Magnesium All Purpose Med-Heavy 6'6" Spin

[Mulepadre]

Hi

I am new to the forum and am considering buying my first Kistler.
We live here in Belize, C.A. and I will be coming to Chicago to visit family and intend to bring this rod (or two) back with me.

I have narrowed my choice (a spinning rod) to the MgAPMH66S


Action: Fast
Length: 6' 6"
Power: Medium-Heavy
Lure weight: 1/8 - 3/4 oz.
Line weight: 10 - 17 lb.
Handle length: 9"

Here is what I want to use it for:

A strong tip and medium/heavy or heavy power, fast action to fish off a boat for snook here in our Belize rivers. The fish are big and average from 10 to 25 lbs. so I need the tip power for striking and butt strength for fighting. As well we see the occasional tarpon to 70 lbs.

What we do is back bounce gently 3/4 oz. jig plastics off the bottom while drifting with the river current. The fish take lightly and spit out the jig almost instantaneously. One needs a very sensitive rod/tip to feel the take but also strong or stiff to strike the hook home quickly. I have had a problem with hooksetting on my current rig with a soft tip.

How do you think this rod will do for this?
I think that this is the heaviest rod that Kistler has in the Mag spinning line. I really wish they had a 'heavy power' in a spinning rod that I could put my heavier Penn Slammer 460 reel on for grouper or for those tarpon.

(I am using on the MgAPMH66S a Shimano Spheros 4000FB which is light but sports a new 20lb drag.)


Thanks for your advice...
and I'll hopefully be posting some of my fish on the board soon.

Mike

[texlwedge]

As far as the rod is concerned the Mag 6'6" will probably work for you. You need to be fishing powerpro or a similar braid in a 65 lb test if you are going after fish that large. You will not loose any feel from the rod and you will gain in hookset as the braid does not stretch. I use the Shimano Symetre and Sahara reels on my Mag's and Lta and they work great with the braid. I absolutely love the feel and action of my Mag rods.
Hope this helps.

[RBelott]

Mag 6'6" will get the job done. I have never been blessed with the opportunity to fish for tarpon yet. But I have set the hook quiet a few bass over 10lbs on my Mag 6'6.
Hope this helps.

P.S. Good luck and God Bless