A rod in the 3-5kg range?

[Damned67]

It's tax refund time.
Who makes a decent, affordable (less than $250) 3-5kg or 3-6kg rod in about a 7' length?
I quite like my 2-4kg Raider, and then I have a 4-8kg Dropshot and a 5-8kg Avaya, and would like something to cross-over between the 2-4kg and the 4-8kg. Be using it for SPs in the bay....
Any suggestions?

Cheers!

[sleepygreg]

with those criteria and that budget you wont have a lot of choices....probably only a thousand or so!!!!!! Take a trip to Tackle Warehouse, or Fishead or any of the reputable tackle stores and start playing with rods and talking to the staff. You will get a heap of replies on here that will promote the rods of their choice/experience (nothing wrong with that), but you need to feel the thing in your hands matched up with a similar reel to the one you will be using.

Greg

[Scott79]

Check out the Loomis range, maybe something out of the SJR range. One of the large Mail Order tackle stores are doing 20% off this month.
I considered at the SJR783 - GL2, 6'6" 8-14 pound but after using my brothers it may have been a little too light for 20 pound, which is what I am running, but at $283 less 20% it's a gift.
The Loomis range is massive, there would be something to fit the bill.
Scott.

[Damned67]

Went on down to Tackle Warehouse. Ended up grabbing a Team Daiwa Tierra 7' 4-12lb.
Seems quite good for the price. Other than that, it's a fairly big jump in price up to the next level.....
Anyway, looks like I'll probably be buying a Daiwa Sol 3000 and either a Daiwa TD Advantage or Heartland XA, also in 3000. One of which will end up on this rod, the other on my 4-8Kg dropshot.
Cheers!

[Chamelion]

Not a bad choice by any means, but I did find those particular rods to be a bit heavier in the tip than a lot of others.

[Damned67]

They do seem that way, but I compared it to directly to my 2-4kg Raider and my 4-8kg Dropshot, and it seemed like a nice inbetween rod.....

I don't feel that it's perfect, but for the price it seems pretty good.

[sleepygreg]

Good work......nothing like picking the things up and playing wiht them to determine whether you like em or not. A good choice, wont let you down. (i have yet to see the 'perfect' rod). Its all about value for money/suitability to purpose.

Cheers
Greg