Eging and seabase lure game – 2 top of famous game fishing in Japan and lots of fishing rod maker releases plenty of models for those type of fishing.
But we won’t do only one type of fishing but more, depends on the season. For example in this Gold Coast, eging season is mainly from April to September. Of course you can target squids longer, but not many people do and instead, we also chases tailor (aka. bluefish), jewfish, mulloway, australian salmon in winter, and bream, trevally, queenfish, flathead, mangrove jack, or australian bass, murray cod, barramundi by lures or jigs as well.
So, to chase those species by one rod – eging rods and seabass game fishing rods, which is better for “versatile” use?
Today we spot on Seabass rods for versatile use.
Use Seabass Game Fishing Rods for Everything
Targeting seabass is such fun type of fishing. Most major style is game fishing, using hard body lures, soft plastics or even metal jigs, or metal vibrations.
Therefore those blanks are more stronger but thicker than eging rods, which has more power to cast, and to drag fish under the water.
Blank taper varies but major type is regular to regular-fast so well balanced for casting, controlling lures and for fighting to bigger fish.
Therefore you can even fight enough with 80cm fish or more in some cases, even with ML power rods and you can even cast 30g metal jigs.
The length is also longer than usual eging rods, usually from 8’6″ – 11’0″.
If you wish to use your seabass rods to eging, then longer models would not suit so pick the shorter models, max 8’6.
To me, 9’0 or longer rods for eging are so hard to be used, especially when jerking.
Jerk action for eging is unlike the other fishing type, it needs longer stroke with sharp, quick action usually. When you try to do it with long rods, you might hit the tip onto the water, and will make action so hard, or you might move egi too quick, despite squids were actually chasing your lure.
Therefore I recommend to use light models, such as ML power 8’6″ length or shorter like 8’3 seabass rods for versatile use for both eging and lure fishing. With this rod, you can even cast egi longer but in the same time you can even cast 1/4 oz jig heads when the squid time is gone.
One demerit of using seabass rods to eging is the weight.
Seabass rods are often made for mid – large fish with casting lures up to 30g or so, therefore those blanks has more power than eging rods. Instead, weight is increased as well.
These are also designed for casting lures, so lots of models have Fuji K-Guide frames, which have auto tangle prevention shape so they have no issues casting egi lures, but when you jerk your egi all the day, it may tire you more than eging rods.
So, let’s think about this “versatilability”.. I would suggest, if you are mainly lure fisherman who spends most of times for game fishing, but want to do eging for short time, I would recommend the lighter seabass game fishing rods for you.
Conclusions to chose seabass rods for versatile use –
- Length: 8’3″ or 8’6″ for on shore fishing, 7’0″ to 8’0″ for boaties
- Blank power: ML
- Lighter is better
Recommended Seabass Rods
Here are some seabass rods recommendation for versatile use.
DAIWA Lazy Spinning
Price: from 20,500 yen
Recommended models: 76ML / 86ML / 90L / 90ML / T76ML-6 / T86ML-6
This is DAIWA’s entry seabass rod model. X45 + HVF Nanoplus are featured, so very light and tough blanks makes great castability and durability.
Especially L / ML models are very light, so they can also be used for eging as well.
These models are middle class seabass rods from DAIWA.
They are very famous seabass rods in Japan, and recently renewed.
HVF Nanoplus + X45 blanks are very sensitive and strong, and Air Sensor Reel Seat enhances more. All stainless SiC K-Guide is attached, very useful game fishing rods.
Lateo Mobile is the pack rod version of Lateo, which mainly has the same features with V-Joint, which can create natural curve reducing power loss at the joint section. You won’t believe it is multi piece rods.
DAIWA LABRAX AGS is high middle class seabass rod from DAIWA.
X45 + High Density HVF Carbon + Un Sand Micro Pitch Blank with AGS carbon frame guide is highly strong, tough but thin and light. Short model 87LML is good for versatile use but still has strong enough power to fight with bigger fish.
SHIMANO Free Game is an interesting concept rod. I listed this as seabass rod however this is mainly designed for versatile use. From small game to medium game, eging, or even bait fishing, this is really useful versatile mobile rod.
Especially S80ML-4 and S86ML-4 are designed for light to middle lure and egi use, also sinker weight capacity is 30-93g.
SHIMANO Dialuna is one of major seabass rod in Japan. Light but strong blanks are very easy to control and to cast. Not very expensive but featured with Spiral X, Hi Power X, and Muscle Carbon makes this Dialuna highly cost effective.
SHIMANO Dialuna MB is mobile rod version of Dialuna.
Spiral X and Hi Power X blank is strong but light. 4 piece rod is very compact but bends really well like 2 piece. S800L-4 and S806ML-4 are good for versatile use.
SHIMANO Exsence Genos is one of high end seabass rod from SHIMANO, but the models are more unique than normal Exsence rods. SHIMANO professional anglers were committed as much as possible with a lot of advanced technology is featured, therefore light weight and strength are well balanced in high level.
Cost is not low, but worth it.
Tailwalk Salty Shape Dash Seabass Game is highly cost effective seabass rod from Tailwalk. X Wrapping butt and Un Sand Finish blanks are very strong and tough, and K Frame guide with SiC Ring Guide is also featured.
Major game fishing rod from Palms Shore Gun EVOLV is one of most loved rods from Japanese anglers. Seabass models are a bit too long for versatile use, however multi piece mobile rod SFSGS-86ML/P5 is very cost effective game pack rod.
Conclusions: Comparing to Eging Rods for Versatile Use
If you compare Seabass rods and Eging rods, Seabass rod’s merits are below:
- Powerful and torqueful enough to fight with bigger fish
- Taper is more regular to regular-first so easy to cast and control, even have more cast weight capacity
Against that, demerits are below:
- Heavier than eging rods.
- Blank is a little softer than eging rods, therefore a bit harder to control egi lures
So seabass rod is recommended for people who:
- chase medium to bigger fish mainly
- use lure and light weight jig as well
- think to use from soft plastic, lure to bait fishing with heavier sinker multiply
At next article I spot on Eging rods for versatile use.
Enjoy your fishing!
