samurai, egrell, ian miller rods.

[nadders]

mm i dunno i spooled one of my bcs up with 20lb castaway recently and the knot strength isn't terrible. definately harder to tie knots in and need to do a better job and maaybe more wraps, but bimini-albright still gives a strong connection

i love it for its casting smoothness but having said all that i think my next spool will be back to super pe or tuffline like my other reels, castaway has absolutely 0 abrasion resistance

honestly if i were using it in reefy areas i'd be wary of castaway, even 50lb. have you considered something like tunaticer jigging braid, i find it does its job very well

[aichepee]

saltiga sensor seems to be a popular line with no dramas. and ive also never had issues with super PE and tuffline.

fishyman where can i have a look at one of those hot dog rods? they look the goods

[fishyman]

any daiwa stockist should be able to get them in

im pretty sure we had one but sold it

ill let you know what we have on monday

[aichepee]

just fouund a place where i can get certate 4000's for $450 including shipping. should i get it or get the 3500hd?

[fishyman]

id be looking at whats more comfortable

a 4000 is a beat of a reel and if your casting plastics all day it could get tiring

best thing is to get both reels and put them on the rods your interested in and see what feels the nicest to you

[c_para]

Mate i have the 402 samaraui reaction. I put it together with the 3000 certate, its a beast of an outfit and i use it for exactly the same thing u wanna use it for. It is the most perfectly balanced spin outfit i have ever owned. If u look around you can get the 3000 certate for fairly cheap. I paid around 480 for my certate at anaconda when they had their 20% off everything sale. If you are still leaning towards a samaraui, id put a 3000 certate on the 402 and if u were going to get a 3500HD id get the 502. The fellas at tackle warehouse use the 3500HD and they pair it up with the 502. If u are looking at anything bigger than the 3000 size you should definately go the HD. For my usage purposes i was recomended the 402 and the 3000 certate. You can actually get the certates for very cheap including shipping at www.bass.jp.

Chris