Surf Rod line class

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Surf Rod line class

Post by FishHunter81 » Wed Jan 02, 2019 8:57 am

Hi guys. After some advice regarding Rod and weight class. I often use my surf Rod for salmon and pinkies and have had not much trouble using it as it is 5-12kg weight class. My question is would this be suitable for gummies and kingfish or would I need something with higher weight class? Thanks in advance

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Post by j_pap » Wed Jan 02, 2019 9:27 am

FishHunter81 wrote:Hi guys. After some advice regarding Rod and weight class. I often use my surf Rod for salmon and pinkies and have had not much trouble using it as it is 5-12kg weight class. My question is would this be suitable for gummies and kingfish or would I need something with higher weight class? Thanks in advance
Should be fine for gummies. Guess it depends on the size of the fish.

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Re: Surf Rod line class

Post by Brett » Wed Jan 02, 2019 11:12 am

FishHunter81 wrote:Hi guys. After some advice regarding Rod and weight class. I often use my surf Rod for salmon and pinkies and have had not much trouble using it as it is 5-12kg weight class. My question is would this be suitable for gummies and kingfish or would I need something with higher weight class? Thanks in advance

It'll be fine for gummies :thumbsup: I've landed 100kg+ sharks on my 6 - 12kg, 12ft rods.

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Post by j_pap » Wed Jan 02, 2019 4:24 pm

Brett wrote:
FishHunter81 wrote:Hi guys. After some advice regarding Rod and weight class. I often use my surf Rod for salmon and pinkies and have had not much trouble using it as it is 5-12kg weight class. My question is would this be suitable for gummies and kingfish or would I need something with higher weight class? Thanks in advance

It'll be fine for gummies :thumbsup: I've landed 100kg+ sharks on my 6 - 12kg, 12ft rods.
Haha brutal

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Re: Surf Rod line class

Post by ChrisTaylor » Wed Jan 02, 2019 5:54 pm

It'll be fine for gummies and anything else you're likely to get as by-catch.

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