Rod to Suite Saltiga Z4500
Submitted by John_M on Sun, 2011-03-27 21:12
Just wana know what rod you guys like to use with these reels in that size. Also, any info on the reels themselves, what model etc. Keen on the 4500 - popping and jigging
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bear
Posts: 184
Date Joined: 30/03/06
Just sold mine, would have
Just sold mine, would have thought it would be a fairly weightly reel for plastics fishing. I use a Shimano Aspire and Twin Power for that sort of thing.
JMO, but these are a good popping or jigging reel. I've got a HotRod for sale that was a great rod matched with the Z4500.
John_M
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Date Joined: 17/01/10
Yeh it is a bit heavy aha,
Yeh it is a bit heavy aha, but will be using it for popping and jigging as you said.
Bones76
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Date Joined: 03/11/08
Saltiga 80TN and the Smith
Saltiga 80TN and the Smith GTK 7'0 or 7'4 are nicely matched to the 4500 for casting...
Jody
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Date Joined: 19/04/07
Dorado
I've have a SG Dorado 80TN 8' , perfect matched for poppers & stick baits.
Time to move it as from memory its seen the water once in 2 years
Edit: Have to agree Bones ;)
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hlokk
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Oh no, the dreaded "and". The
Oh no, the dreaded "and". The problem is jigging and popping require quite different rods. You can get one to do both somewhat ok, or do one good and the other mediocre, but not both good for the majority of situations. A popper rod needs a different action and longer and the jigger you want more progressive action and less length. You could get away with something that could do both, but it wont really excel at either. E.g. something 7' (but wont cast that far, but not too bad, and wont be that comfortable jigging, but not too bad). Bones gave some good suggestions for popping rods.
Which are you doing more often? Popping LB or boat only. Also, got a budget?
Jody
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Wash your mouth out
........ Budget is a dirty word
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till
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Pretty much agree with Matt,
Pretty much agree with Matt, popping and jigging are together about the two least likely uses for any rod. Popping needs to be long and a fast taper, jigging needs to be short and very slow taper.