Hi all
I do a lot of kayak fishing and boat fishing here in Sydney.
I have recently bought 3 reels - Penn Spinfisher 501, Penn Spinfisher 500 and a Penn Super Mariner 49.
Can anyone suggest appropriate rods in the 7-8ft range that will accommodate the reel seats, especially when they have the 2 bolts on either side of the reel base.
Thanks in advance.
Simon De Marchi
Bula Simon,
personally I like to keep my kayak rods under 6'...only long enough to clear the bow and stern, and transport better in the car ;D
and I really like the Silstar rods..nothing fancy but really well made for the price.
My favorite kayak rods for my narrow jigmaster are a 5'6 Silstar 15kg Crystal Tip....fibreglass ;)
5'6 Silstar 8-10kg Big Fin ... composite..light and nimble, casts well too.
If I wanted to spend a little more cash and wanted a longer casting or popping rod I'd buy some more Live Fibres.. I like their casting rods a lot. Long lasting quality and performance. a little pricier than the Silstars.
Those are both Aussie brands too if I'm not mistaken
My favorite rod and Jigmaster combo is an Old Skool Seeker S-870-7(15-40)...Something like this would work would well for many applications...My $.02
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I missed the old school part!
Calstar WestCoast 870 has always worked well for me...not so ugh in the yak though
You probably won't find many in Sydney ;D
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Quote from: erikpowell on September 13, 2014, 01:26:37 AM
I missed the old school part!
Calstar WestCoast 870 has always worked well for me...not so ugh in the yak though
You probably won't find many in Sydney ;D
(http://i1353.photobucket.com/albums/q680/fijigreen69/SANY0754_zpsb18a4f1f.jpg) (http://s1353.photobucket.com/user/fijigreen69/media/SANY0754_zpsb18a4f1f.jpg.html)
(http://i1353.photobucket.com/albums/q680/fijigreen69/SANY0759_zps078a8293.jpg) (http://s1353.photobucket.com/user/fijigreen69/media/SANY0759_zps078a8293.jpg.html)
Mighty fine $.02 worth my friend!
Hi
Thanks for the replies.
I hadn't thought about he Silstar as I immediately thought of the Ugly Stiks. Unfortunately they are all now made in a very well known Asian country, so I am not sure of the quality.
Erik, I agree with you regarding the length of the kayak rods, and infact I realise that all my kayak rods are no longer than 6'6 or thereabouts.
I might do an Ebay search for the Old Skool rod....you never know. However, the Silstar is a great option, thanks.
Simon
I have two of those old sabre strokers in my closet but the newer Calstar 700ML would be a nice rod for what you are planning to put on them.