21-03-2010, 10:31 AM
Hi all, I just joined this site, I do a fair bit of squidding,and fishing of the beach and rocks up here in newcastle, and am looking to buy a new outfit for squid fishing, and spinning for bonitio and tailor off the rocks. Im after a rod about 8ft in length, and will prob put 12 or 16lb braid on it, and I want it to cast size 3 squid jigs and lures up to and maybe just over 20grams a long, long way. What I breifly tried and am now selling on eBay was a small shimano sedona 2500FD reel with a 7'6" starlo stix snapper spin rod (5-8kg/ 8-21gms) The reel was fast enough to catch the frigates but I had major line dramas when using it and in two trips due to wind knots , huge gripes, loops of line knotting around runners ect lost 100m of new (and expensive) 12lb sunline castaway braid). I must have tied 50 albright knots reattaching shock leaders-v frustrating and lost alot of lures both small metals and squid jigs aswell. The squid lures I cast are size 3, and the lures Im using for spinning for fish are only 20grams. Does such a rod exist?, reel suggestions? Ive read that you need special small reels to help avoid these braid problems that have special line laying properties?, and there are some rods that have tangle free runners (LC guides), or no guides at all (new Diawa emeraldas?-anyone used them?).Anyway thought Id do some research and ask the experts. Appreciate any feedback? Any suggestions?