rock and surf spinning

[mearzie]

hey guys looking for a new outfit to spin off the rocks for tailor and salmon most fish i have been catching are between 2-4kg with the odd jewfish taking a liking to my metals ive been looking at the saltiega surf spin but was wondering what everone is using or would recomened i would be looking for a rod to match but prefer something long to get good distance thanks ;D

i love the salmon run up the nsw north coast they really know how to stretch the arms dont they :)

anyone set any new pb's this year while spinning metals from the stones?

[deepfried]

mearzie there are a heap of threads on here talking about spinning gear and a couple that are fairly new that will help a lot with a lot of rod and reel suggestions. Do a search in the tackle section and see how you go.
Also a budget helps people make suggestions but seeing as you are looking into a saltiga surf i guess the budget is good. For a start though i think the saltiga surfs retrieve rate is too slow. Look for something starting at 1m+ per turn.

BTW i also love the salmon, better fight pound for pound than most things we come across around here land based.

[mearzie]

hey thanks i never thought of doing a serch for other threads, i dont think sometimes lol

i love my jewie fishing on my bream gear landed a few around the 5kg this year on 2lb braid

but so far the salmon i hook on my plastics i have to bust off or the would spool my little 2000 size certate

[nezevic99]

http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/showthread.php?t=161922

I went down this road a couple of months ago looking for a rod. See the link above. the rod i ended up buying was the 11ft, 15-30lb Penn Big Game Surf. Under $100 bought online. I've since been using it to spin for jewies and have been deadlifting soapies up to 80cm on it. am very happy with it. I can throw a 65g raider on 30lb braid about 100m without any trouble. I recently put depthfinder braid on the 6000 stradic i'm using cos i the same reel outside in the boat as well, so i've got a fair idea of the distance i'm achieving.
When spinning for tailor, i use 14lb braid and can throw out of sight.

[johnlikes2fish]

Gary Howard Phantom or G model teamed with a 6000-8000 saragosa/spheros if you have more cash a Lamiglas Ron Arra teamed with a Twin Power (HS) 8000. I fish for salmon and tailor as well as Mackerel and Tuna with these outfits both do the job fine the lamiglas twinpower setup casts further feels nicer.

[markos]

I,ve got a Saltiga surf while it's a great reel it's a bit slow for spinning. John, I'm looking at building a Ron Arra Surf, probably 9ft 2pce for surf rock spinning, how does yours perform, is it true to it's rating as some of the usa brands overate their blanks. thanks.

[flathead007]

Hi mate, I like the wilson live fibre range. I have a gary howard phantom and a 13,6 LF. CHeck your PM

[johnlikes2fish]

The ron arra is as good as i have used including the tiralejo which is in the same length casting weight range casting distance borders on the unbelievable.

[pommy]

Nezevic is on the ball!

Can't go past this rod for value for money AND performance!

GREAT blank, and when the cheap guides go, put some expensive gear on and have another 5 years.

Have had 2 years out of my first rod, and still going, and the number 2 rod survived a badish (me and the rod) fall on the rocks around Lennox Point with only scratches. Not bad for a high modulus blank.

Incredible value for money.

Like nez. I fish the 11ft spin.

Regards, Rob.