new boat rod.

Well i've got my new boat rod and can't wait to give it a go. Went for the tubertini gorilla 500 3m. this is a proper rod that will bend thou the tip but is all power thou the middle. the best thing about the rod is the weight of it, there is none... could not beleave how light it is.
But i would like to get a reel to match, Was think about a 6500 or something along those lines.
Any ideas or surgestions

prob be better off with a slosh 20 or 30 chris, not sure the 6500 will handle it unless you get the offshore

Nice rod with some good reviews and can cope with up to a pound of lead on the end The 6500 C3 Baitcaster will handle it but a Shimano TLD 15 will serve more fishing types and has a much better build quality. Second hand look for a TLD 5 or 10, but they're very rare these days.

The other option is to move into the 21st century and go fixed spool with a Penn Slammer, etc

Did you get yours from here Martyn, they have got some good deals at present from Weymouth Angling.

http://www.weymouthangling.com/tackle-shop/brands/tubertini/?Subject=rod

I have a similar boat rod and i use it with eaither a 525 for really light or a 535 when after something a bit bigger

Thanks for advice guys, after looking thou the internet waymouth was the cheapest a they did a good deal£250 for 2 delievered.

fishdorset wrote:Did you get yours from here Martyn, they have got some good deals at present from Weymouth Angling.

http://www.weymouthangling.com/tackle-shop/brands/tubertini/?Subject=rod

I didn't buy a Tubertini rod Richard, but I was loaned one to play with for a few weeks and it performed flawlessly. Excellent rods, but I'm firmly a Rovex man They developed the technology and the Daiwa Kenzaki and Tubertini, etc copied it (plus I have a friend at Jarvis Walker )