halibut rod?

[ctrujillo]

Was at salt creek today fishing for hali.i was useing a kencor rubicon swimbait special 7/11 20-40 with a newell 220 reel.so i was checking bait reeling in snagged the kelp pulled rod a few times to free up and snap broke in two seperate places at tip.needless to say i wasent happy. I need a new rod any suggestions?length action line size fiberglass graphite composite and so on.not looking to blow a huge wad but dont want anymore garbage.

[RobFish]

Craigslist, Seeker, Calstar.
At least that's how I'd find it.
Sorry to hear about your Kencor though.

[fishinkid2010]

Whatever brand you get I would recommend a glass graphite composite blank. If its specifically to target Halibut you'll want something with a more parabolic action and a soft tip that will act as a shock absorber for their head shakes.

[GregAndrew]

I prefer a moderately fast (read stiff) tip on a lighter action (10 or 12 - 20 or 25) rod. Let the entire rod react to the headshakes while still having a sensitive tip. Shimano Teramar is a decent rod for not too expensive. I prefer GLoomis BBR series myself, but they are a bit more.

[RK]

There's a nice guy on bd named fishswami or something like that selling a beautiful custom wrapped older seeker 270-7 for 80 bucks its brand new and would make a bitchen Hali rod, it was just a hair too light for my liking. If I were in your boat I wouldn't even think twice about it.

[jorluivil]

Originally Posted by GregAndrew

I prefer a moderately fast (read stiff) tip on a lighter action (10 or 12 - 20 or 25) rod. Let the entire rod react to the headshakes while still having a sensitive tip. Shimano Teramar is a decent rod for not too expensive. I prefer GLoomis BBR series myself, but they are a bit more.

Ditto.......my go-to halibut rod is a TMC-X76MH.

[kayakhunter]

Calstar GX-8 or 196-8L. My two favorite halibut sticks.