madfishohamish Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Hey raiders I'm heading down to Copeton Dam in about a month and I am looking to get a new baitcaster setup for the cod and I was wondering what size rod I should get and how much drag the reel needs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 everyone has differing opinions I use 10lb braid on spinning reel.some of my mates use 30lb braid on spinning or o/head...ive caught some good cod over 90 cm and never had a prob most of these while spinning from bank and some of a night..lots of guys go with 30lb but I find it restricts your casting distance..wait for some more input from other fr readers..you will see what I mean..rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 side note mad have you read my thread warrell ck..any help.?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madfishohamish Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share Posted August 10, 2017 3 hours ago, rickmarlin62 said: everyone has differing opinions I use 10lb braid on spinning reel.some of my mates use 30lb braid on spinning or o/head...ive caught some good cod over 90 cm and never had a prob most of these while spinning from bank and some of a night..lots of guys go with 30lb but I find it restricts your casting distance..wait for some more input from other fr readers..you will see what I mean..rick Thanks rick I think I'll run 20 pound spider wire braid and 30 pound leader. Cheers hamo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 yeah mate middle of the road they don't pull that much string the initial hit is the worry..thirty lb trace should be ok..night time I go up to 50lb as you cant see where there running you..lots of rock and structure in copeton..hope you do well..rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madfishohamish Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share Posted August 10, 2017 31 minutes ago, rickmarlin62 said: yeah mate middle of the road they don't pull that much string the initial hit is the worry..thirty lb trace should be ok..night time I go up to 50lb as you cant see where there running you..lots of rock and structure in copeton..hope you do well..rick Yeah I think thirty should do the trick and thanks for the help mate. Cheers hamo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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