonstrating !
It's not a dedicated 50kg tuna rod but will get the job done if needed the Sinpaa is more suited for King Fish. If your looking for something to specifically handle 50kg Tuna the Tobizo TC86-110 would be better suited.
