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Great stuff nbdshroom That whiting is just...wow! Will be trying my luck on the blades also..yet to land anything decent on them.

Amazing bream mate. Congrats!

Congrats buddy, what an amazing catch. especially the salmon!

Thanks for sharing, what a great day on the kingies you had and congratulations on a new personal best!

Good stuff mate!!

Thanks mate I really apreciate your response. I'll definitely be checking out the new Reaction range soon and hopefully I'm as impressed as everyone else seems to be, I'm sure i will be

Onya nbdshroom!! Hope ya get some mate, I'll be browsing.

Cracking catch mate. I bet that sunday meal was a feast for kings!!

Hi mate, Thanks for your response. I've actually been looking at Samurai rods the last few days aswell. The reaction and Kestrel models seems great so i would be ok stretching my budget given the components they have, which models do you have and what do you run with them? Thanks for the additional information on the Nitro rods it seems i should take my reels to a store that sells both the Nitro and Samurai ranges and see how i go with feeling. Appreciate your time. Regards, Xide

Thanks for your response mate. I hadn't thought about the weight of the rod until you mentioned it. I've only read about the distance spin being paired with a Sustain which is a bit heavier than the stradic ci4+ so i will definitely need to test that out if i go that route. I'm quite sure I've read the ci4+ 4000 and baby viper being paired quite a few times and i'm happy to drop the line rating to increase its performance. I know their guarantee is great but I guess I'm just wondering if theres any newer rods that would be better i suppose. Thanks again!

Cheers for your response nbdshroom. The majority of the nitro rods use alconite guides, I believe only the vapor 60 and 70 have the titanium SiC's. Checked out the daiwa AGS range but i think their out of my range in terms of price considering i need to get two rods. I'm keen to look at other suggestions, I only mentioned nitro because their what i have heard of in my price range except they are a few years old and even older on some other models. It's just hard finding information on new rods like the Shimano Anarchy for instance. I guess i just need to keep searching on the internet for what people like. Appreciate your response nbdshroom, I enjoy reading your other posts as their quite informative on all fishing topics!

Fan of the opening night colour myself. Always been a winner for me.

Great stuff mate, I'm glad you held out and was rewarded well, haha!

What a cracker day mate! Lovely reds...quite jealous i must admit.

Does look like a nice boat. The hull looks great! Hope the test drive exceeds your expectations

Hi Raiders I'm currently in the market for a couple of new rods. I have two new shimano stradic ci4+ in sizes 2500 and 4000 which i want to get rods for I will probably run 6-10lb on the 2500 and 20lb on the 4000. I've been looking at Nitro rods and a couple of megabass rods. My price is around 200-400 each. I was thinking of matching the Nitro baby viper with the 4000 and possibly the Nitro distant spin for the 2500. I'm wondering if the components of the rods are still up to date given a couple of the rods are some years old. Would appreciate any advice in regards to rods within my price range and if anyone has experience with Nitro or megabass rods and if you have these reels matched to a certain rod which you enjoy. Thanks for your time.

Those pancakes look delicious mate, haha! Seemed like a very chill day mate, glad you had a good time.

Looks like a great day mate, cracking feed you got!

Great to hear mate! Sounds like you got a good local too, haha.

Atomic hardz crank 38 in muddy!!

Gotta love flatties mate. Glad you had a good day

Thats strange, have had no problem with FC rock and bream special.

Great sizes mate!

Always enjoy reading your stories Scratchie. Living it mate!

Totally agree.