Advice needed in surf rod for use in Brisbane River

[Sunny boy]

Hello friends,

I have been fishing from a council pontoon where I need cast far to avoid snag and reach the deep holes. I have a Veritas 3 9 feet which give me good distance cast. I also have a Mariner II surf rod which is quite heavy to use and requires double down sinkers weight to get good distance. 

So I am thinking of getting a 12 feet Shimano raider medium action / or more pricy Veritas 4 12' . Is there any other options around 150 dollars mark? 

I am mainly targeting Salman or sharks with the rods.

Any advice on casting further is welcomed!

[fishingnut]

Go see the guys at  https://m.facebook.com/charltonsfishing/ They will have all the info you need 

[Aaron H]

Daiwa sea bass go alright mate nice and light to hold been using at fraser the last few years

[Sunny boy]

16 hours ago, Aaron H said:

Daiwa sea bass go alright mate nice and light to hold been using at fraser the last few years

Thanks Aaron, the seabass looks good to me and I will try it out BCF or anaconda!

[Sunny boy]

On 09/09/2021 at 10:19 AM, fishingnut said:

Go see the guys at  https://m.facebook.com/charltonsfishing/ They will have all the info you need 

Thanks guy!

[Aaron H]

Got mine from bcf mate

 

 

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

On 09/09/2021 at 9:33 AM, Sunny boy said:

Hello friends,

I have been fishing from a council pontoon where I need cast far to avoid snag and reach the deep holes. I have a Veritas 3 9 feet which give me good distance cast. I also have a Mariner II surf rod which is quite heavy to use and requires double down sinkers weight to get good distance. 

So I am thinking of getting a 12 feet Shimano raider medium action / or more pricy Veritas 4 12' . Is there any other options around 150 dollars mark? 

I am mainly targeting Salman or sharks with the rods.

Any advice on casting further is welcomed!

Hi Sunny

I have a shorter Raider. If you don't end up getting one of the above I' sure you'd love the 12 foot Raider.

Cheers Hamish