Help with rod selection

[death_ship]

i hear the nitro range is ok??????

[NAGG]

i hear the nitro range is ok??????

Great rods for the price ( mid $200s).... Nagg

[Tetsuo]

Hi Bluefin,

I read that you had already contacted Eric, but perhaps I can shed a little more light on the subject of S10's. The egrell s10 (blue) is higher modulous, a nice soft tip and a VERY strong but section making it the best of both worlds. The s10 bear (brown) has the nice soft tip but substantially less power down low. The s10H bear has similar grunt to the blue egrell but also has a stiffer tip section. The bear and the egrell are almost identical in weight. Remember that the bears are different, not necessarily inferior to the egrells. If fishing offshore you may prefer the stiffer tip of the s10H. If fishing inshore more, perhaps the lighter tip will suit. You mentioned you will be running 15-20lb. If your line is tournament rated pe (and will break under the stated strain) you can go heavier than 20lb. I run 30lb and would consider 50lb offshore. (this dosn't mean you cant run lighter line.

The s10 is a very versatile rod and I imagine you will be very happy with any model. Please remember the the above is all my opinion and may not be accurate. Go and have a look for yourself.

By the way, the capricorn is not a bad reel and will suit the rod well. Take it shopping with you so you can get a feel for the whole outfit

[bluefin59]

Tetsuo thanks heaps for the info it's the info i was after for the egrell i want a soft tip and plenty of grunt down low and i will be putting 30 lb braid on but not sure what brand but thats another thread eric said in his email go the s10h so i will go and havea look tomorrow as sundown get their stock tomorrow i believe ...matt

Nagg and deathship i am going to look at the nitro today the only thing holding me back on the egrell is price at this stage maybe santa will be good to me ...matt thanks for the info guys .........

[bluefin59]

Well guys thanks for all the advice the egrell is a beautiful rod but cost and availability are some of the things i needed to consider ,i ended up with a wilson live fibre blade and tails 7ft 6-10kg its one of the sportfishig series rods its hopefully going to get tested next week i am going to stick with the 20 lb pe thats on the reel for now . Anyway thanks for the help i didn't realize there were so many options hopefully i can get it loaded up over the hols and put up a report on it thanks again especially to bigE for the advice...........matt