Jack spin rod

[macca64]

hey guys im after a spin rod for jacks gonna team it up with a steez 2500 or a 2011 caldia 2500. Was thinking a daiwa blacklabel 6 foot 8 or a steez kingbolt any ideas you guys have would be great. bit worried the steez king bolt might be to light.

[ShaneD]

I have a Loomis DSR 822, 6-12lb, 6'10. I have mine matched to a 2500 certate with 20lb castaway, well balanced and the rod has heaps of muscle mate, but still a very nice tip. I've had a kingbolt before, very nice but when ur jacking you don't really want the extra worry about breaking a Battler!

SD

[tchoklat]

Try a St Croix Legend Tournament in all weights and line sizes around $240 plus postage of about $40. If you stretch more then the Legend Extreme ($380 - $400) or Legend Elite range ($320 - $340) would handle anything a jack can dish out. PM me for more details.

A big saving over the Daiwa and lifetime international warranty.

Tony

[macca64]

i was thinking a loomis a mossybac 802 but dropshot sounds good to. how does the 822 handle throwing hard bodies?

[ShaneD]

Macca it's a great rod for hb's & placcies mate, very similar rod to the DSR820but more power and a bit more in the tip.

SD

[gamble1990]

got a tournamant master-z guided 10lb-20lb wicked rod

[macca64]

just spoke to kevin at goldcoast tackle and he suggested a golden arrow 6 feet 8 and for line 6-16lb he recon they are awesome. anyone used one? or seen one?

[ShaneD]

I thought they were called green arrow?, but yeah a mate has the 6'8 spin and the 6'3 ML baitcast. I personally reckon they are too light for jackin but each to their own. Also they are very light in the hand, I had a 2000 luvias DA with rcs 2004 spool on the 6'8 and it was a perfect match balance wise (190gms), so a 2500 caldia may be a bit too heavy. They are nice rods for the $$$, just not sure about it as a jack rod.

SD

[mcq]

try a bsr 852,unbreAKABLE

[macca64]

yeh green arrow sorry. might have to get a 2000 caldia or a ci4 2500

[macca64]

seen a few bad reviews of the green arrow on the net so i think ill stay away. Got my the choice down to three. a loomis 802s mossy back a daiwa black label or the dobyns champion extreme.

[dolivedunk]

Dobyns are nice!
awesome warranty too so you don't have to worry about pushing the rod.

[macca64]

i want to buy a dobyns locally but at $540 compared to 350 to my door from overseas seems like a massive differnce i just dont think i can justify

[echo1]

Originally Posted by macca64

i want to buy a dobyns locally but at $540 compared to 350 to my door from overseas seems like a massive differnce i just dont think i can justify

that is a big price difference. One thing to remember with that though is you probably won't get the great warranty if bought overseas. Although you could probably privately insure the rod for the money you save from the price difference

[BigMarn]

I'd go a Loomis DSR 822 or the Black Label SSS Technical 6'8". If you're after a Loomis flick me a PM, I know a retailer who does them fairly cheap.