Wanna get a pe 2-4 rod under 6ft max for grouper fishing at chia soon
Would love some opinion on rods for this use
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Re: taclkle help
What's your budget like? If you're specifically targeting for groupers you will want to get a stiff rod or one with strong backbone. This allows you to exert more pressure on strike pulling the fish away from structures quickly.
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How about Shimano Beastmaster? It's not really a bottom rod but it's good for its price and performance. Another good rod is wei world's groupersama, but that's in the mid 200ish dollars.
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well at chia soon althoug the groupers become huge they are usually 2-3kg do you think a 10-20lb rod will work?
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It really depends on where you cast or drop your line. If you're dropping your line directly below the kelong, then you most likely want a rod that don't easily give line to the fish. If you're casting outwards into the sea, 10-20lbs is probably good enough.
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Yes directly down is where the fishes are but I'm having a problem finding a short rod for this use that won't cost too much cause I have no other use for short rods
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Personally I would just use a handline for such a purpose, cheap and effective. I wouldn't use any expensive main line on direct drop along Kelong as it will likely be subject to abrasion.
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I tried the handline 60lb but found that it was not very sensitive and I fing more thrill in the bend of the rod
I thought of getting some sort of boat rod perhaps surecatch?
I thought of getting some sort of boat rod perhaps surecatch?
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You can also try penn powerstick, they have as short as 5ft. Any shorter would be G craft short rodder, if those are just a little short of 5ft.