Question for inshore river guides

Diehard

I would appreciate any input on this question before I waste hard earned cash on a poor choice for a rod.

I plan on doing a lot of fishing in Mosquito Creek and the Indian River area so I bought two new Shimano Stradic 4000FJ reels and now am shopping for rods.

So far I like the :

Shimano Teramar M/F 7'6"
St. Croix MOJO 7"6" M/F
Daiwa Saltiga 7'6" MFS

Thanks for any opinions or help on this, it is appreciated

Good fishing

Diehard :USA

duckmanJR

:Popcorn


Let the games begin! :rotflmao

duckmanJR

Just a question...Why TWO 4000 series reels?

bigoldredfish

I am not a guide - I fish my Shimano 4000 series reels (Stradic, Spheros, Saros, and CI4) on the teramars so far they have been indestructible.

Note I also have the above reels on Star Aerial Rods, and Redbone rods and I still seem to go to / use the teramars the most.

One of the inshore guides I do fish with uses the teramars as well, mostly with Saros 3000 and CI4 2500's.

Diehard

duckmanJR wrote: »

Just a question...Why TWO 4000 series reels?

I wanted one set up for me and one for the wife who is also into fishing, now that were retired we can finally do what we want. Also it's also good to have a spare, if ya get my drift. :fishing

Diehard

duckmanJR

Hmmm...

I would rather have deep drill dentistry with no anesthesia....than have my wife with me while I fish.....:wink

I'm no guide either...and I don't know anything about the "Mojo"....but I think St Croix gives good bang for the buck...I Like my Premier very well...and my next rod will be a Tidemaster...

slayer 52

I have a st croix 8 foot med heavy and redbone 7 6 med heavy. I fish the north irl and lagoon alot and I have caught multiple fish of all sizes. I also have other rods that I don't use anymore because those two do the job for me just fine. St croix is my favorite though. There built to last

Pescatoral Pursuit

8' Falcon Coastal M if you'll use any live bait, or

7'6" Star Stellar Lite M for strictly artificials.

I have a shimano 4000 on the coastal and a penn 4000 on the stellar lite and they both handle and balance very well.

However, unless I'm fishing around cover, I use 3000 series reels and 7'-7'6" ML rods. Much lighter.

Capt. Tyler Vollmer

I set my clients up with the 7'6 medium Teramars with Shimano Saros 3000's. Very light tackle that will put a whoopin' on the big fish.

SpaceCoast Slayer

**** tyler i thought us bozos chased you off .. jonesing for a report lol!

Diehard.. this is what i use.. http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Falcon_BuCoo_Micro_Spinning_Rods/descpage-FBMS.html 7' spinning model .. wouldnt trade it for the world :grin

SpaceCoast Slayer

duckmanJR wrote: »

Hmmm...

I would rather have deep drill dentistry with no anesthesia....than have my wife with me while I fish.....:wink

it cant be THAT bad! im glad my girl has no interest in fishing.. *phew*

Capt. Tyler Vollmer

cbmdk86 wrote: »

**** tyler i thought us bozos chased you off .. jonesing for a report lol!

Diehard.. this is what i use.. http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Falcon_BuCoo_Micro_Spinning_Rods/descpage-FBMS.html 7' spinning model .. wouldnt trade it for the world :grin

Had to take a break, bud. Check out my new thread in the reports.

duckmanJR

cbmdk86 wrote: »

it cant be THAT bad!

As the old redneck told me years ago..
" I wouldn't trade her for a million bucks...BUT...I wouldn't give you ten cents for a dozen more just like her" :rotflmao

Weed Line

I have 2 tidemaster 7 ML with 3000 stradics. Also a 7 M with another 3000. I have never had the need to power down the drag on most inshore fish, since it tends to pull the hook, so I just let them run around a bit. Going to be gettin a 7'6 soon tho. St croix are good. Had 1 for over 4 years, not a problem. Not overly expensive either

JF1sh

Teramar. I have 3 and love them. No questions asked warranty at BP. I also like the Star Seagis

DJ Geoff

St Croix Avid 7' medium with ci4 4000 & St Croix home built 7' 6" medium fine with ci4 3000.. Absolutely love these set ups..

duckmanJR

Plus for St Croix....Made in America....

You know where that is....it's where they ship all that Chinese and Japanese stuff....:wink

duckmanJR

Well...there you have it... no consensus... :wink

Chevy or Ford....and don't overlook my Ram.... or the imports...

What I would say is...If you have not used the 4000's yet...take one back and trade it for a 3000 or 2500 series reel...match it with a 6'6" (2500) or 7 ft rod and tell your wife that that is hers...:wink You might find that after a few hours of casting...*YOU* will need to get your own smaller set up....there is a big difference when you make a hundred casts a day.

Go to one of the bigger stores like strike zone or Bass pro/Gander etc and see if you like the feel of both the Terramar and several St Croix with the reel you intend to put on it...

Diehard

Good info guys, thanks it's appreciated. Only thing I'm not crazy about with the St Croix is it does not have the Fugi guides.

Diehard :USA

Weed Line

Well if that's what your looking for they don't have em, the American made batson's are nothing to sneeze at. Just jerkin your chain but did you just raise the American Flag for a japanese company? Lol

duckmanJR

Weed Line wrote: »

did you just raise the American Flag for a japanese company? Lol

LOL!!!........You mean FUJI isn't American ? ......:rotflmao

Weed Line

To my knowledge they're as American as Toyota, I have been wrong before