Can you update the first page of this thread Willie?

Anyone use the tsunami tuna popping rod? I know it's not an Tuna Sniper, but will it work well enough to put some fish on deck?

Two strikes against it for me ....it's 2 piece and it's 8'6". As mentioned a few posts earlier I think a popping rod that long would be uncomfortable on a headboat in a crowd.

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i looked long and hard at that rod... decided against it. Just saved up an extra month and doubled what I would have spent, and got a high quality used rod. just watch ebay, and the classifieds ads in several offshore sites... you will find a good one.

The other one I was looking at was a Shimano Tallus Blue Water 8 foot 40-80#line class. Is 8 foot too long to use on the top deck? The thing is this trip won't be an every year trip for me, I just can't afford going that often. Is a 7 foot too short to throw a popper far enough?

7'6" and 8' are both common on the trips I have been on. I personally prefer a 7' rod and sometimes even throw my 6' jigging without noticeable distance difference.

But I'm not going to stand here and tell you that you will get the distance from a 7' or less that you will with the longer rods.

I have also seen guys use 8'6" but that's a little long for a lot of folks preference.

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The best affordable tuna spinner is a chaos 7' spinning rod. http://www.chaosfishing.com/STSP-15-50-7-CHAOS-Gold-98p669.htm

affordable is a relative term.

remember, this is an expensive trip. if you skrimp & buy a $50-100 tuna
casting rod, that's the level of performance & durability you can expect.
Not that it won't work, they do all the time. But, catastrophic rod
failure while on the possible fish of a lifetime is hard to get past, especially 130nm offshore. no BPS outlet @ boomvang, LoL!
If this is your 1st tuna trip, I wouldn't even buy a rod. there will be PLENTY of use opp's & hot-fish handoff's for you to enjoy, PLUS it will help you a ton in understanding & choosing the strength, length, action, & quality of rod YOU really need.
I was discussing this with Ronnie just the other day; any particular rod
will most likely NOT work the same for different anglers. It's gonna take a few "test-drives" & fish to understand what works for you the best.
FWIW, with a 7.5' rod, I can cast a 6", 4oz popper roughly 60 yards, on avg, all other things considered. I have also learned how to adapt my casting technique to "load the rod" properly & maximize distance while trying to minimize fatigue. This is HUGELY important, as you can expect to throw at least
50-200 times on a typical 2-night trip.


hope this helps!

I'm happier than a chihuahua in a field of fire hydrants!!! I just bought my first Stella its a 10K with additional 20K studio ocean spool

that's not your 1st stella ! I think I still have your last stella . LOL

the quality of the rod is more important than how long. most quality casting rods are 7' 6" or more. I have used 8'7" for years on party boats with no issue. it will cast further than most. a benefit when tuna are shy of the lights. a cheap rod will let you down when mr. BIG shows up.

Forgot about that one. tough times forced a lot of movement of tackle. lol.

just found an experimental rod to use for back up and play.
https://www.stingraytackle.com/jig_jigging_rod_76mh.aspx