General Question On New Rod

[Cooper Brown]

Hey, 

So i have just purchased a rod from the shimano sentire series rated for 10-15kg. And i'm wondering if that was going to be enough for bottom bashing mainly targeting nannygai and coral trout and others similar to it. I'm going to fit a slammer III 5500 on it with 50lb braid in 30-40m depth. If anyone has any reccomendations for this setup please reply! And would this be to overkill for casting in rivers targeting barra.

Reel - https://www.ottostackleworld.com.au/penn-slammer-iii-spin-reels

[Drop Bear]

2 minutes ago, Cooper Brown said:

So i have just purchased a rod from the shimano sentire series rated for 10-15kg. And i'm wondering if that was going to be enough for bottom bashing mainly targeting nannygai and coral trout and others similar to it. I'm going to fit a slammer III 5500 on it with 50lb braid in 30-40m depth. If anyone has any reccomendations for this setup please reply! And would this be to overkill for casting in rivers targeting barra.

Sounds ideal to me. 50lb is starting to get pretty heavy for casting but will work fine and you will stop any trucks down there  What is the rod rated for? (its probably in the link but im lazy.... :))

 

[Cooper Brown]

The rod is rated for 10-15 kg, thanks for replying so quick!

[Drop Bear]

2 minutes ago, Cooper Brown said:

The rod is rated for 10-15 kg, thanks for replying so quick!

Haha i replied so quick I didn't even read that you put that in the question.... soz.

I still think it sounds great. Just watch high sticking it and snapping it. 

 

[Cooper Brown]

ok, thanks for the advice!

[Old Scaley]

I think you will struggle casting for Barra with that set up. Usually a 6 to 8 kg rod would be the max that you would use for Barra. You need some accuracy in your casts and I can’t see you getting that from such a heavy set up.