heavier spinning rods
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2023 4:43 pm
Been looking at a few spinning rods, capable of handling a 14000 Saragosa that I suddenly found I had, is spooled up with 50lb braid, and unused in the box. I remember buying the 10000 and the 14000, maybe 10 years back, have used the 10000 on a few occasions, but the 14k remains new in the box.
So I was looking at giving it a decent spurt at the Fads we have up here, which hold mahi mahi and some decent kings..
Was in a few shops up here looking and feeling all the offerings, the thing is, every graphite rod I've ever owned, Yep, gets broken !! either my stupidity, or deckies not knowing what there doing. So Yes, there's some awesome offerings available, as the sales men was showing me.... Then I grabbed another off the rack, it felt good, looked at the branding, an ugly stick, gold series, 7ft 2 piece, 10-20kg !!!!.
Now, I'm not being a tight ar$e here, or maybe I am , but I do have a few gold series ugly sticks of various sizes and I have to say, they have performed brilliantly, have been given an absolute flogging at times and they have stood up to some serious fishing.
Has anyone used this off shore spin rod before ?? or what's everyone's experience with uglies ??
I'm happy to throw some coin at a decent rod, but wouldn't mind trying out the 14k Saragosa. and even the 10K first before I part with the well earned on a 4-500 specimen....
Thoughts ???????
So I was looking at giving it a decent spurt at the Fads we have up here, which hold mahi mahi and some decent kings..
Was in a few shops up here looking and feeling all the offerings, the thing is, every graphite rod I've ever owned, Yep, gets broken !! either my stupidity, or deckies not knowing what there doing. So Yes, there's some awesome offerings available, as the sales men was showing me.... Then I grabbed another off the rack, it felt good, looked at the branding, an ugly stick, gold series, 7ft 2 piece, 10-20kg !!!!.
Now, I'm not being a tight ar$e here, or maybe I am , but I do have a few gold series ugly sticks of various sizes and I have to say, they have performed brilliantly, have been given an absolute flogging at times and they have stood up to some serious fishing.
Has anyone used this off shore spin rod before ?? or what's everyone's experience with uglies ??
I'm happy to throw some coin at a decent rod, but wouldn't mind trying out the 14k Saragosa. and even the 10K first before I part with the well earned on a 4-500 specimen....
Thoughts ???????