Kingfish1999 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 (edited) Hi all with a bit of many saved I'm going to get another light combo as I got a soft plastic rod for snapper/kingies. I'm tossing up between two reels and rods. Either a daiwa freams or ballistic and the daiwa gen black itchy twitchy ll or the two drunkmonkies. I'll be using it for bream, flatties, trevally, trout sort of fish. Will be from a boat or kayak. Any help would be appreciate Cheers Ethan Edited March 11, 2014 by Ethan13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I have a drunkenmonkey and love using it but it is only a 1kg-2kg rod and I use it specifically for 3lb flouro throwing small stick minnows and light HBs so depending on what you want to use it for the slightly heavier itchy twitchy could be the better rod for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish1999 Posted March 11, 2014 Author Share Posted March 11, 2014 Thanks for that and yeah same stuff hard bodies, poppers, and light soft plastics. I fish as light as possible to get the enjoyment out of fishing haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish1999 Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 Yeah thanks for the tip but I still haven't got the 30+cm bream yet on lures but have caught a 29cm on the sand flats but didn't put of much of a fight haha and I know the trevally put up a fight screaming off 12 pound braid easily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish1999 Posted March 13, 2014 Author Share Posted March 13, 2014 And one more thing what is a better reel the ballistic or the freams?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish1999 Posted March 13, 2014 Author Share Posted March 13, 2014 The ballistic and the freams are very much the same the only difference really is the colour. It's up to you which one but a personal favourite for me is the ballistic. Yeah I thought so aswell same reel just different colour, but I thought it may have different features And jameshanna I have a sienna it's good but I find they Arnt smooth after a while, that or I'm just used to smooth reels like my stradic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I run a stradic 1000 on my drunkenmonkey with 3lb sniper flouro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witha Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I fish light 1-3kg rod and a 1000 sienna for bream round pontoons out of my yak, pulled a 35 yesterday and handled great! I dunked it unfortunately as I was netting and just completely stripped it down for service, a little effort on the drag and internals and it feels like new again, can't beat a good clean n service for making them feel excellent again. Funnily enough I got smoked on a smaller fish on my 10lb outfit. Learning experience! As much as I'm aching to upgrade to new toys think I'm gonna stick with the cheapys till I learn to keep em dry in the yak...how do the ballistics etc compare? Cheers Witha Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish1999 Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 I run a stradic 1000 on my drunkenmonkey with 3lb sniper flouroI was think of doing that combo but I want to separate rods with different lures so I don't have to keep changing.I havnt had a problem with my siennas but then i dont realy own expensive spin reels to realy tell with better drags but the siennas for me have been great in salt and fresh iv had fish pull drag for 20-50 meters at a time and they still feel greatI don't really use the. There for my younger brother who is 9'so he doesn't really care but don't get me wrong I have caught some decent Aussie salmon and trevally on them.I fish light 1-3kg rod and a 1000 sienna for bream round pontoons out of my yak, pulled a 35 yesterday and handled great! I dunked it unfortunately as I was netting and just completely stripped it down for service, a little effort on the drag and internals and it feels like new again, can't beat a good clean n service for making them feel excellent again. Funnily enough I got smoked on a smaller fish on my 10lb outfit. Learning experience! As much as I'm aching to upgrade to new toys think I'm gonna stick with the cheapys till I learn to keep em dry in the yak...how do the ballistics etc compare?CheersWithaSent from my GT-I9300 using TapatalkI don't like using my good gear for that reason haha I always fear of losing the combo and once dropped it in but luckily my lure was snagged in a tree so I got it back almost lost $200 worth of gear.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witha Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Baha! Thats awesome...good karma that snagging a lure saved a combo!! Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish1999 Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Baha! Thats awesome...good karma that snagging a lure saved a combo!! Sent from my GT-I9300 using TapatalkYes I know haha very lucky now I know not to get annoyed when I get snagged upMy sienna 2000 survived a half hour fight with an unknown fish in deep water where i was nearly spooled on each run just to wind all the line back in then loose it again at the end my knots gave and broke the reel was hot due to the drag working hard but left to cool down its still goodThe really good reels and bonus the how cheap they are and where were you fishing when you lost the monster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 (edited) I was think of doing that combo but I want to separate rods with different lures so I don't have to keep changing. You might start at two but it always ends up more I have seven light tackle estuary outfits Edited March 14, 2014 by The Iceman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish1999 Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Yes I know haha I know I will keep getting more and more. My brother and parents always say to stop buying stuff but I can't help myself haha and when I get a boat soon I know I'll "need" more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassboy888 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 The itchy twitchy is a great rod. I use it for bass in the rivers and dams. Heaps of muscle, I have pulled 40cm bass with it from snags with ease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassboy888 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 And 4lb braid on a 1000 stradic will take flatties bream and Trevor's fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish1999 Posted March 21, 2014 Author Share Posted March 21, 2014 I had a feel of the itchy twitchy last week at work but I didn't like it. It was a bit stiff which some people like but I personally don't like. I like it to be a bit wippy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish1999 Posted March 22, 2014 Author Share Posted March 22, 2014 Yeah but I just didn't like the feel of it nice rod though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish1999 Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 Yeah everyone has there own preference and what suits them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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