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Depends on your budget, however i second Mulloway Man's suggestion. Go for a caldia, hella cheap for what you're buying.

Good write up mate. Btw that 'stomach' they throw up, I think that's their bouyancy Bladder. Usually get that from deeper water fish like gems/blue eye. Persistance is key with Jewie fishing.

Mate, You have a Barbie on board, should have gutted it and chucked it straight on. Nice Catches BTW! Cheers Nark

Hey mate, In my opinion, it really depends on your beach fishing style. Personally, I'm a lazy ass. If I go beach fishing, All i want to do is stick the rod down on the holder and relax with a cold one. In my case, I would opt for a Baitrunner. No need for tightening up drag when you hook up, just lock the handle. I use a Baitrunner 12000D, quite big but an 8000D would do the job. If you're planning on spinning on the surf as well, as everyone mentioned a 6000/8000 size reel would do the job quite well. Remember with Beach fishing, be prepared to clean your reel after use or have fun using a cement mixer the next time you go out (Sand with Saltwater spray doesn't go well with reels). Again, depends if you're planning to use the reel for multiple purposes. Cheers Mark

agree with sidfisher, sufix 832 does the job well. Ive currently spooled my certate 2010 2506 with 6lb and havent had any wind knot issues and doesnt take that much water (might be the gore thats its stranded with. But i think any 8 strand braid would do a good job. For that line class, id prol go 8-10lb but 15lb will do the job BTW i love the TZ, maybe i shoulda spent the extra coin and got the guided version instead of the luvias cheers Mark

lol...unlucky, i've learned my lesson of highsticking =) IMHO, i wouldn't use really light line class rods off the rocks. It may seem fun to catch your odd salmon or even king using light gear, however you need to worry about landing the fish (unlike boat fishing). btw i had a look at the new t-curves and personally, i'm not a fan. Aesthetically, they look better than the old ones, but the components they used on the old ones are of better quality. Personally, im sticking with Daiwa for Rods these days

hey mate ive got both the sea jigger and spinfisher big game.I must admitt the spinfisher is an under rated rod. Before i bought the sea jigger, i used and abused the spinfisher. its quite light for a carbon composite rod, and tough enough to withstand being thrown around on the rocks. I used to think i can cast far with this rod until i bought the sea jigger. After casting with thre seajigger, the spinfisher feels quite heavy in comparisson. You can pretty much spin the whole day with 85gm metals. In terms of price, the spinfisher can now be bought for 100ish (paid 170 3 years back), but the sea jigger can be bough for about 230 to 250. in my option if the only thing your gonna do is spin and use lures, go for a full graphite rod. Just be extra carefull dropping or high sticking it. i heard shimano has some new rock/beach rods but i heard they were rubbish. cheers mark

Great mixed bag there Ray. I might have to give Avoca another run considering the weather is getting better.

Mate, I've got the Stradic Ci4 paired up with a shimano Jewel (1-4kg). Not the best rod, but i must say it's well balanced. I've laid 8lb power pro line and the line is great! doesn't catch to much water and never had any braid knots etc. But if i had a choice now, i'd problem pair it up with a t-curve flight.

Cheers for the heads up.. Probably a good thing that my mate couldn't make it. It would have been a disappointing drive home

planning on fishing avoca today, would it be worth the trek? i'm about an hour away and if conditions are too rough, then its a waste of a drive.

poor ocky.. fingers crossed that i don't land in a swarm of jackets on the weekend..

Isn't Mojiko an BLAH BLAH BLAH specific rod (i.e. only sold at BLAH BLAH BLAH stores?).. IMHO i haven't used them, but i'm assumming they would be on-par with BCF's branded BOSS. I checked out their website and don't forget that even though they have fuji guides, like anything, there are lower ends and higher ends of the scale. but yeah, could be a top rod.. --looks like someone edited my post...

Nice pickup mate.. i've got the same trion rod (you were supposed to get)... Funnily enough, you've got the same combo as STYLO... (i.e. Trion Tournament / Saros 2500). Out of curiosity, how much did you pick it up for?

Here you go mate

Not bad, you're pretty much getting it half price ( the reel that is). A 6000 series seems quite small for a 13 foot rod, but it really depends what you're using it for. If it's for the beach and rocks, 13 foot is a good size. I'm using a 12 foot and 11 foot for the stones and I get adequate clearance from the rocks. At times I wished I had a 13 foot (fishing off port kembla). Just keep in mind that a 13 foot isn't the most practical rod, it's mainly used for just for beach and rocks. I couldn't imagine myself lugging it around wharves or jetties. Also if your the type to hold your rod, prepared to get tired of carrying it. A 10 foot rod would be ur best bet for an allrounder rod. Good enough for the surf, you can get away with it at some rock platforms and can lug around to ur wharf or jetty. IMHO I'm not a fan of the pflueger surf rods. They make top notch breaming gear, but I was contimplating on getting the contender surf rod a while ago, but I opted for the uglystik gold. The contender just seemed and felt like a rebranded Jarvis walker Just my 2 cents worth

Lion Island seems to produce every now and then, but you can also expect the usual hammer head

Actually, the penn spin fisher big game is actually a carbon composite blank hence why it doesn't snap as easy as full graphite rods i've used.

Haven't found nothing wrong with it. Like yourself, i bought mine on impulse aswell and paired it up with a 1-4kg Shimano Jewel Rod.. I must admit its one of the lightest combo's i've used. So far i've only been using it for catching livies and squid (abit of an overkill combo if you ask me - just for catching bait), but i'll be stocking up on SP's soon cause all mine dried up. But yeah, best bream combo i've used... (stylo can probably vouch for this one)

As stylo mentioned, The Penn Spinfisher Big Game is a good rod, however its full graphite. In saying that i've got an 11 foot one at home and to be honest, i don't give it respect at the rocks. I drop it, put it between rocks etc and i've had no dramas. Only problem is, the reel eat is quite high

I use 30lb braid, 20 lb is enough to be honest..

To be honest, the saragosa is abit of a jigging reel. For that price range, i'd opt for the sustain 6000. The sustain 6000 has a retrieve per crank of 107 and 13kg of drag where as the saragosa 6000 has a retrieve rate of 91cm per crank and 12kg of drag. Dont get me wrong, both are great reels but i'd rather the sustain for spinning than the saragosa.

i don't see much of a difference in terms of hookups with braid/mono when bait fishing. I guess you've just got that stretch when you go mono. The stradic is a good reel, but preference wise i prefer the saragosa or sustain.. each to their own i guess Don't forget you'll have to budget an extra 50-80 bucks more for braid =)

Hi Autocad, It really depends what exactly you'll be doing off the rocks (i.e. spinning, baiting both). Off the rocks I usually have two rods on the go. 11 foot penn spinfisher with a penn slammer 760L (if using float or bait) 12 foot UglyStik Gold with a seido 10000 for spinning (the seido was stolen, now i'm using a shimano twin power 6000) For that price range, i'm sure you can get a Saragosa 8000 or sustain 6000 (abit more pricey).. For spinning, i don't use anything else but braid (with a mono leader), in saying that i dont think i've got any reels with mono on it I'm a shimano guy, so i'm sure some other members can recommend other brands. Cheers Mark

TWAS A good day indeed..