Ultimate PPB Snapper Combo

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Re: Ultimate PPB Snapper Combo

Post by Kimtown » Thu Oct 12, 2017 11:59 am

Everyone running 30lbs on 4500's? Seems overkill.

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Re: Ultimate PPB Snapper Combo

Post by Bayrock » Thu Oct 12, 2017 12:13 pm

Nicest setup I've used recently was a mate's Shimano Dialuna bull rod with Stradic 4000 reel, hooked a 40kg Seven Gill and it had no problems bringing it in, feels amazing in the hands too

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Re: Ultimate PPB Snapper Combo

Post by bowl » Thu Oct 12, 2017 12:17 pm

Kimtown wrote:Everyone running 30lbs on 4500's? Seems overkill.
Mine 15lb to 20lb mono .

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Re: Ultimate PPB Snapper Combo

Post by purple5ive » Thu Oct 12, 2017 12:30 pm

bowl wrote:
Kimtown wrote:Everyone running 30lbs on 4500's? Seems overkill.
Mine 15lb to 20lb mono .
Thats ideally what it should be :)

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Re: Ultimate PPB Snapper Combo

Post by frozenpod » Thu Oct 12, 2017 12:46 pm

purple5ive wrote:
bowl wrote:
Kimtown wrote:Everyone running 30lbs on 4500's? Seems overkill.
Mine 15lb to 20lb mono .
Thats ideally what it should be :)
With good braid 30lb is fine on a 4000 size reel.

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Re: Ultimate PPB Snapper Combo

Post by smile0784 » Thu Oct 12, 2017 1:17 pm

frozenpod wrote:Where abouts in PPB, some areas have some current and others have very little.

Bait vs Lures?

For me bait fishing southern PPB 5-7kg rod small overhead or 4000's reel Ci4 ect, spooled with 20lb braid.
I agree with damian

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Re: Ultimate PPB Snapper Combo

Post by azkay » Thu Oct 12, 2017 1:39 pm

Kimtown wrote:Everyone running 30lbs on 4500's? Seems overkill.
When its mono i run 30lb when chasing reds these days. I don't change my line over nowhere near enough so its a little bit more forgiving when it gets knicked during transport or when in the water (reef, etc..). It gives me abit more confidence if anything gets me into structure.. & also allows me to use it for larger species like Gummies and Jewies, even the bycatch can empty a spool quick smart before you decide whether you should bust it off..
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Re: Ultimate PPB Snapper Combo

Post by Kimtown » Thu Oct 12, 2017 1:56 pm

frozenpod wrote:
purple5ive wrote:
bowl wrote:
Kimtown wrote:Everyone running 30lbs on 4500's? Seems overkill.
Mine 15lb to 20lb mono .
Thats ideally what it should be :)
With good braid 30lb is fine on a 4000 size reel.
Someone said earlier 30lb mono on a 4500 sienna.

That's like 10m of line on the spool lol

Edit: guy above lol

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Re: Ultimate PPB Snapper Combo

Post by Nude up » Thu Oct 12, 2017 10:41 pm

I have 4 rods for ppb 2 t curve tk3g with shimano 4000 sustains 20lb braid and 2 raider rods with 4000 fk Stradics with 20 lb braid. I use the tcurves mostly when with someone but all 4 when by myself.
All rods have caught good fish but the tcurves and the sustains feel the best.

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Re: Ultimate PPB Snapper Combo

Post by Scraglor » Fri Oct 13, 2017 5:32 pm

knocked over a few 5-6kg reds on my 2500 stradic ci4+ on my egi rod last season, running 12lb braid, that was pretty fun

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