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Needing advice on first egi rod? - Islandfisher - 21-07-2016 Hey Guys   Im after a dedicated egi rod. Have been researching for a little while but feel like i'm chasing my tail so to speak.   I will mainly be fishing from a boat but will fish from a pier occasionally. Will be pairing it up with a Daiwa Emeraldas collosal    Options so far are as follows:   Hearty rise- Posiedon $209.00   Hearty rise - Night attack $370.00   Daiwa emeraldas MX 862MH or 86ML $289.00   <a class="" href="http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Storm-Gomoku-Ikasumi-GOS822M-Egi-Spin-Rod-/331849123929?hash=item4d43bfc859:g:wm8AAOSw2GlXK95r" title="Click this link to access Storm Gomoku Ikasumi GOS822M Egi Spin Rod">Storm Gomoku Ikasumi GOS822M Egi Spin Rod</a> $209.00   Pretty keen to get some advice from some more experience anglers.   Thanks all. Needing advice on first egi rod? - smashdcrab - 26-07-2016 Hi islandfisher, I have the emeraldas mx862mh as my only squid rod. I know nothing about any other squid rod, but I enjoy using the emeraldas. I like a lot of the daiwa mid to high end rods for other applications, I own a few.. and I think you wouldn't regret buying it as your first squid rod too. I sometimes get quite aggressive with the jigging and have fished it in fairly windy conditions, the tiny little low sitting micro guides have never given me a wind knot, one flick of the tip and anything that looks like it could be a problem , just falls away effortlessly. The reel seat feels solid, not flimsy like some you find on light rods. When you get a big squid it just soaks up all the pulses nicely, I cannot imagine any other rod doing the job THAT much better than it already can. I use mine mainly off the rocks, so I really wouldn't want to use anything more expensive than it, in case I break it by accident. Hope this helps some.