Sensation Tiger Tamer Casting Rod - Any comments?

Jacquesdw

Senior Member
Hi! Does anybody have any experience on the Sensation Tiger Tamer casting rod? I want to pair with a Lew's BB@ Inshore Speed Spool baitcaster to use for snakehaed around SE Asia, and doubles as a heavy estuary rod for cob etc.

(In Singapore, there are plenty of excellent snakehead rods but all 1 piece or but joint and if I want something 7'+, transport becomes a nuisance)

Cheap price point is also great for hard bashing.
 
I have the spinning version..use it for catching chokka and mackies..Great little rod, caught a few smaller leeries with it on spoon off the boat. Maybe light for what you are thinking but a power plus is a bit heavier in action.
 
That rod is the now the chokka slayer, not tiger tamer haha..Its missing the ink with the season closed, my stockpile is all but eaten, just 3 little choklits saved for bait..

It is a great little rod to say it again.. I love it, I use it as my very light spinning rod off the boat too and use it throw a spoon for leeries when I don't have my long rod on board and its caught up to 4kg fish with no problems. A bit more backbone than a bass rod but a nice forgiving tip. I fish it with 20lb line, seems about right. The power plus is a bit thicker with more backbone and will pull a small 3-5kg cape yellowtail nicely, fishing off the boat I reckon..just for comparison. My mate raves about them for the cape. One of my best fishing experiences have been on the boat with shoals of large 500g to 2kg mackerel, and a homemade sabiki with 60lb line and 3 hooks and a small spoon clipped as the sinker, and that tiger tamer..Every drop would result in a full string of these little torpedos, 4 on a drop, and they swim together as one fish when hooked together so its like having a small tuna hooked on a bass rod, the speed of those things is unbelievable. They tested that rod and reel to its max and it was such a blast, I can't tell you how much fun that was with those big mackies 4 on a line. ZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz! ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!  Anyway back to topic..:)

Never caught a tigerfish, still on the bucketlist, so take my opinion with a pinch of salt, just trying to give you an idea on the rods.. The tigertamer would be perfect for yellowfish I reckon, and then depends on what size tigers you are getting.
 

Jacquesdw

Senior Member
Thanks Dr HH! I was looking at the casting weight of the rod (56g) and comparing it to other tiger fishing rods, so thought it could be applicable for tropical freshwater fishing.

BTW, and FYI, most snakehead lures are in the 14-28g weight range but the rods are rated from 4 to 12 PE. Which is frigging high but has more to do with what the eyes can handles ito line thickness. The heavy line is for heavy cover and the speed, and verocity, of the strikes. A fish over 7kg is specimen size.
 
Ja, I'd use that rod for 14g - 50g lures, seems about right..I use a light chokka jig with it, 1.5oz and 1oz..Thin braid to get down quickly and lots of action and I hit my quota quick quick.. :) The powerplus less so for the light lures, but the backbone is plenty. Seen my mate dead lifting with it to prove a point..Really strong that powerplus, some other tech in there I think.
 
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