New rod for the surf?

[Breamobsession]

I'm needing to get a new rod for the surf and only have $350 budget (Rod and reel). Need something nice and light for placcies and metal slugs etc.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks fellas

[Squidgy96]

Maybe one of the shimano aerowave graphite rods (I think that's what they are called) with a stradic fi. $200 ish + $159 = roughly your budget, not to sure about the price of the rod though. Otherwise maybe look at the sensor surf or heartland surf rods. Good luck

[Ca11um]

the starlo stix beach spin or whatever its called.
nice and lone and suited for speedsters like tailor and salmon.

[bjpk]

either a sensor surf or a sea jigger
both good for throwing slugs, no 10 ft surf rod will be great with placcies though.

[Breamobsession]

Thanks fellas you have given me a few good ideas. Will check out all the above mentioned rods and see what suits me the most.

[Windknot]

Daiwa Seajigger rods are probably the best surf spinning rods out there. They come in three different weights. They might be a little outside your budget though at around $250. Shimano have a nice little 9 foot surf spinning rod called the Starlo Classic which is only around $100. Samaki also have a rod which is suitable for chucking smaller slugs a mile. They sell for around $170 or so. These are a particularly nice feeling rod.

I'd team up any one of the above rods with a Shimano Stradic Ci4 4000 spooled up with almost 300 metres of 7kg braid.

Mick

[Breamobsession]

Originally Posted by Windknot

Daiwa Seajigger rods are probably the best surf spinning rods out there. They come in three different weights. They might be a little outside your budget though at around $250. Shimano have a nice little 9 foot surf spinning rod called the Starlo Classic which is only around $100. Samaki also have a rod which is suitable for chucking smaller slugs a mile. They sell for around $170 or so. These are a particularly nice feeling rod.

I'd team up any one of the above rods with a Shimano Stradic Ci4 4000 spooled up with almost 300 metres of 7kg braid.

Mick

Thanks mate, lots to check out