advice on a good squiding rod?
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advice on a good squiding rod?
hi
with some money left on my bcf card im thinking of buying a decent squiding rod/ whiting rod.
what are peoples thoughts on these rods?
Daiwa TDT Spin Rod 2-4kg 7"
Abu Garcia Revo S Spin Rod - 6'6", 2-5KG, 2 PCE
or what do people recommend?
but needs to be from bcf
cheers ricki
with some money left on my bcf card im thinking of buying a decent squiding rod/ whiting rod.
what are peoples thoughts on these rods?
Daiwa TDT Spin Rod 2-4kg 7"
Abu Garcia Revo S Spin Rod - 6'6", 2-5KG, 2 PCE
or what do people recommend?
but needs to be from bcf
cheers ricki
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Re: advice on a good squiding rod?
I'm not familiar with either rod but neither of them sound like squid rods? Whiting and egi rods are very different in design. You want a light, sensitive tip for whiting and long, slow action rod for working a squid jig (among many design difference). If you only want to buy one rod then focus on the whiting and then use almost any other rod for squid. I have a purpose built egi rod that I like to use but depending on your style you could use almost any rod to flick a jig. The egi rod isn't great for much else though, well with the exception of throwing big tassies a million miles into a lake from the bank looking for trout which I've been known to do! I don't know about BCF staff but if you talk to the guys at a smaller, specialist fishing shop they should be able to point you in the right direction and you identify what to look for.
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Re: advice on a good squiding rod?
I use my egi rod for pretty much everything, squid, whiting, snapper, seems to do everything fine. Depends on what your priorities are. Most 2-4kg soft plastic rods will be fine for catching squid.skronkman wrote:I'm not familiar with either rod but neither of them sound like squid rods? Whiting and egi rods are very different in design. You want a light, sensitive tip for whiting and long, slow action rod for working a squid jig (among many design difference). If you only want to buy one rod then focus on the whiting and then use almost any other rod for squid. I have a purpose built egi rod that I like to use but depending on your style you could use almost any rod to flick a jig. The egi rod isn't great for much else though, well with the exception of throwing big tassies a million miles into a lake from the bank looking for trout which I've been known to do! I don't know about BCF staff but if you talk to the guys at a smaller, specialist fishing shop they should be able to point you in the right direction and you identify what to look for.
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Re: advice on a good squiding rod?
Try and get something from there thats a noodle. Too stiff and it will pull jigs off from barely hooked squid.
Any soft plastic rod will usually be ok if you not concerned.
The tdt daiwa rod is a very stiff rod. So that's def out.
Look at the pflueger supreme or the shimano bushy range
Any soft plastic rod will usually be ok if you not concerned.
The tdt daiwa rod is a very stiff rod. So that's def out.
Look at the pflueger supreme or the shimano bushy range
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Re: advice on a good squiding rod?
depends what size jig you are using. I'd love to see the 2-4kg plastics rod that can cast or work a 20g size 3.5 jig. even a 3.0 is around the 14g mark - above the stated rating of most rods in that range.
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Re: advice on a good squiding rod?
Have a look at the Ugly Stik SP761, 1pce, 7'6", 2-5kg. I use them for whiting and squid with 2500 size reels and 15lb braid. Nice whippy action with a sensitive tip but plenty of power and cast's a wide range of weights.
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Re: advice on a good squiding rod?
I've got 2 off these guys,
Black Water -Black Hole EGI rods-Ber S762L about $130 each from Mick at -Hooked on Fishing at Hoppers Crossing
They work ok for me on the boat
http://www.ejtodd.com.au/N_S_Black_Water_Egi_Rods.html
Black Water -Black Hole EGI rods-Ber S762L about $130 each from Mick at -Hooked on Fishing at Hoppers Crossing
They work ok for me on the boat
http://www.ejtodd.com.au/N_S_Black_Water_Egi_Rods.html