Some tackle advice please.

[SolBhorat]

Hi!
I’m a newbie to Sealine so I’d firstly like to commend every1 for their invaluable contributions.
I’m in the market for a baitcasting and spinning combo and was wondering if any1 could help me with my decision.
A salesman at 1 of the (oh so pricy) stores has suggested a Shimano Crucial and Citica outfit as well as a Daiwa Megaforce and Crossfire combo. Are there any other items in a similar price range that I should consider b4 I part with my hard earned moolah???


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[BassMasterNONPro]

Spinning - Shimano Crucial + Shimano Symetre
Baitcasting has too many good choices, and a megaforce (i have one) is not a good choice. Maybe just stick with Shimano.
Just thought id add a nice comment seen as no-one else has...

 

[Brushhog]

Crucial/Clarus and Citica is very good,Crucial spinning also incredible,Yeah i agree with Bassmasternon pro,leave Daiwa alone,its a bad road to go down,and i know this thread is going to turn into a war now,but sounds like it might be fun.

 

[Johanvc]

SolBhorat: I think the best start would be to say what your budget are? Quantum makes lower end reels for good prices. Shimano are really good as well. But the Daiwa I just can’t get a liking to. I have one with the twitch bar and compared to my Johnny’s not even close

 

[Little Green Fish]

the budget will help so that we could help you better

 

[SolBhorat]

Thanks 4 the info, it seems as if it's unanimous that Daiwa's a no no!
My budget is around R2,500 - R 3,000 for both sets.
 

 

[Johanvc]

Then I would recommend holding back for a month. The Quantum Distributer in SA has changed and what I heard over the weekend the Quantum prices are coming down big time. So just hold on till they get the new stock and you will be able to buy yourself two good setups for very good prices

 

[Johanvc]

Also I am not going to say which ones yet as let’s see what they bring in and what they go for and then from there we can put together a nice setup for you

 

[camo shorts]

Sorry for asking guys. Just moved up to Pretoria, have brought my saltwater dropshot set along a Daiwa Exceller3000 reelwith Exceller802 rod. What are your feelings about using this setup for bassing etc? Am going to get a baitcaster combo over the next few weeks. Any advice would be welcome

 

[Brushhog]

Hi camo shorts,an 8ft rod is a bit long,in my opinion 7'2" is like the longest i'd go for,its just gonna be uncomfortable holding an 8ft rod the whole day long

 

[Koos Bass]

Hi, VC can you tell us who the main Quantum dudes will be.

because I have 2 nice quantum setups and if i ever buy new stuff it will be quantum.
and i am still looking for a lekker spinning setup, mainly a decent rod


Thanks

 

[camo shorts]

Been doing quite a bit of reading to get more info on the tackle I'm gonna neeed. Seems like a 6,6 rod with baitcaster will be the winner.

 

[Koos Bass]

Hey Camo,

I am still in the underpants of bass fishing but my personal experience is that 6'6" is a good all rounder.but I recently got a daiwa LT 7' worming rod and it seems better for longer casts and hooksets on those long casts. because i dont always fish off a boat it seems better to have the ability to go long if needed. Here on the east Rand we have murry park with not much structure but GRASS and some GRASS so the water is mostly clear and therefore a longer cast often gets the bite, rather than the sneak and pitch approach.

Hope this helps


and SolBhorat

I see that you use a tube to get around on the water. One old but so tru tip is

"Clip your rod to a D-Ring man" I have heard of so many decent rods and reels falling into the water not only from new anglers but guys whose been fishing off tubes for years but they just got to relaxed. the latest one was a good friend who lost a 2.5K reel and 1.5K rad at bronkies.

Cheers vir eers