Mike89 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Hoping one (or more) of the raiders out there might be able to help on this one. I was thinking of picking up a new outfit for live-baiting for kings over summer. Baits are yakkas up to 25cm but usually around the 20cm and under range. Not sure what that might end up being in grams? I wanted to get a nice sturdy rod around the 7-8 foot length that can handle throwing out these baits. I've seen some guys using the Saltist Hyper and I really like the look of the rod. Trouble is it comes in so many different lengths/weights that I'm not sure which one is suitable. My goal is to find a balance where I can fish light enough that it's not complete overkill but heavy enough that I can cast the baits I'm looking to throw out. Generally I would throw out a yakka with an 80gm sinker. I'm looking at a 6000 or 8000 Baitrunner D to match. Is the 8000 too much? My thoughts so far for the setup would be to get the 702MH and match it with a 6000 Baitrunner and stick some 30lb braid on it. Any reason I should take it up a notch and get the heavy 792H (PE 6, same cast weight) or the 82XH (PE 8)? Could be a nice setup for sharks/LBG if I was interested in giving that a go... Obviously kings are possible on far lighter gear but this setup would be mostly for pitching out livies with kings as a main target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Short Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Casting livies is a good way to kill them or pull hooks out. If you're live baiting off the rocks I would usually: - float or balloon them out (gentle drop in to the water and hope wind and livey cooperate and don't come back to the rocks) - go an overhead setup and use mono main line minimum 50lb - slide bait so the yakkas don't swim around everywhere Might get some rats with 30lb braid but if a big one comes along I reckon you would get smoked or reefed. If you're looking at saltist hyper plus 8000 reel plus spool of braid you would probably end up spending less if you went with say overhead/lbg rod, TLD25, 60lb mono main and overhead/lbg rod. There is a few ads up on gumtree in Sydney for LBG rods and reels. One bloke is selling 4 setups for around 200 or 250 each. Why he has 4 different LBG setups is beyond me. I wont post the link but just search gumtree>fishing>sydney + term "LBG". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutch22 Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Hey mate I have the daiwa saltist hyper in the 9'6 model which I find is a great rod for live baiting it's very strong and can take a beating caught kings and some sharks on it and handles them well! I have daiwa Nero 6000 on it spooled with 80lb braid plenty of drag only did advantage is it has a bit of weight to it, the rod isn't the lightest either but it's a good solid rod and if your using it for live baits it's normally sitting in a rod holder anyway! But I do recommend the rod! I did have the 8'3 model but it was abit of overkill I didn't enjoy it so much it more of a popper rod! hope this helps ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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