This light travel package is suited perfectly for any light and general estuary fishing conditions, meaning it's perfect when chasing species like bream, flathead, whiting, blackfish and many other typical estuary species. It's a high quality set up at a price you won't find anywhere else.
Why you ask? The 3 piece Sentire Nano rod was rod built for light fishing applications, and so to was the Stradic FK 2500 reel. The line (that's pre-spooled by us using our spooling machine) is the perfect all-rounder breaking strain, at 10lb you can fish for basically any typical estuary fish without issues. The 8lb leader is also great for just about any species, it's thin and light enough to chase bream and whiting, and strong enough for bigger or faster fish like flathead or salmon.
The Rod - Shimano Sentire Nano 703 2-4kg 3pce Travel Rod
The Shimano Sentire Nano 703 2-4kg Rod is a three piece travel rod built with high quality materials and componentry. The lightweight rod is thin, sensitive and whippy with the right amount of bend in the tip to use soft plastics and hard body lures, or bait if you waned to change things up. Being a three piece rod it's the ultimate travel buddy, it will fit in any suitcase and some carry on bags, but can also be left in the car without taking up much room for an on-the-go flick!
Features:
- Splitt-Butt EVA Grip - For comfort and practicality.
- Fuji K Guides - Alconite K guides are up there with the best quality guides on the market; super smooth and heat resistant which allows for greater casting and less wear-and-tear on your line.
- Nano-Graphite Blank - The nano carbon graphite blank is the step up from your standard graphite blank, it's stronger and lighter and is very sensitive all the way through.
Specs:
- Line Weight - 2-4kg
- Length - 7'0 (2.13m) when put together, and 75cm when pulled apart.
- Lure weight - 3-10g
- Pieces - 3
The Reel - Shimano Stradic FK 2500HG Reel
With the Stradic FK 2500 Reels Shimano have bettered the already efficient Stradic reels, and they've done so specifically to address the biggest issue in fishing gear durability - the salt. The Stradic FK reels have had upgraded features added such as Shimano's S A-RB anti-rust bearings, and also their Core Protect technology on the roller clutch, the drag, the body and the line roller, both of which ensure the saltwater is kept away from the most important areas of the reel and the durability is kept to a maximum.
The Hagane body implemented in the design of the reels allows an extremely rigid metal frame that won't twist or flex under load, so no crank power will be lost when fighting a fish.
The cold forged Hagane gears are also an awesome feature of the FK range as they provide a clean cut gear with extra strength and smoothness, which ultimately provides the most strived for quality in Shimano reels…durability.
Features:
- Coreprotect
- G-Free Body
- Hagane Body
- Hagane Gears
- S A-RB
- X-Ship
- AR-C Spool
- Aero Wrap II
- One-Piece Bail
Specs:
- Bearings - 6+1
- Drag Pressure - 9kg
- Gear Ratio - 6:1
- Retrieve Per Crank - 88cm
- Spool Capacity - 10lb/170yd, 15lb/145yd
- Weight - 235g
The Line - Dog Tooth Fluidcast XT 8 Carrier Braid 150m 10lb
The line spooled onto the reel is Dog Tooth Fluidcast XT8 Carrier Braid 150m 10lb. It's a quality 8 carrier braid that comes in hi-vis yellow. It's relatively thin and very user-friendly, making it perfect for this package.
The Leader - Dog Tooth Fluorocarbon Leader 30m 8lb
Dog Tooth Fluorocarbon Leader 8lb is what's used in this package and with good reason, it's high quality and made for this type of fishing. Being fluorocarbon, it dissappears when it hits the water and can be made quite thin because of the fluorobarbon material and it's high strength to size ratio.