Boat rod help

[pancakes_and_haggis]

Hi guys im looking for a boat rod to match my charter special 2000

Reel has 15kg drag and will be spooked with most probably 50lb braid

For the gurus out there I'd love some advice on a rod to match new or second hand under 150 cheers guys

Someone out there will hopefully point me in the right direction !!

Callum

[straddiebrad]

mate i got two rods from aus tackel they are real good and cheap too i think they are called takeda i think.

[daveylad]

Go Ugly Early (Ugly Stick)

[pancakes_and_haggis]

any sugestions on weight class>

?thanks guys

[jeff f]

power tip,crystal tip, ugly stick type rod, 7 foot, 15-24kg

should be able to get any of these for around $100 new

[aussie123]

They are a great little reel but if you try and fish the 15kg drag over it you will destroy the reel.

They were built on the old TLD 10 specs and have a real drag of around 10kg max.

It has often been said that Shimano had the wrong specs on the reel right from the beginning.

They are perfectly suited for 6-10kg lines.

One thing to remember is they have a woefully slow retieeval rate of about 4.1 to 1 i think from memory so if you are wanting to use it out on the reefs you will get a very sore arm using it with snapper leads or trying to jig with it.

With all that being said I have caught many small blacks,sharks,tuna,large cobia and kings,mackeral ect on them over the years and they do stand up to a good punishment with the correct line classes and drag settings.

[pancakes_and_haggis]

Thanks for that lance that's interesting , well te reason in looking is that I'm heading out bottom bashing the cape of Morton next weekend with a mate and they've been getting into some good cobia and some decent cod and that's probably the heaviest reel i own so without the

Money to buy anything heavier im

Just after a rod to match it that I can use again when I eventually buy a tinny, so you would say put it on a 6-10 kg rod and run 25 lb over it ? Only problem with that is I'm not gonna stop anything decent out there on 25lb lol

[Manni79]

Only problem with that is I'm not gonna stop anything decent out there on 25lb lol

Worry about that after your rod is loaded and drag is screaming - you'll still catcha few fish and maybe get smoked a couple times but that is still fun

[pancakes_and_haggis]

Good point look on the bright side I suppose if I do get dusted I'll smile after the choice words !!

[dhess]

If you can still get you hands on one daiwa grandwave 12-40lb rods are an awesome offshore bait fishing rod. Super powerful butt but ridiculously soft tip make them great for bait fishing using braid and circlcle hooks. They are a bit too soft for using heavy sinkers in deeper water though.