What 2nd offshore rod ???

[Bri The Pom]

Guys/Girls

Im a big fan of raider rods and shimano baitrunners. I have a shimano raider snapper 5-8 kg with a baitrunner reel. I have an identical reel which im looking for a 2nd rod for offshore stuff and mackerel fishing this summer.Do i buy another 5-8kg or go for the heavy snapper at 5-10 kg.

Is a 5-10 kg to overkill for the odd offshore trip and floating pillies for mackerel and maybe trolling lures.

Any comments appreciated.

Cheers

Bri.

[dhess]

Hey Bri,

What sized bait runner, what line and what budget?

I would go a slightly heavier setup so you have a bit more stopping power for when the bigger ones come along.

Something like a daiwa grand wave will be hard to beat. Nice soft tip for float lining, but serious stopping power. I have stopped 30+ kg amberjack with a 12-40lb overhead model. Good value at around $140 too.

Probably the 15-30lb would be my pic for a baitrunner 4500 or 6500.

[Bri The Pom]

They are uk version baitrunners with plenty of spare spools with braid from 15lb to 50lb.

I just like the idea of having 2 matching rods in the rod holders.The raiders look identical, maybe the 5-10 will be a safer bet.

Bri.

[Bri The Pom]

dhess wrote:

Hey Bri,

I would go a slightly heavier setup so you have a bit more stopping power for when the bigger ones come along.

Are you saying even heavier than a 5-10kg ???

[dhess]

OK fair enough. When you say UK baitrunner's I am pretty sure of the ones you mean. Silver body with the double handle. Not really intended as a heavy duty offshore real like the locally available series.

In that case the grandwave would be overkill the max. drag pressure of the real would be the limiting factor. The 5-10kg raider would be a good choice. They are awesome rods for the money and have seen some really good snapper taken on plastics using them.

[tugger]

just wondering if you have an overhead reel already but i would suggest one for the winter and summer species to use live bait on spanish mackerel and floatling in winter for the big snapper

[Bri The Pom]

dhess wrote:

OK fair enough. When you say UK baitrunner's I am pretty sure of the ones you mean. Silver body with the double handle. Not really intended as a heavy duty offshore real like the locally available series.

In that case the grandwave would be overkill the max. drag pressure of the real would be the limiting factor. The 5-10kg raider would be a good choice. They are awesome rods for the money and have seen some really good snapper taken on plastics using them.

This is the reel size about the same as a 4500,mainly used for big carp.

[dhess]

Don't know if you fish for mackerel but Tugger kind of has a point. If you hook a decent spanish a reel intended for carp fishing is going to have its drag destroyed pretty quickly.

[daveylad]

Ay Up Bri, Agree with Dhess and Tugger I've caught a spotted mack on my smaller reel and if hooked up on some larger ones on it and lost them real quick, I've just bought a shimano Tyranos 20 overhead reel with a 10-15kg Shimano beastmaster rod it will cover me for trolling adn when I get into the bigger fish

Davey

[Bri The Pom]

AARRHH I see what you're all doing, trying to get me changed over to the overheads - No No No.

I get what youre saying thou, i have spoke to tackleworld this morning and im taking a couple of reels in to see about a drag upgrade, see what they say.

Tugger's trying to throw me off the scent so i don't outfish him at palmie this summer :laugh:

Cheers guys

Bri.

[dhess]

The guys at tackleworld will just try to upgrade you to one of the new series saltwater oriented shimano baitrunners. They look like great reels. Would love to get one when I have the cash.

[daveylad]

Thats where zi went and walked out with an overhead :laugh:

[HookedOnTackle]

depends on what you are chasing with the size lures you are doing it with. they could indeed be great and versatile combos but spaniards are big strong fish that burn a lot of line fast...

i'd be looking at a different rod more suited to your needs, from memory the raiders are designed as a faster actioned lure/plastic rod.