Seeker Rod Advice for Alaska since we don't have dealers.

[Kardinal_84]

Originally Posted by Lipripper92592

How and why would you run 15lbs of drag on a rod rated for 15-30lb line? On thirty, you should be maxing your drag out around 7.5-8 pounds. I have a few seekers, but mostly Calstar rods now. I'm a pretty big fan of the GG 20-50 with a 7 foot blank, nice action, but tip might be a bit soft for the weight you are jigging. The 700L and XL are rated 30-80lbs and have a tip and forward section that would foot the bill for you. Plus, you could pull on moose all day with this rod!

Thanks.

I am looking for a lighter weight rod that handles 90% of my fishing which is Kings and halibut. The 40 to 8 lbs rating is perfect a rod for halibut, overkill for kings IF you are fishing out of a powerboat. They are completely overkill off a kayak. No way you can apply that kind of pressure on a fish in most cases. I will be running 50lbs braid no matter the rod I get.

I'm looking to use a lighter set up which I hope translates into more fun. Imagine my disappointment though when a 15 dollar Barbie rod does pretty much everything I need a rod to do. I use a release/truth sg that is rated for 25 pounds of drag but usually have it set at 10 pounds or so. That's the reel I will be using.

I guess that was my point about the typical graphite rods. They maybe rated for 30 pounds but you cant pull 30 pounds let alone 15 on most of them without snapping them. That's where the Seeker (and cheaper end Ugly sticks) shine seems to be that the glass component allows you to pull harder without breaking the rod.

I'd say My Hercules SHS 60H is a perfect rod for halibut fishing Alaska in many ways. But right now, I am looking for something maybe two to three steps lighter in weight that can still handle me pulling against 10 to 15 pound of drag.

Sorry if my post is confusing. I am not even sure what I am really asking....