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#Post#: 25597--------------------------------------------------
Rock / pier fishng
DIR By: Artie
Date: April 23, 2014, 5:33 pm
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Hi, can anyone recommend a decent rod and reel for rock and pier
fishing, something not too expensive as I only sea fish
ocassionally but would possibly like to get into it more, so I
don't want to buy rubbish.
thanks in advance
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Re: Rock / pier fishng
DIR By: monkeyboots
Date: April 24, 2014, 2:15 am
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dont buy cheap rubbish or you will end up having to buy better
rod/reels if you do decide to fish a lot more , if you are gonna
fish the rocks/pier then your best bet would be a 11ft bass rod
that will cover you for spinning/float or a bit of beachcasting
if you want to try it , the sonik sk3 bass rods are great rods
as for reels well go for a shimano they are best you can buy
they wont let you down although diawa and penn also do decent
reels,
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Re: Rock / pier fishng
DIR By: Artie
Date: April 25, 2014, 11:53 am
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HI Thanks for your reply, I see some rods are marked as 3 - 5oz
and some 4-6 oz what does this mean??
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Re: Rock / pier fishng
DIR By: Dancake
Date: April 25, 2014, 1:17 pm
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I believe this refers to their casting weights. So a 6oz rated
rod would be matched to a maximum 6oz lure etc. You can quite
easily cast up to twice the recommended casting weight on the
rod, but your casting technique must obviously reflect the
weight on the end of the line. If a rod is rated 4-6oz, you
should be able to cast sharply all day long with the rod if
using a 4-6oz lure, but when you increase the weight of the lure
over the recommended casting weight, you risk snapping the tip
of the rod if you don't slow down your cast. Just a rough
explanation there but hope it reads ok.
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Re: Rock / pier fishng
DIR By: Artie
Date: April 25, 2014, 3:01 pm
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Thats great, makes sense thanks
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Re: Rock / pier fishng
DIR By: monty
Date: April 27, 2014, 8:23 am
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--- Quote from: monkeyboots link ---
>
> dont buy cheap rubbish or you will end up having to buy better
rod/reels if you do decide to fish a lot more , if you are gonna
fish the rocks/pier then your best bet would be a 11ft bass rod
that will cover you for spinning/float or a bit of beachcasting
if you want to try it , the sonik sk3 bass rods are great rods
as for reels well go for a shimano they are best you can buy
they wont let you down although diawa and penn also do decent
reels,
>
--- End Quote ---
Good call MB! Would that set up suit a 3/4oz weight?
I use an old beach caster for mackerel bashing with a 4oz
weight. The lighter rods, like the one you described, can hold
their own with me. Though bringing in six mackerel at once is a
tough call for them.
Cheers, monty
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Re: Rock / pier fishng
DIR By: monkeyboots
Date: April 28, 2014, 5:20 am
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the sonik bass rod i think is rated 1 to 3 oz , a bass rod will
deal with 6 mackies no bother a lot of people have said sonik
rods snap well ive 2 and have blasted them every week all year
round with 5/6 oz weights and have yet to snap them , plus ive
had bass at 6lb and 8lb on the sonik sk3 beachcaster and dealt
with them no probs :) the budget sonik rod the sks ive had a
5lb and 6lb bass on it and once again a nice powerful rod and
dealt with the bass no probs
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