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    Nitro Rods

    in Tackle Talk

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    thanks guys, i'll post a photo of the finished product.

    the spool holds 330m of 1.5 PE, Could i get away with 200m spool with more mono backing or should i fill it with 300m and less mono backing?

    Cheers

    Nitro Rods

    in Tackle Talk

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    I was thinking bout matching my luvias 3000 to a magnum butt. Thinking bout ordering some varivas braid in PE 1.5 or PE 2. Would this be alright for the magnum butt or will i need the viper?

    I will be flicking plastics for syd harbour kings.

    Thanks

    Lox Rods

    in Tackle Talk

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    Snapn,

    I've ended up with 2 of the darn rods - a 6'6" and a 7'6". The 6'6" is well balanced and I've paired it up with a 2000 Daiwa Revros. Light as a feather. The 7'6" one is a little tip heavy. It's got a 2000 Daiwa Tierra on it at the moment with 4lb TD Sensor braid. I've considered a heavier reel to balance it out a bit but I think it will still end up being tip heavy. Ended up wrapping some lead wire to the rear section of the butt bringing the balance point closer to the reel. Looks crude so I'm still looking for a more elegant solution to add some weight to the end of the rod.

    The 7'6" rod did have some issues with the top guide. They're supposed to be Fuji guides but the top one had sharp exposed edges where the top guide gets mated onto the shaft. This ended up fraying my braided line quite badly on the occasions where the braid got wrapped around the top guide. Was not happy, gave the feedback to the store where I got it from and got a replacement on the spot.

    While the 6'6" rods feels good to use, I have been using the 7'6" rod more lately for some flats work just to get the extra casting distance. Lost a couple of good bream last week that cut me off on weeds. Both fish took 3" flick baits (one Gulp, one Slam) on 1/24oz jigheads within seconds of hitting the water. The 4 pound leader was my undoing. I had no problems up to that point as I had been getting trevally up to 43cm on that outfit. I had forgotten how bream fight and they can get get dirty and bust you off when they get the chance.

    abecedarian - I fish my Lox and Nitro (the power bream finesse) rods side by side all the time. The Nitro has more guts I think and gives me more confidence in dealing with stubborn fish. The Lox weighs next to nothing and my kids love it! However, I think you can only get a true comparison when you put a Lox agains the Nitro Vapor. Perhaps a fellow Raider who has done this can enlighten us ...

    Cheers for the feedback,

    Ended up going with the Daiwa infeet 3lb-6lb to match my sol. Great little rod with an awesome taper.

    Lox Rods

    in Tackle Talk

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    Thanks for the reply guys. Slinky - didn't realise you were involved in the tackle industry. Must be a dream job.

    Gave in to temptation and got one over the weekend and managed to find out some more info in the process.

    I think the rods are being distributed by Viva tackle locally. Whether they're also the manufacturers, I can't tell for sure. I must admit I do not rate Viva tackle as highly as say Daiwa or Shimano but looking at the product in isolation, it got me excited - light as a feather and cool looking with a split cork grip design. Their warranty thing is also great.

    They've been compared to Nitro rods, especially the Vapor which is ultra light. While I do not have the Vapor, I use the Powerbream Finesse so it will be interesting to make a comparison. I will pair the rod with a 2000 sized Sol to see how it goes ...

    hey mate,

    im about to make the same pairing,

    did u end up pairing it?

    if so how does it go?

    Thanks

    Braid

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted

    bout to buy a charter special or a penn 330ld overhead reel

    can anyone give me the heads up on a decent braid for these?

    looking at 20lb not incline to buy fireline as it seems to be designed for eggbeaters.

    thanks

    Ahhhhh - What Tha - Just A Head

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    Thanks for the report femalefisho, it's amazing how hard those Jew heads fight :074: Could have kept it for fish head soup :074:

    On a serious note .... shame about the lost Jew !!! It would have been weird at the time, not knowing what was going on ...

    That is a good sized Bully, he could do some damage. Note to all swimmers and dog owners !!!

    I was at Clontarf last weekend, just on the beach catching some sun, and was thinking that the drop off on the beach was looking pretty sharky !!!! I would not swim there .... Anyone sighted a shark at Clontarf ???

    A fisherman out on justin duggans tour cought a small hammer head on fly around that area

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