Love the videos, keep them coming. We have nothing like this in ACT and this helps while looking at your website, trying to buy sort of blind! My next trip up to QLD I definitely plan to visit the shop
Good day, very interesting rod Zenaq Fokeeto FC76-3 Twitch. Could you tell me what size reel would fit this rod? I wanted to put Shimano Stella SW6000HG, what do you think ? ☺️ Thank you
Hi, Most brands don't list a max drag rating because the actual weights are very dependent on the angle of the load. The higher the rod angle, the more the tip is taking the load. So for a rod like the Twitch 73-3, I would expect 4-5kg of drag with the rod held up at 45 degrees and the weight hanging straight down. When the fish is pulling at a shallow angle away from the angler, or the rod is held at a lower angle, then max drag of 6, 7 or 8kg could possibly be used. Hope that helps!
Spoiled, two videos in one week. Thanks for sharing Duncan, very informative. Would be awesome to see a Zenaq rod range and reel review🙏🏼. Curious, would the snipe not also fit in here?
The Snipe rods are a step lighter than the ones in the test - more like PE1.5-2, whereas we were thinking more upwards of PE2 in this test. They could definitely be compared to the lighter Zenaq Longcast 76-1, as there is a bit of crossover there with the Snipe XX models. The Snipes are all built with very responsive carbon, have shorter butt lengths and smaller guides, so they feel like powerful light tackle/freshwater rods, whereas all the test rods here have longer butts, bigger guides, balance the larger reels so when you pick them up, they feel like scaled down bluewater rods. We have plans for doing 'range' reviews of several rod series, It just takes a lot of time to put together!
All the rods in the PE2-4 video are in the shorter 7'3-7'8 range. These shorter rods are very versatile for doing both horizontal presentations, like casting minnows and topwaters, as well as more vertical presentations like hopping soft baits and vibes across the bottom. Once you go to an 8 foot rod like the Tobizo 80-50, with its longer butt and tip, then the rod gets much better for the topwaters and minnow lures, but not as good for vertical presentations. So bottom line is the Tobizo 80-50 is a fantastic topwater/minnow rod but not as versatile for other presentations
Hi the King Slayer is fairly soft at the tip and is ideally suited to stickbaits and minnows. However when you're talking 30-40g poppers, the cups are not all that big, so it will still get a pretty reasonable action with them. Maybe not the biggest pop but it should pull them through the water ok. If you want to get a sharper and more aggressive action, then look towards the stiffer rods like the FCL 73L or M
This video makes choosing a rod much easier. Seeing this being test is much better than just looking at pics and specs on a website
Thankyou that was our goal when we started this channel
Love the videos, keep them coming. We have nothing like this in ACT and this helps while looking at your website, trying to buy sort of blind! My next trip up to QLD I definitely plan to visit the shop
Awesome, thank you!
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A bit pricey for me out of my comfort zone wow . I like your reviews very informative thankyou .
Thanks for watching!
Good day, very interesting rod Zenaq Fokeeto FC76-3 Twitch. Could you tell me what size reel would fit this rod? I wanted to put Shimano Stella SW6000HG, what do you think ? ☺️ Thank you
Great video! Someone know about max drag of the Fooketo Twitch 73-3?
Hi, Most brands don't list a max drag rating because the actual weights are very dependent on the angle of the load. The higher the rod angle, the more the tip is taking the load. So for a rod like the Twitch 73-3, I would expect 4-5kg of drag with the rod held up at 45 degrees and the weight hanging straight down. When the fish is pulling at a shallow angle away from the angler, or the rod is held at a lower angle, then max drag of 6, 7 or 8kg could possibly be used.
Hope that helps!
Spoiled, two videos in one week. Thanks for sharing Duncan, very informative. Would be awesome to see a Zenaq rod range and reel review🙏🏼. Curious, would the snipe not also fit in here?
The Snipe rods are a step lighter than the ones in the test - more like PE1.5-2, whereas we were thinking more upwards of PE2 in this test. They could definitely be compared to the lighter Zenaq Longcast 76-1, as there is a bit of crossover there with the Snipe XX models. The Snipes are all built with very responsive carbon, have shorter butt lengths and smaller guides, so they feel like powerful light tackle/freshwater rods, whereas all the test rods here have longer butts, bigger guides, balance the larger reels so when you pick them up, they feel like scaled down bluewater rods. We have plans for doing 'range' reviews of several rod series, It just takes a lot of time to put together!
What are your thoughts on the Zenaq tc80-50 compared to the rest of the rods on your list?
All the rods in the PE2-4 video are in the shorter 7'3-7'8 range. These shorter rods are very versatile for doing both horizontal presentations, like casting minnows and topwaters, as well as more vertical presentations like hopping soft baits and vibes across the bottom. Once you go to an 8 foot rod like the Tobizo 80-50, with its longer butt and tip, then the rod gets much better for the topwaters and minnow lures, but not as good for vertical presentations. So bottom line is the Tobizo 80-50 is a fantastic topwater/minnow rod but not as versatile for other presentations
@@fishheadtacklethank you for your time and the information. Great video
hi, is the ocean devil king slayer a good rod for fishing with small poppers 30-40gr and with wtd, or is it too soft?
Hi the King Slayer is fairly soft at the tip and is ideally suited to stickbaits and minnows. However when you're talking 30-40g poppers, the cups are not all that big, so it will still get a pretty reasonable action with them. Maybe not the biggest pop but it should pull them through the water ok. If you want to get a sharper and more aggressive action, then look towards the stiffer rods like the FCL 73L or M
Is this a reupload of the original one?
It is, we had to edit some of the content and upload again.