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Hey guys,
long time havent been on here. Ive been using dedicated squid rods. Does anyone else use similar rods and what are your thoughts on them??
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15-09-2008, 01:49 AM
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[quote name='hon-su' post='12618' date='Sep 14 2008, 03:56 PM']Hey guys,
long time havent been on here. Ive been using dedicated squid rods. Does anyone else use similar rods and what are your thoughts on them??[/quote]
Particularly guys in Australia....
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Gday Hon-su (or should I say Riceboy....I recognise your avatar from breammaster.com <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol' /> )
I don't think I've ever seen anybody on Squidfish mention that they use dedicated squidding rods in Oz. I would love to buy one but I spend too much on bream gear already.
Something I would be interested to know is what special action the 'squidding' rods have, compared to a rod you might throw small HBs or SPs with. I would guess they have a lot of flex to absorb the pumping of a hooked squid?
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That handle is pretty tiny!!! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol' />
Do you have a special jig holder on the rod as well? Looks interesting.
Cheers, Glen
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Thanks for the close up photo. That seems like a great idea. I never saw such a product. My make shift ones that I made from wire and sticky tape look pretty bad in comparison!!! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol' />
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yeh I figured not many ppl have caught with proper squid gear. Squid jigs are one thing but to actually work them with the proper tool is another. Yeh Jazman, as Egi-zed an Egi rod is usually quite stiff in the tip but slower action than a regular rod. The rods are usually quite long as well to aid in casting, atleast 7'6" and most use low rider guides and run very very small guides to suit 2000-4000 size reels.
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hope you catch a few!!! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/xyxthumbs.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol' />
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ok great. gladiator are usually fairly cheap so that is good news.
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Its been a windy couple of weeks here. Hard work with the squid tho I dont seem to have a problem getting tiny little cuttles. Finally got a reasonable one today weighing in at just under 1kg.
Ive been using KS'LABO Vacance. Soon I'll be importing and distributing fishing gear from Malaysia, Taiwan and Japan. Ive managed to get hold of Etouh range of Egi rods. Have anyone here used their rods and what they think of them.
[url="http://www.etuoh.com/Archive/_eng/download/squid1-2.pdf"]http://www.etuoh.com/Archive/_eng/download/squid1-2.pdf[/url]
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[quote name='The Pulse' post='12678' date='Sep 25 2008, 04:31 PM']GLADIATOR have just brought out a sweet range of Squid Rods, Egi Equip series. The one I saw was 7'01" but the shop assistant said there were two others in the range around 8' and 9'. Excellent bit of gear. Hope this helps.[/quote]
Thats good. What sort of prices are they in and what line class and jig size is the 7'10"??
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So what do you use?? and why did you pick them??
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Where did U get the Samurai Blade from?? and is it the split grip model?