sharknett Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Hi, Looking for advice on an outfit for throwing poppers/stickbaits/livies from kayak and boat. Going on specs and budget currently thinking either Daiwa Demon blood V2 72MH or NS Black Hole Offshore S-722XH Has anyone used either? Cannot find a store nearby I can handle the NS. Will be matched with 6 or 8000 Saragosa & 40-50lb braid. Cheers Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerotao Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 My mate has the demon blood 72mh. And compared that to my shimano jewel 802tw. It is a much better rod. Only advantage the jewel has is that it being an 8ft you could use it to stickbait/popper off the rocks We both use saragosa 10k but definitely the demon blood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharknett Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 Thanks for the info. A longer rod would be better for putting action into the lures but make it hard getting fish to the kayak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzo Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 1 hour ago, sharknett said: Thanks for the info. A longer rod would be better for putting action into the lures but make it hard getting fish to the kayak. Yeah a longer rod is better for getting action, but to make it hard would be difficult for a kayak. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauafritta Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 I have the Demon Blood 72MH with a Saragosa 10000 and love it. Have caught Kings off the boat and break wall. I have found it a bit short when off the rocks as it is hard to get over the oysters and lost a couple of fish. I watched someone with the Demonblood 962 bring in a 110cm Kingie off the rocks that same day easily. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macca02 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 I've got a demon blood 962 for spinning off the rocks for kings (and I also use it off the beach to spin or bait fishing for mulloway). It's an absolute weapon - heaps of stopping power and casts lures a mile. Whichever demon blood model you get I'm sure you'll be happy as they are quality blanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharknett Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 Thanks for all the replies. Went with the Demon Blood 72MH and Saragosa 8000. Just need to get out now and put a bend in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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