I'm going insane slowly for mega red.

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Re: I'm going insane slowly for mega red.

Post by croe04 » Sun Sep 01, 2019 2:13 pm

Jasonfish1234 wrote:
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croe04 wrote:
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I'm going get a jarivs walker water rat tele rod 10f,have you use this tele rod water rat jarvis walker before?
I haven't used the jarvis walker telescopic rod before, the one I have the the shimano eclipse lumo which is alright but I certainly wouldn't take it over my regular two-pieces. Telescopic rods aren't that strong especially against a big red, and you have to take good care of them otherwise the telescopic parts of the rod can fall out and are buggery to repair. It's good for travel situations but i'd save the money and invest in a good quality 2-3 piece rod that will last longer. If storage is an issue, 4+ piece travel rods are pretty good as well.
I brought 2 piece rod from a sales but it too big to for my bag, while jarvis walker tele rod that i'm going to buy it a surf rod with line class weight of 6-10kg
What are the specs of your 2 piece rod? You could buy a cheap 6ft rod tube from dinga which would make it easier to transport and would stop you spending more money on a cheap telescopic rod
Yeah sure
Heres a link - https://www.dinga.com.au/dinga-fishing- ... s-729.html

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Re: I'm going insane slowly for mega red.

Post by Lightningx » Sun Sep 01, 2019 3:12 pm

Jasonfish1234 wrote:
Sun Sep 01, 2019 2:02 pm
croe04 wrote:
Sun Sep 01, 2019 1:58 pm
Jasonfish1234 wrote:
Sun Sep 01, 2019 1:41 pm
croe04 wrote:
Sun Sep 01, 2019 1:16 pm
isn't the Australian record 18.4kg? 20kg red on a handline you're gonna need a pair of these unless you want your hands to look like mincemeat :-D
I'm going get a jarivs walker water rat tele rod 10f,have you use this tele rod water rat jarvis walker before?
I haven't used the jarvis walker telescopic rod before, the one I have the the shimano eclipse lumo which is alright but I certainly wouldn't take it over my regular two-pieces. Telescopic rods aren't that strong especially against a big red, and you have to take good care of them otherwise the telescopic parts of the rod can fall out and are buggery to repair. It's good for travel situations but i'd save the money and invest in a good quality 2-3 piece rod that will last longer. If storage is an issue, 4+ piece travel rods are pretty good as well.
I brought 2 piece rod from a sales but it too big to for my bag, while jarvis walker tele rod that i'm going to buy it a surf rod with line class weight of 6-10kg
So is the plan to use one handline and 1 rod for the session? You might want to get a rod holder too if fishing from sandy rock wall mate! I usually just use a pvc pipe :)

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Re: I'm going insane slowly for mega red.

Post by croe04 » Sun Sep 01, 2019 3:34 pm

Lightningx wrote:
Sun Sep 01, 2019 3:12 pm
Jasonfish1234 wrote:
Sun Sep 01, 2019 2:02 pm
croe04 wrote:
Sun Sep 01, 2019 1:58 pm
Jasonfish1234 wrote:
Sun Sep 01, 2019 1:41 pm
croe04 wrote:
Sun Sep 01, 2019 1:16 pm
isn't the Australian record 18.4kg? 20kg red on a handline you're gonna need a pair of these unless you want your hands to look like mincemeat :-D
I'm going get a jarivs walker water rat tele rod 10f,have you use this tele rod water rat jarvis walker before?
I haven't used the jarvis walker telescopic rod before, the one I have the the shimano eclipse lumo which is alright but I certainly wouldn't take it over my regular two-pieces. Telescopic rods aren't that strong especially against a big red, and you have to take good care of them otherwise the telescopic parts of the rod can fall out and are buggery to repair. It's good for travel situations but i'd save the money and invest in a good quality 2-3 piece rod that will last longer. If storage is an issue, 4+ piece travel rods are pretty good as well.
I brought 2 piece rod from a sales but it too big to for my bag, while jarvis walker tele rod that i'm going to buy it a surf rod with line class weight of 6-10kg
So is the plan to use one handline and 1 rod for the session? You might want to get a rod holder too if fishing from sandy rock wall mate! I usually just use a pvc pipe :)
At the very end of sandy rock wall there are rod-sized holes in the rocks (probably for transport?) that work perfectly as rod holders, but a pvc pipe works great anywhere else, especially on beaches :thumbsup:

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