Halibut rods

[rigg dogg]

Has anybody tried out Shimano's new TREVALA jigging rods?? I bought a couple TVC-58XH, 5'8". They look like a lite weight rod, but are rated for 80-200lb braided line and good for 10oz jigs. I haven't used them yet, thought I would check and see if anyone else has.

 

[islanderguy]

Sounds like a nice hali rod. Where did you buy it from?

 

[rigg dogg]

I live in AB, so I had ordered it through our local sport shop. The guy who owns the store was telling me about them. I had originaly ordered the 6'6" but ended up with these ones. No time to reorder as we are going up to Masset on the 17th. I hope that they are long enough. RVP what did you pay for yours if you don't mind me asking.

 

[Dogbreath]

quote:I hope that they are long enough.

The shorter the rod the easier it is to muscle a fish in, it'll be a bit tougher to jig with but that's all.

 

[Nemo]

I use Penn Powesr Stick 7' 10 years old with 20 years old Peetz reel ($20 garage sale) and 80lb Tuff line. The rod had all eyes replaced 2x, but I wouldn't trade that set up for anything. The end is softer than most hali rods, but it handles 100lb+ very nice. I wanted to buy another one like this, but they don't sell them anymore