Subtropic Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Hi Brains Trust Is anyone familiar with the old Shakespeare Sapphire Plus rod? I have one never used but thinking about using it to spin off the rocks. It has a 6-10kg rating, no other information is written on the rod. Cheers Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 If it is over 10ft should be ok. I use a 10ft 8-15 kg rod on the rocks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtropic Posted June 22, 2022 Author Share Posted June 22, 2022 It’s a very rigid rod so will be interesting to see it’s action. What do you chase off the rocks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Hornet Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 I just googled the rod and if it’s the one I saw, it’s 7 foot long which is a bit short for the rocks unless you have relatively deep water right at your feet. That being said, a 6-10kg rod should be capable of handling good size tailor and salmon along with small tuna such as frigates and bonito. At a pinch, you could add rat kings and medium size mack tuna if you have somewhere low to wash them out or a gaff/large landing net. Ideally you should be looking at something a little longer in my opinion. I’d be going for something around 9 or 10 foot. That way you can stay a little further back from the edge (safety) and improve your casting distance significantly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtropic Posted June 22, 2022 Author Share Posted June 22, 2022 Yeah I just did a search on the net and they were selling them at MoTackle years ago. My rod is 10ft, so at some stage this particular model must have a decent range. Hopefully this weekend I will give it a go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Hornet Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 12 hours ago, Subtropic said: Yeah I just did a search on the net and they were selling them at MoTackle years ago. My rod is 10ft, so at some stage this particular model must have a decent range. Hopefully this weekend I will give it a go. Sounds good then. Good luck on the weekend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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