New combo advice (WPB/king/general purpose bait)

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New combo advice (WPB/king/general purpose bait)

Post by purple5ive » Mon Jan 23, 2017 10:37 am

Ok, so I cant make up my mind so looking for some assistance from you guys.
Am looking for a Westernport bait fishing / king fish jigging, stickbaits and plastics / general purpose rod and reel.
For the reel ive decided to use a daiwa BG 4000/4500 but am not sure what rod to get.
Looking for something I can use 8-10oz sinkers as well as 150gm jigs and lures, somewhere in the rating of PE 2-3
Or will that be undergunned?
I have a combo lined up, penn ocean assassin pe 2-5 6"2 with daiwa BG4500/4000 but not sure if overkill or wether I need lighter gear(rod)
I prefer to use lighter outfits for a bit of fun factor, but not so sure with kings as ive never caught one. im sure wpb bycatch will also give me a run for my money
This will be an extremely limited use combo for me, hence why im looking for all in one and keeping costs to a minimum.(ideally $400 for everything rod/reel/braid)
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Re: New combo advice (WPB/king/general purpose bait)

Post by Sinsemilla » Mon Jan 23, 2017 12:04 pm

I use a Daiwa 64 Combi Jerk for pretty much what you've listed there. Nice and light, can cast well enough, Jig to 200gs and goes really nice with a 4500 reel.

That Penn rod you mentioned would be pretty much perfect except for throwing stickbaits good distances. It is a bit overkill for the small kings we get down here but you'll be thankful if you ever hook a decent one..

Cheers, Anth

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Re: New combo advice (WPB/king/general purpose bait)

Post by purple5ive » Mon Jan 23, 2017 12:27 pm

Sinsemilla wrote:I use a Daiwa 64 Combi Jerk for pretty much what you've listed there. Nice and light, can cast well enough, Jig to 200gs and goes really nice with a 4500 reel.

That Penn rod you mentioned would be pretty much perfect except for throwing stickbaits good distances. It is a bit overkill for the small kings we get down here but you'll be thankful if you ever hook a decent one..

Cheers, Anth
thanks man
thats a nice rod, im guessing its a saltiga, if so it will blow the budget for me lol
yeah im not sure about the size of the kings we get here hence why im not sure what rod to choose, if i had some experience with them then it would make it easier to pick something.

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Re: New combo advice (WPB/king/general purpose bait)

Post by smile0784 » Mon Jan 23, 2017 1:06 pm

i know your a daiwa guy

but the shimano terez rod 15 - 30lb with 4000 reel caught 70cm kings of bermagui with bit of fun
my mate uses it for gummy fishing westenport

dont know about using it for plastics tho

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Re: New combo advice (WPB/king/general purpose bait)

Post by purple5ive » Mon Jan 23, 2017 1:27 pm

smile0784 wrote:i know your a daiwa guy

but the shimano terez rod 15 - 30lb with 4000 reel caught 70cm kings of bermagui with bit of fun
my mate uses it for gummy fishing westenport

dont know about using it for plastics tho
yeah i am a daiwa guy, but this might be an exemption as i cant find anything suitable from daiwa stable so far
might have to get whatever will do the job.
thats the same terez you were using on the trip we had recently?
might have to go a similar route :o_0: :o_0: :o_0:

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Re: New combo advice (WPB/king/general purpose bait)

Post by smile0784 » Mon Jan 23, 2017 2:15 pm

Yep the white rod

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Re: New combo advice (WPB/king/general purpose bait)

Post by Sinsemilla » Mon Jan 23, 2017 2:37 pm

purple5ive wrote:
Sinsemilla wrote:I use a Daiwa 64 Combi Jerk for pretty much what you've listed there. Nice and light, can cast well enough, Jig to 200gs and goes really nice with a 4500 reel.

That Penn rod you mentioned would be pretty much perfect except for throwing stickbaits good distances. It is a bit overkill for the small kings we get down here but you'll be thankful if you ever hook a decent one..

Cheers, Anth
thanks man
thats a nice rod, im guessing its a saltiga, if so it will blow the budget for me lol
yeah im not sure about the size of the kings we get here hence why im not sure what rod to choose, if i had some experience with them then it would make it easier to pick something.
I wish it was the saltiga.. Its the older Monster Mesh model.

http://www.anglerswarehouse.com.au/prod ... _rod_10914

My brother has the jig saltist which is a touch shorter than the 64cj. Really nice rod.

The average king you would get around the heads and WP would be like.. Imagine the biggest salmon you'll ever catch.. Not unstoppable by any means but a ripper fight.

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Re: New combo advice (WPB/king/general purpose bait)

Post by smile0784 » Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:19 pm

If you want i can give you a good deal on a new rod and reel.have both sitting in cupboard want to sell them lol
I already have 2 of these rod combos set up in rack lol.

Bcf sells stradic reel 4000xg for $280 and 15 to 30lb rod for $300
Ill sell for $500 if you interested
Or if you wanted the next size up reel.
i have a 5000 xg reel with 150mt of daiwa 30lb braid sell in combo for $550

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Re: New combo advice (WPB/king/general purpose bait)

Post by mazman » Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:44 pm

smile0784 wrote:If you want i can give you a good deal on a new rod and reel.have both sitting in cupboard want to sell them lol
I already have 2 of these rod combos set up in rack lol.

Bcf sells stradic reel 4000xg for $280 and 15 to 30lb rod for $300
Ill sell for $500 if you interested
Or if you wanted the next size up reel.
i have a 5000 xg reel with 150mt of daiwa 30lb braid sell in combo for $550
That's well out of steve's budget from what he's said to me
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Re: New combo advice (WPB/king/general purpose bait)

Post by purple5ive » Mon Jan 23, 2017 6:19 pm

Yep out of my range. Budget is 400 max. New or second hand doesnt matter.

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