intern1 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Looking to get a stradic fk 5000 maimly used for targeting jewies kingies of the boat want a general pupose rod for flicking, live baiting and droping dead baits. Havebeen looking at a terez 721 15-30lb medium light range was going to put 20lb braid. Have been quoted 400 for the combo by my local but not sure if this is the right rod or i should go lighter? Looking for some advise on other rods that will fit the desription. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonD Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I just bought a Stradic fk 5000 a couple of days ago and just can't put it down ( love it ). I'm using mine on a jigging master 100g powerspell, a rod that has already managed many species of fish but mostly gets used on kings, there is a cheaper sabre version well worth a look. The little reel was silky smooth on 6 stripped tuna and 7 undersized kings on my last trip. I also own a terez but in the heavier class which has handled very big fish and even managed to pull a full adult seal back to the boat!!! For the money you mention it seems like a good deal and you should be more than happy. The only thing you may want to consider is possibly using a quality 30lb braid with a decent mono leader to give a little more stretch to the outfit. I like to use around 20m of mono joined by a pr or fg knot. (Just my preference) jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 The terez and stradic combo are perfect imo! That's the combo I use on snapper, kings etc. The price also sounds like a good deal to me! But as Jon mentioned, match it with some quality braid. Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intern1 Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 Thanks for the advice any other rod reel combo you would duggest looked at the new daiwa saltist but it was pretty heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonD Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 I had two saltists that didn't stand up to well to a season on kings down here in the south, saying I've not had much luck with any Daiwa reel. I have several relatively new daiwa reels that daiwa wouldn't repair under warranty from gearing to screws falling out of a sol bail arm on its first outing, where daiwa told me I should of checked all screws before using it Sorry if this offends but it's the truth and daiwa can feel free to contact me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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